Announced today: Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday he will cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the next five years — money that will come from shrinking the military's ground force, increasing health care premiums for troops and other politically unpopular cost-saving measures. Not specifically mentioned was Joint Forces Command, which is located … Continue reading JFCOM gone?
Category: Hampton Roads
Leadership without labels
The above is the title of my latest op-ed, which appeared in Wednesday's The Virginian-Pilot. The "No Labels" movement is about getting things done. It's not about setting aside party but setting aside partisanship. To be perfectly honest, while I find the idea appealing, I just don't see it happening. Our system - at the … Continue reading Leadership without labels
Phil Hamilton indicted
Woah: Former state Del. Phil Hamilton has been indicted on charges of bribery and extortion by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced. Hamilton solicited a job at Old Dominion University while simultaneously seeking state funding for the ODU program. I have to say that I'm surprised - it's been a long time … Continue reading Phil Hamilton indicted
Old videos may sink career
UPDATE: Honors has been relieved of command Original post: While the Executive Officer of the carrier Enterprise, Captain Owen Honors made several videos that are now threatening his career. The Virginian-Pilot broke the story on New Year's Day and it has since been reported nationwide: it was on MSNBC that I first learned that Honors, … Continue reading Old videos may sink career
Gear retires
Del. Tom Gear, whose 91st House of Delegates district covers the city of Poquoson plus parts of Hampton and York County, has resigned effective today, citing health problems. Gear said his own battle with multiple sclerosis has made spending two months a year shuttling between the Peninsula and Richmond too much of a effort. Gear … Continue reading Gear retires
Top 10 for 2010
A quick look at the top 10 posts (in terms of views) on blog this that were written this year. Military Spouses Residency Relief Act: it's gonna cost us American Idol results 4/28/10: down to five American Idol results 5/12/10: top 3 Why Nye lost Joint Forces Command to close Report: Hampton City Council candidates' … Continue reading Top 10 for 2010
Whitehurst: Keep PBS funding
The Governor has proposed reducing the funding for public broadcasting in this current budget with an eye towards eliminating it. One would expect the CEO of our local PBS affiliate, WHRO, to be against the cuts - and he is, as you can see here. While some might think that self-serving, a letter which appeared … Continue reading Whitehurst: Keep PBS funding
Civic resolutions for the New Year
My latest op-ed appeared in this morning's Virginian-Pilot. It just seemed appropriate, with New Years just around the corner, to offer some civic resolutions. We all manage to find time to do those things that are important to us, but tend to leave the civic stuff to others. As much as I follow what goes … Continue reading Civic resolutions for the New Year
Help CHKD win $250K
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters is in the running to win $250,000 from Pepsi. The Norfolk-based facility - the only one of its kind in the state - provides pediatric care in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away $1.3 million a month in grants, based on votes … Continue reading Help CHKD win $250K
Bring on the disinfectant
Above is the title of my latest op-ed, which appears in today's Virginian-Pilot. (When posted online, it will be available here.) As you might expect, the topic is, once again, transparency, and the lack thereof as it relates to the mess at HRT. The issue of transparency is one that is not going away any … Continue reading Bring on the disinfectant
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