The Virginian-Pilot, the largest newspaper serving Southside Hampton Roads, has an online presence at PilotOnline. There has always been content in the newspaper that didn't appear on the website, most notably any op-eds not internally produced. For the most part, though, over the years, more and more of the printed material appeared online. A couple … Continue reading Printed versus online in the newspaper biz
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If I lived in Portsmouth
I don't live in Portsmouth but if I did, I'd be outraged at this. Council members have fined [Mayor James] Holley $2,500 for an ongoing pattern of using his city assistants to perform personal chores. If he doesn't contest the fine, the money will be deducted from his paycheck. Holley was elected over a relatively … Continue reading If I lived in Portsmouth
Bruce Smith Hall of Fame induction Saturday
Norfolk native Bruce Smith, a resident of Virginia Beach, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. Smith, the NFL's all-time sack leader, played 19 seasons in the NFL. He was elected to the Hall in his first year of eligibility. Smith graduated from Norfolk's Booker T. Washington High School and Virginia … Continue reading Bruce Smith Hall of Fame induction Saturday
Kaine grants conditional pardons to 3 of Norfolk 4
I'm still listening to Governor Kaine's press conference via telephone but just received his press release on this via email. In the release, the governor granted conditional pardons to the four former sailors who were convicted in the rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko. Four ex-sailors who served together in Norfolk during the late 1990’s … Continue reading Kaine grants conditional pardons to 3 of Norfolk 4
I saw a delegate candidate
I attended Norfolk's National Night Out celebration Tuesday evening. Saw a lot of people there that I hadn't seen in a while. The church where we gathered was literally overflowing with people - so much so that a lot of folks gathered outside, listening to the events inside over the loudspeakers. After the program, it … Continue reading I saw a delegate candidate
Creigh Call Quickie: redistricting, uranium mining
I got a chance to chat with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds a bit ago. He's in the midst of his Deeds Country tour and I got tired just listening to all the stops he's making as well as those coming up 🙂 In our brief phone call, we talked about two issues: redistricting and … Continue reading Creigh Call Quickie: redistricting, uranium mining
More polling numbers from PPP
Public Policy Polling has released more data from its Virginia poll, which, if you didn't see yesterday, is available in this pdf. In today's release, PPP looks at the approval ratings of President Barack Obama, Governor Tim Kaine and Senator Mark Warner. Only the latter maintains his approval rating. Obama is at 42%, down from … Continue reading More polling numbers from PPP
ICYMI: From around Hampton Roads
Conviction overturned. Dustin Turner, convicted of murder in 1995 but who has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, had his conviction overturned. A three-judge panel of the VA Supreme Court voted 2-1. Whether this will be appealed to the full court remains to the seen. Turner remains in jail. DPVA FOIAs records on Hamilton/ODU. The Democratic Party … Continue reading ICYMI: From around Hampton Roads
Poll coming this morning
And it's not going to be pretty. Public Policy Polling will be releasing around 11am today the results of its latest poll in the governor's race. We know from Tweets that the poll is going to show Deeds behind McDonnell by more than the 6 points the last poll showed. Will it be as high … Continue reading Poll coming this morning
Voices of Honor tour comes to Norfolk Thursday
The Voices of Honor tour makes a stop in Norfolk this Thursday. A joint project of the Human Rights Campaign and Servicemembers United, the tour discusses the effect of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The Norfolk event will be a townhall meeting beginning at 6pm at Nauticus (click on picture to enlarge) and will feature both … Continue reading Voices of Honor tour comes to Norfolk Thursday
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