Category: Local

Rerras and judicial selection

Today's Virginian-Pilot has a front page, above the fold article on the process of selecting judges in Virginia and, in particular, Norfolk. In the wake of last week's revelation of Nick Rerras' interview tactics, the article once again points out that the majority party makes the choice and that since Norfolk has a single member … Continue reading Rerras and judicial selection →

Race in Norfolk

I didn't write today's editorial in the Virginian-Pilot but I could have: It is hard to think of anything in Norfolk of public importance that race doesn't bend and shape, from crime to housing and real estate taxes to education. Perhaps now folks will realize that it is not race-bating to tell the truth. Race … Continue reading Race in Norfolk →

Ethics charge: Stolle & Norment

Ethics complaints were filed Thursday against Senators Kenneth Stolle (R-8th) and Thomas Norment (R-3) by Roanoke attorney G. David Nixon. The complaints allege conflicts of interest involving eminent domain reform legislation before the Senate. Both Stolle and Nixon are employed by the law firm of Kaufman & Canoles, whose clients (public utilities and governments) use … Continue reading Ethics charge: Stolle & Norment →

Action alert: HB1727

HB1727 managed to get out of the House of Delegates with some minor changes. I consider this bill onerous and one that should have never made it out of committee. I met bill sponsor Matt Lohr at the ODU Alumni reception last night and he seems a nice enough guy but I guess Bob Marshall … Continue reading Action alert: HB1727 →

M Warner: Not running for Senate in ’08

Little birdies are whispering that Mark Warner will not be running for Senate in 2008. This falls in line with my earlier thoughts. At that time, I said: I will be quite surprised if he runs for the Senate seat, even if John Warner retires, as has been rumored. Down in the comments in that … Continue reading M Warner: Not running for Senate in ’08 →

Bi-partisan bumper sticker

I got this via email and figured I'd share 😉 : Have you seen the new bi-partisan bumper stickers? They read "RUN HILARY RUN !!!" Democrats put the sticker on the back bumper.... Republicans put it on the front!!

Farlow campaign update

Troy Farlow, Democratic candidate for the 96th House seat, has his website up and running. Looking good! Not on the website yet is Campaign Kickoff. That has been scheduled for Saturday, April 14, at 1 PM. The event will be held at the Freight Shed on the Yorktown Waterfront. Technorati Tags: Troy Farlow

The new and improved Waldo Aggregator

I have to admit that I'm a big fan of the aggregators, as it is the only way I can keep up with all of the stuff happening in the blogosphere. It was more fun when both aggregators had almost the same composition of blogs, because I could use Waldo's for a quick, clean look … Continue reading The new and improved Waldo Aggregator →