Election set in 89th - Governor Bob McDonnell has set December 18 as the date for the special election in the 89th House district. The seat became vacant when Kenny Alexander was elected to fill the remaining term of Senator Yvonne Miller, who died in July. Three candidates will vie for the Democratic nomination. No … Continue reading Quick hits local edition 10/1/12
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. Norfolk's mayor, at the council retreat this week, proposed a two-cent increase in the real estate tax rate to cover the debt service on the cost of building two schools. As an advocate for - and a product of - public schools, I believe it … Continue reading Two cents for two schools
Mark your calendars: October 11. The 20th annual Norfolk Kiwanis Harbor Party and Seafood Fest is happening that day from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at Town Point Park. Thousands of folks from all around will be on hand to eat some good seafood, drink a little beer and wine, and socialize. Oh - and talk a … Continue reading Kiwanis Harbor Party & Seafood Fest 10/11
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Across the country, groups are organizing for a push to get voters registered. If you aren't registered, you can do so via this tool. You can also visit your local registrar or the Virginia State Board of Elections website. The last day to register is October 15. Already registered? … Continue reading National Voter Registration Day
Last Thursday, U.S. Senate hopefuls Tim Kaine and George Allen squared off in a debate hosted by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. The debate was broadcast to local TV and was available for live-streaming on the internet, although on my end, the live stream wasn't very good. Friday, the Kaine campaign announced that they had … Continue reading Fairfax Chamber debate
At least for a brief while. One of the things that I really, really miss is local television. There simply is almost none of it left. That will change over the next six weeks as Mike Gooding at WVEC will host a Sunday political show. https://twitter.com/MikeGoodingWVEC/status/248444656235474945 All three candidates from the 1st Congressional District - … Continue reading Politics comes back to local TV this Sunday
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. I, like thousands of others, got hung up in traffic Saturday as the result of the boneheaded decision by VDOT to close two of the three crossings from the Peninsula to the south side of Hampton Roads "I think we underestimated the impact of the … Continue reading ICYMI: A frightening communication breakdown
Time slipped away from me last week, as I had intended to post about the pending port deal. In an excellent two-part editorial that appeared in The Virginian-Pilot a week ago, the plans to privatize Virginia's ports is moving full steam ahead and, as editorial writer Shawn Day pointed out this past Sunday, without any … Continue reading Port deal being rushed
I attended yesterday's press conference held in Norfolk regarding the upcoming constitutional amendment on eminent domain. It is a subject I wrote about in July, but I just touched the basics. Since then, I've been trying to understand the issue in order to write about it again, particularly because there are strong feelings on both … Continue reading Cuccinelli: “Agree with me or else” (video)
Remarks of former governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine.
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