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Category: Local
Power instead of governance
A tip of the hat to Del. Albert Pollard, whose resignation (pdf) provided some much-needed inspiration for my latest op-ed. And congratulations to the General Assembly, whose unanimous passage of the budget gave me hope that it is possible to put politics aside and do what is right by the people.
Throwing out the baby with the bath water
OK, so the news side of The Virginian-Pilot let an article slip through that read more like an opinion than news. Mistakes happen and the editor acknowledged it. But that's not enough for some people. As I read through the comments over there, I was surprised at the folks who said they didn't subscribe to … Continue reading Throwing out the baby with the bath water
Monday this and that
Been one of those days 😦 Time for a few links. Seems the General Assembly managed to pass a budget yesterday. The vote was, amazingly enough, unanimous. I'm not so sure what to think of that. I'd like to think it means that the negotiators actually compromised to do the best they could by the … Continue reading Monday this and that
Norfolk City Council: 3/1/11
By Tommy Smigiel Sorry for the delay on posting the agenda items for this Tuesday. I had some difficulty downloading the agendas and some of the item specifics were deleted by accident from my drop box. City Council was off last week, and this week doesn't offer anything exciting on the agenda. Some may question … Continue reading Norfolk City Council: 3/1/11
Retirements
I mentioned in my earlier post today that we needed to focus on November's General Assembly elections. As if on cue, two legislators - both Democrats - announced their retirements today. First up was Del. Albert Pollard. Recall, if you will, that Pollard "retired" in 2005. At that time, it was, according to this, to … Continue reading Retirements
Friday ruminations
In tax season full tilt so this will be quick. We're #1! Too bad it's at being the first in the nation to have a law (governor will sign) that puts abortion clinics in the same category as hospitals. With "friends" like Chuck Colgan and Phil Puckett, who needs enemies? We're #50! Well, not yet, … Continue reading Friday ruminations
Fiscally irresponsible through any eyes
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. The topic, of course, was the now-failed effort to build an office tower. Despite all of this, there was something else going on with this project, an invisible hand pushing it as it rose, phoenix-like, from the ashes for the third time. In various reports … Continue reading Fiscally irresponsible through any eyes
Norfolk news: more spending
Let's see: Norfolk is facing a $32 million budget deficit, $53 million if the schools are included. So what austerity measures did the newspaper report today? How about more spending? The beleaguered Community Services Board, which is funded by a combination of city, state and federal funds, gave their executive director a bonus of $21,700 … Continue reading Norfolk news: more spending
Opinion, please: virtual academy
The Virginian-Pilot has an article discussing a "virtual academy:" K12 Inc., a private online education company that uses Carroll County as its public-school intermediary to provide virtual education through eighth grade for students across the state. More than 350 students are enrolled in K12's virtual academy through Carroll County, three times as many as last … Continue reading Opinion, please: virtual academy
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