On May 2, Norfolk citizens will have an opportunity to elect our mayor for the first time since 1916. This opportunity was a long time coming. Back in 1997, council first decided to study the issue and appointed a commission to do so. In the fall of 2000, an advisory referendum was held, in which … Continue reading Norfolk Mayoral Candidates
Author: Vivian J. Paige
A former candidate, I've learned a lot about politics, both good and bad. I'd prefer more of the former and a lot less of the latter and I'm trying to do my part!
Dean: Voting machines not reliable
Howard Dean, chairman of the DNC, had this to say about voting machines: This is not some Internet conspiracy; this is a serious problem that faces American democracy. These machines are not reliable and they shouldn’t be used. We should not be using machines in this country where the results of the vote can’t be … Continue reading Dean: Voting machines not reliable
Local candidates: No party affiliation on ballots
In Virginia, voters do not register by party. The only hint that a particular voter is Democrat, Republican or Independent is whether or not they vote in party primaries. I don't have a problem with that; after all, voters' party affiliation is a personal choice and "declaring" to be for one party or the other … Continue reading Local candidates: No party affiliation on ballots
They want your vote but…
...didn't vote themselves. Seems that nine local candidates for city councils in the region have missed voting in some elections, including all three from Norfolk's Ward 2. One, sitting Virginia Beach councilman Richard Maddox, didn't vote in last November's election: He said he was discouraged by what he perceived as negative campaign tactics by Republican … Continue reading They want your vote but…
Equal Pay Day: Wear red on 4/25
Tuesday, April 25 is Equal Pay Day and the National Organization for Women is urging everyone to wear red. The red represents the fact that when it comes to equal pay, women are still "in the red." Women, on average, earn 76 cents for every dollar that a man earns; the gap is greater for … Continue reading Equal Pay Day: Wear red on 4/25
Norfolk Council candidates Wards 3 and 4
The candidates for council in Wards 3 and 4, Anthony L. Burfoot and Paul R. Riddick, are running without opposition. By default, these men will represent us. Like all of the candidates save Andy Wallach, neither of them chose to respond to my request for information to post here. Therefore, they get my take on … Continue reading Norfolk Council candidates Wards 3 and 4
NAACP to challenge IRS in Federal Court
Not sure how I missed this. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that it is taking steps to challenge in federal court the Internal Revenue Service's threat to revoke the NAACP's tax-exempt status because its Chairman, Julian Bond, criticized the Bush administration's policies in a speech in 2004. If … Continue reading NAACP to challenge IRS in Federal Court
Another candidates forum
But this one with a twist: only the challengers are going to be there! The Norfolk Republican Women are sponsoring an interactive forum with three Independent challengers running against incumbent Norfolk City Council members on Thursday, April 27th, at the Radisson Hotel, Monticello Avenue and St. Paul's Boulevard. Ms. Barbara Saunders is running to represent … Continue reading Another candidates forum
ODU Football: We’re getting closer!
I'll admit it. I'm a football fan. (Go Redskins!) It started when I was about 12, as a cheerleader for the local community football team, and continued thru high school, where I was first a member of the marching band and then drum major. I attended Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) my freshman year and … Continue reading ODU Football: We’re getting closer!
Gilmore: “Not my fault”
Hilarious is how I'd describe the article in today's Pilot about former Governor Jim Gilmore's response to last week's charge by Norfolk Treasurer Tom Moss and Commissioner of the Revenue Sharon McDonald regarding the increase in personal property taxes the citizens of Norfolk will have to pay. Moss, the former speaker of the House of … Continue reading Gilmore: “Not my fault”
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