The six candidates for Norfolk City Council Ward 3 and the two candidates for Ward 4 participated in a forum last Thursday at Booker T. Washington High School. The lighting was quite poor so I apologize for the quality of this video, which is below. At the very least, you can hear what was said, … Continue reading Video: Norfolk Wards 3 and 4 candidates forum
Last Tuesday evening, two of the three candidates for mayor along with the two candidates for Ward 5 participated in a candidates forum at Granby High School. Video of the forum, in two parts because my battery ran out, is below.
The Norfolk candidates' forum tonight will go on as scheduled but without the participation of current mayor, Paul Fraim. I am told that the other two candidates for mayor will be present, along with the two candidates vying in Ward 5. In addition, there will be a forum this Friday for Newport News candidates. The … Continue reading Update on candidates’ forums
Here's the schedule that I know of: Hampton Mon, April 14, 7pm – Riverdale Forum,Paul Burbank Elem School, 40 Tide Mill Lane Tue, April 15, 6 pm – Pan-Hellenic Council , Alpha Center 2205 Andrews Bvd. Wed, April 16, 8 am – Coliseum Central BID Forum, Sentara Careplex Thurs, April 17, 7 pm – Partnership … Continue reading Local candidate forums this week
A Quinnipiac poll released today has current U.S. Senator Mark Warner up 46% to 31% over presumed Republican nominee Ed Gillespie. Lots of talk about Warner being below 50% - and while that is something to consider, another number jumped out at me: Wait - who are the 18% of Dems who haven't heard enough … Continue reading Warner has work to do
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The topic is, of course, the upcoming May local elections, the candidates for which I posted here. As I mentioned in the article, there are two upcoming candidate forums in Norfolk: Tuesday, April 15, Granby High School Auditorium, 7pm to 8:30pm - Mayoral candidates … Continue reading ICYMI: Big choices ahead in May
The election season has started. I was surprised at the number of forums as well as the number of candidates this year. Last night I went to the Sierra Club forum for Hampton City Council. I like going to subject-specific forums because the questions get more in depth on that subject and you can see … Continue reading Hampton forums for City Council & School Board
The filing deadline for this May's local elections was last week. In Hampton Roads, we have elections in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton and Newport News. The elections will be held May 6. As I compiled the list (below) of the candidates, I was pleased to see that only a few races are uncontested (although there are … Continue reading 2014 May elections
I have a rule that I use when assessing the stances of people on social issues: if you are older than me - especially if you are a lot older - I give you a pass on not being as open-minded as I am. I understand that you were raised in a different time - … Continue reading Who should be DPVA chair?
... does it become true? The Big Lie has many variations, one of which is often attributed to Joseph Goebbels, although no real proof exists that he said it. Regardless, we are all familiar with the sentiment: repeat something often enough and people will believe it - and you may come to believe it yourself. … Continue reading If you repeat something often enough
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