Both of you are running around Virginia, trying to help Democratic candidates get elected in a tough year. Good for you. So you both need to be aware the next time you come to Norfolk just who your friends are. I now live in the 83rd as well, thanks to redistricting. I'm waiting for my … Continue reading For Mark Warner & Terry McAuliffe
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Tuesday's presentation on the State of the Region gave me an opportunity to write about a couple of things that I think are important. First, I've noticed economic terms being thrown around that a lot of folks seem to not understand. There is this presumption, for example, … Continue reading Strength in numbers
Local officials have their elections this year as well, such as Supervisors, School Board, and Treasurer. In Cumberland County, there are positions that are uncontested, even School Board Districts 3 and 4 - without candidates at all. This year the Cumberland NAACP forum is in the Cumberland Elementary Cafeteria. The program starts at 4 … Continue reading Cumberland NAACP to hold candidates forum
Guest post by Bwana at Large Virginia Democrats and Republicans have chosen their champions for the 2012 Senate race. Both have sent out into the countryside for the finest wines, cheeses, and silken fabric so each may present a fitting coronation of former Gov. Tim Kaine for the Democrats and former Gov./Sen. George Allen for … Continue reading George Allen 2012: Old Dogs, New Tricks
The candidates in the 1st Senate district - incumbent Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany - squared off Friday evening in Newport News. I arrived a little after the 6:30pm start time, thanks to the tunnel traffic. The event was already underway. The candidates took a variety of questions put forth by the event … Continue reading Report: Miller/Chohany candidates forum
The League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads is sponsoring two candidate forums covering the contested races on the southside. On Monday, October 24, incumbent Del. Ron Villanueva and his challenger Adrianne Bennett in the 21st district will participate. The forum will be held at 6:30pm in the auditorium of Landstown High School (2001 … Continue reading LWV-SHR announces candidate forums
Anyone interested in local government should read this Vanity Fair article. Yes, it is long. Yes, it is worth it. And if you think it couldn't happen here, consider this and this.
Tonight, Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany will face off for the first time. The candidates' forum is being hosted by the Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters of Virginia. The forum will take place at 6:30pm at the Newport News Fountain Plaza II, located at City Center at Oyster Point, 700 … Continue reading Reminder: Miller/Chohany forum tonight
And one of my habits is reading the newspaper every day. This was the topic of my latest op-ed, which appeared in Wednesday's Virginian-Pilot. The original impetus for the article was, of course, the announced changes to the newspaper. But then the Pew Research Center in conjunction with the Knight Foundation released a study (pdf) … Continue reading Some habits die hard
Once-and-future Democratic candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe, shared the op-ed page of The Virginian-Pilot with me today with this article on economic growth. Interesting that the newspaper didn't identify him that way 😉 Equally interesting to note is that a 2013 gubernatorial candidate doesn't rate a link in the VPAP clips. (Yes, I'm going to … Continue reading TMac on economic growth
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