That would be the Norfolk City Council, save councilman Tommy Smiegel. I may have to go back to referring to them as the seven bumps on a log. In an article today, Smigiel, in his first term on council and a contributor to this blog, stands alone in wanting his colleagues to pursue some kind … Continue reading Wimps
Matthew Geary, former candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney in Henrico, dead of apparent suicide: Geary's campaign ran into trouble after a highly orchestrated attack on his character by Republican leaders, including U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-7th. The leaders revealed that Geary had engaged in an affair with a married woman in recent years. I watched this … Continue reading The politics of personal destruction
If you haven't seen this map from Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, then you might be missing why the tide seems to be turning towards Mitt Romney. Sabato calls it a "Newt-mare," a spin on the word nightmare. If Gingrich is the nominee, it's not just the presidency that Republicans lose, but a lot of those … Continue reading Newt-mare
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus is holding a rally Tuesday morning, January 31, to demonstrate the opposition to some of the bills that have been introduced that would reduce the right to vote. Civil Rights leader Dr. Benjamin Chavis will be there, along with U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott and Richmond mayor Dwight Jones. Participants are … Continue reading Protect the vote rally Tuesday
The Norfolk Citizens for An Elected School Board is holding its second meeting tomorrow morning. The time has changed from the original announcement: it will be held at 10:30am at the Pretlow Library in Ocean View. The meeting is expected to last an hour, with an advisory committee meeting following. Both meetings are open to … Continue reading Reminder: elected school board meeting Saturday
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I take a brief look at some of the implications of a merger between Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School, a study of which has been proposed by Del. Johnny Joannou in HJ173. As an ODU alum, I would love to have a … Continue reading ODU+EVMS=Wrong for now
In its informal session yesterday, Norfolk City Council received a presentation on the proposals for Waterside. The document that was presented is here (pdf) and the video is here. Of equal interest to me in the session yesterday was an update on the Community Services Board. City Manager Marcus Jones' information on how to handle … Continue reading Norfolk council presentations: Waterside, CSB
Republican candidate Willard "Mitt" Romney released his tax returns late last night. He wasn't kidding when he said "returns" plural: in addition to his personal 2010 returns, Romney released those of three trusts and a charitable foundation, plus an estimate of his 2011 return. The trusts are all grantor trusts, and the income from those … Continue reading Romney’s taxes: 13.9%
The informal meeting of the Norfolk City Council has been moved up to 4:30pm instead of 5 today. Please adjust your plans accordingly.
Businessman Paul Hirschbiel officially announced his candidacy in the 2nd Congressional district today. The picture at left was taken from the campaign's Facebook page and includes Sen. Mark Warner and former LG candidate Jody Wagner. I was unable to attend but local TV station, WVEC, was there. Below is their report.
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