Courtesy of VA News, check out Charting the years-long decline of local news reporting from The Washington Post. The slow deterioration of local-news reporting has been a source of alarm in some quarters for years, especially the retreat from state- and local-government accountability reporting. In 2009, a blue-ribbon panel backed by the nonprofit Knight Foundation … Continue reading The Friday read: decline of local news reporting
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
Walt Taylor hit the nail on the head in this cartoon in today's paper.
... for better weather 😦 This picture reminds me of Aruba, my favorite destination. (I have some pictures somewhere of my one and only trip there - can't find them right now.) I'm so over this winter weather. It has made an absolute mess of my schedule this semester. We don't have snow days in … Continue reading Wishing
... 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
Voters in the 100th House district will elect their representative today. Vote at your normal polling place during normal hours. The 100th House district covers the Eastern Shore and a part of Norfolk. (A list of precincts is here.) If you are not sure if you are in the district or where you are to … Continue reading 100th House: Vote today
There have been numerous articles written on Virginia's reducing of its employees' working hours in order to avoid having to pay benefits - here is a recent one. I saw a couple of job postings on the VSCPA's website for accounting teaching positions at UVa. In each case, the university wanted PhDs, but were offering … Continue reading Our “part-time” legislature’s full time benefits
Several of the localities in Hampton Roads will have local elections this May. (For the 2010 list, see here.) The filing deadline is fast approaching. Candidates have until 7pm on March 4 to file their paperwork, including their petitions. (If that calendar is confusing to you, please note that few localities in Virginia allow for … Continue reading May elections: March 4 deadline
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