Category: Local

Death Penalty

If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. --- Exodus 21:23-25 According to Wikipedia, the "eye for an eye" phrase above expresses the opinion of retributive justice. In the United States, … Continue reading Death Penalty →

Look out for the troopers

With 340 hp, these cars are going to be pretty hard to outrun. According to this story in the Virginian Pilot today, the Virginia State troopers are being issued the 5.7 liter, V-8 version of the Dodge Charger. That's a whole lot of horsepower. Of course, if you got the SRT-V8, with 425 hp, they … Continue reading Look out for the troopers →

Smoking ban

The very first trip I ever took to the General Assembly was to accompany then-Delegate Thelma Drake to a committee hearing where I testified about the need to exercise control over credit card companies. I recall getting out of her car and lighting a cigarette. Upon reaching the doors of the building, I put my … Continue reading Smoking ban →

OTR: 04/01/07

Transportation is the topic of this week's On the Record. Joining host Joel Rubin will be State Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer, Suffolk Republican Delegate Chris Jones who was an architect of the highway bill and Mayor Ross Kearney of Hampton, which is not onboard on the regional authority and has called for local referendum … Continue reading OTR: 04/01/07 →

The Tale of Two Norfolks

(I received the following via email in regards to the recent shooting that took place at the Granby Theater. For background on this, see these articles 1, 2, 3, 4. The author of this piece wishes to remain anonymous but is a long-time resident of the city.) Early Wednesday morning a black man pulls a … Continue reading The Tale of Two Norfolks →

Innocent until proven guilty?

I guess it doesn't always apply: A pregnant woman accused of killing her 6-month-old daughter in 2004 must give her newborn to social services when it is born, a judge ruled Wednesday. I understand the reason for this: to protect the child from possible harm. ("Police say Towns has Munchausen's syndrome by proxy") However, the … Continue reading Innocent until proven guilty? →

BTR: LG Bill Bolling

This week's edition of BlogTalkRadio with Jim Hoeft and me features the LG, Bill Bolling. Get your questions ready and call us at (718) 664-9599. The show airs at 7pm on Sunday.

Reconciliation statute to be unveiled Friday

From an email from Hope in the Cities, the group which spawned Norfolk's own Norfolk United Facing Race: Ambassadors from West Africa and an official delegation from Liverpool, UK will attend the unveiling of a Reconciliation Statue near Richmond’s former slave market on March 30. This is the result of nearly 10 years of work … Continue reading Reconciliation statute to be unveiled Friday →

I knew she wanted my vote but…

... I didn't realize why. Hillary Strategy: Get Black Female Voters. An ABC–Washington Post poll released last month shows that Hillary’s support among blacks has dropped dramatically (from 60 percent to 33 percent), and her support among women overall has dipped as well (from 49 percent to 40 percent)—owing almost exclusively to the fact that … Continue reading I knew she wanted my vote but… →