Governor Tim Kaine announced three appointments to the Norfolk Circuit Court Tuesday, filling three seats that have been empty for quite some time. The appointment come after it was previously reported that a deal had been reached between Norfolk and Virginia Beach legislators. The appointees are: Jerrauld Jones, who is being elevated from the Juvenile … Continue reading Norfolk Circuit Court appointments
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McAuliffe in Norfolk Tuesday
Former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe will be in Norfolk Tuesday at noon at Webb Center at ODU. He will be discussing Obama's health care plan. McAuliffe is rumored to be running for Governor in 2009.
Opinion, please: No zero grade?
Sunday's Virginian Pilot had an article about the awarding of zeros in local school systems. In Suffolk, teachers are expected to make "every effort" to get students to make up the missing work, including notifying parents, before giving a zero on an assignment. In Chesapeake, zeros are automatic only when a student has cheated or … Continue reading Opinion, please: No zero grade?
Norfolk NAACP 51st Annual Banquet
Some 500 people gathered Saturday evening for the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP's 51st Annual Life Membership and Freedom Fund Banquet. The event was held at The Murray Center, which has become the premier location in Norfolk for such outings. Among the attendees were US Rep. Bobby Scott, Sen. Creigh Deeds, Dels. Kenny Alexander, Joe … Continue reading Norfolk NAACP 51st Annual Banquet
Veterans for Mark Warner
Coming up this Thursday, Mark Warner and Jim Webb will be in Norfolk to for an event to launch Veterans for Mark Warner. If you are a veteran and are supporting Warner, you're invited 🙂 The event will be held Thursday, October 9 at 10:30am at the US Navy Memorial (adjacent to the USS Wisconsin) … Continue reading Veterans for Mark Warner
“Politicking over seafood”
That's the title of an article in this week's Portfolio, discussing this Thursday's Kiwanis Harbor Party and Seafood Feast. I couldn't have picked a better title myself 😉 Among the invited politicians scheduled to appear are Thelma Drake and Glenn Nye, both candidates for 2nd District House of Representatives, U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gilmore, Creigh … Continue reading “Politicking over seafood”
50 years later
The Virginian Pilot is carrying a six-part series on Massive Resistance in Norfolk, with Part 3 having been published today. The series started Sunday, one day before the 50th anniversary of the closing of six public schools. The articles have been informative and entertaining as we look back on this shameful period in Virginia's history. … Continue reading 50 years later
Deal reached for Norfolk, VB judgeships?
So it seems. And it appears it was done without the input of Sen. Yvonne Miller. Miller expressed surprise this weekend at word of the plan. In other words, politics as usual. Even the new kids have gotten this one.
Kent Nye wades into the fray
Kent Nye, brother of Glenn and an Iraqi war veteran, waded into the fray today: While America's working families gather around their kitchen tables to assess how our nation's economic crisis will effect them, Thelma Drake is preoccupied with attacking me over where I kept my socks while I was serving my nation in Iraq. … Continue reading Kent Nye wades into the fray
Nye news: polling, Wasserman Schultz
I guess this is the poll that Tim Kaine was referring to in his email yesterday. With six weeks to go, Glenn Nye has closed to within five points, 40%-45%. From a telephone survey conducted among 400 likely voters in the Second Congressional District of Virginia. Interviews were conducted September21-22, 2008. The sampling error for … Continue reading Nye news: polling, Wasserman Schultz
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