In the last couple of days, I've come across two really good posts on the future of newspapers, both written by former Virginian-Pilot journalists who have moved on. The first was written John-Henry Doucette, who remains in Norfolk although not in the newspaper business. He argues that it is not newspapers that people need; instead, … Continue reading Spotlight: Two views on newspapers
Not everyone may be aware that the "long form" of the Census was actually separated from the rest of the Census questionnaire after the 2000 Census. This was done in an effort to provide more timely information in between the Census taken every ten years. Last week, the American Community Survey (ACS) results for 2010 … Continue reading Your demographic pulse
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. It is quite interesting to me that there has been a slew of applications from Virginia localities to "bail out" of the preclearance rules of The Voting Rights Act this year. So far, five localities have reached agreements with the U.S. Justice Department and another four applications … Continue reading A different kind of bailout
All of those involved, especially the Associated Press and the candidates, have literally bumped their heads in scheduling a debate between presumptive party nominees for Senate George Allen and Tim Kaine. Oh, sure - the press covered their backsides by saying "eligible participants include any declared candidates that average 15 percent or better in published, … Continue reading Debate foolishness (updated)
Once again, Governor Bob McDonnell has proclaimed (pdf) this week "Virginia Certified Public Accountant's Week." This is the third year that the governor has recognized the 10,000 members of my profession, the first such recognition having come in our centennial year in 2009. This Friday has been set aside as a day of service. More … Continue reading It’s CPAs week!
Guest post by Carole Garrison Politics are constantly changing so is the way we interact with candidates. One interesting change is the ability for people to submit questions using Google Moderator. Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress are employing this technology for their upcoming debates for the Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle Board of … Continue reading Google and public engagement
Mark your calendars! The Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters of Virginia announced Friday that it will be hosting four candidate forums covering the General Assembly races in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Yorktown. The forums will be open to the public and will be moderated by The Daily Press. The … Continue reading Peninsula LWV Announces 2011 candidate forums
The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that former delegate Phil Hamilton has been ordered to begin serving his prison sentence by Monday. Judge Henry Hudson, according to the article, wrote: This court cannot conclude in good faith that defendant’s appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or a new trial. … Continue reading Hamilton ordered to prison by Monday
Yesterday was the filing deadline for campaign finance disclosure reports for candidates on the ballot in November. The data below covers the period August 11 to August 31 and was taken from the Virginia Public Access Project, better known as VPAP. As of this writing, the information on VPAP is just the raw data from … Continue reading 9/15/11 Financial reports – local races
I grew up in Phoebus, right outside of Ft. Monroe. I recall the coach of the community football team - for which I was a cheerleader - was an officer stationed there who lived in the neighborhood. After getting my license on my 16th birthday and a car shortly thereafter, Ft. Monroe was a place … Continue reading Ft. Monroe no longer military base
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