Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian J. Moran was in Norfolk this morning for a breakfast meeting with a diverse group from throughout Hampton Roads. For some, this was the first time they had met the former Democratic Caucus chair. For others, it was an opportunity to express their own reasons for supporting Brian for governor. The … Continue reading Breakfast with Brian Moran
Category: Norfolk
Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney race
Due to the elevation of Jack Doyle to the bench, there will be a special election in Norfolk on March 10 to elect his replacement as Commonwealth's Attorney. The Democrats have nominated Greg Underwood, a senior deputy in the Commonwealth's Attorney's office, while Republicans have nominated John Coggeshall, a Norfolk attorney. Thursday night, the two … Continue reading Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney race
McAuliffe holds Economic Roundtable in Norfolk
The Murray Center in Norfolk was the setting Monday for an Economic Roundtable, the first of a series of such events that gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe plans to hold around the Commonwealth over the next six weeks. From the email announcing the series: With Virginia facing unprecedented economic challenges, the roundtables will focus on a … Continue reading McAuliffe holds Economic Roundtable in Norfolk
Massive Resistance: the editorials
The Virginian Pilot today reprinted 14 editorials written by Editor Lenoir Chambers over the course of 1959. The first and last are available online here. These editorials won the Pulitzer Prize for Chambers in 1960.Some 13,000 Virginia students were affected by the closing of schools across the Commonwealth, about 10,000 of them in Norfolk. In … Continue reading Massive Resistance: the editorials
MLK Day activities
I started my day bright and early (actually, it wasn't bright because it was foggy) by attending the Urban League of Hampton Roads' 25th Annual MLK Community Leaders breakfast. As one might expect, many of the folks that I normally see at this event weren't there today. In addition, the program was changed to have … Continue reading MLK Day activities
The End of Massive Resistance
February 2, 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the end of Massive Resistance in Norfolk. From Wikipedia: Massive Resistance was a policy declared by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. on February 24, 1956 to unite other white politicians and leaders in Virginia in a campaign of new state laws and policies to prevent public … Continue reading The End of Massive Resistance
Where do we go from here?
The above was the title of an article published in Sunday's Virginian Pilot which was written by fellow HRCCE board member Roger Richman. (Since the Pilot changed its online provider, links to the articles which only appear in the printed paper are harder to get, so here is a pdf.) Interestingly enough, the Pilot excerpted … Continue reading Where do we go from here?
Wednesday news
Been in meetings since 8:30am so I'm just getting caught up. Here are a few things that deserve a mention. McAuliffe conference call I participated in a blogger conference call with Terry McAuliffe this morning. Nothing new for me except that conservatives Jim Hoeft and Norm Leahy were also on the call. Hmm - ya … Continue reading Wednesday news
Luzzatto named editorial page editor
With the retirement of Dennis Hartig, The Virginian Pilot today announced that editorial writer Don Luzzatto will be the new editorial page editor. He has some big shoes to fill. Luzzatto, 46, has been at the newspaper since 2000 and an editorial writer for the past four years. Of course, he's also a fellow member … Continue reading Luzzatto named editorial page editor
Big Moran endorsement coming
Brian Moran, Democratic candidate for governor, will be announcing some "significant" Hampton Roads endorsements for his candidacy this Wednesday. Moran, who resigned his seat from the House of Delegates to campaign full-time, is one of three candidates seeking the nomination. The voters will choose the candidate in a June 2009 primary.
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