As I reported here a few weeks ago, Dr. Peyton Williams is running for Congress from Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Now he has company. John Douglass, a retired Air Force General, has declared that he will run in the 5th as well, changing from his original intention to run against Frank Wolff in the 10th … Continue reading Second candidate declares candidacy in the 5th District
I generally don't call out other bloggers when they make a mistake. But this one was so egregious that I simply couldn't stay silent. Chris over at Mason Conservative has a post with the headline "The Return of Massive Resistance." The topic, as it turns out, is not Massive Resistance at all; rather, he's talking … Continue reading I can’t let this go
Old Dominion University announced last week that it will become the third university in Virginia to offer dedicated housing to LBGT students and their supporters. From the article: Lowman said having special living quarters doesn't mean gay and lesbian students are seeking to close themselves off from the rest of campus. Rather, he said, it … Continue reading Opinion, please: segregated housing
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I talk about some of the legislation that has been introduced in this session of the General Assembly, legislation that has made Virginia the butt of jokes pretty much everywhere. Drawing on the survey conducted by the Wason Center, it seems that the legislature is … Continue reading When voters stay at home
My friend, Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr., spoke on the floor of the House of Delegates yesterday against the invasive ultrasound bill. Thank you, Delegate, for speaking up for the rights of women. And I guess all this attention to Virginia is starting to have an effect on the bill. According to this article and others, … Continue reading Del. Lionell Spruill Sr: exactly right!
The Wason Center for Public Policy has released, in two parts, the results of its latest survey of Virginia voters on the topics of Republican Presidential primary, presidential election, U.S. Senate election, and the General Assembly. Key horserace findings: Allen and Kaine are tied Obama trails Romney and Santorum, beats Gingrich, and ties Paul Hope … Continue reading New survey of Virginia voters
An occasional sharing of the email I receive. My column from two weeks ago prompted the following email, which I received yesterday: I am responding to your column on February 8,'12 in The Virginian-Pilot that I consider a very one sided view of a very dark period in Virginian history that the victorious North euphemistically … Continue reading From the mailbag 02/20/12
The headline blared on the front page of The Virginian-Pilot. The lead paragraph says it all: Circuit Judge Charles E. Poston took the rare step Tuesday of impaneling a special grand jury to recommend whether criminal charges will be filed in the case of the no-show worker at the Norfolk Community Services Board. This is … Continue reading Grand jury impaneled in Norfolk CSB case
The question of whether there would be a challenger to Robert Hurt (R-Chatham) this year in the House of Representatives has been answered. George Loper, by way of Dave Sagarin: News accounts tell us that Williams has degrees in research methodology and in strategic intelligence, and has also studied ecology and worked in that field. … Continue reading Dr. Peyton WIlliams Jr. to run for 5th District seat
It is Black History Month.Unfortunately, some of that history may very well be lost as the result of actions by a grandson of slaves, former governor Doug Wilder. If you haven't kept up with what's been happening with the proposed slave museum, this Washington Post article, reprinted in today's Virginian-Pilot, gives a lot of the … Continue reading Wilder’s slavery museum: a mess
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