Roger Chelsey, associate editor of the Virginian-Pilot's editorial page, relates in his op-ed piece today the story of a case of an attempt to shame nonvoters into casting ballots: In Tennessee recently, a black weekly newspaper took a page from that classic and affixed another "A" - for apathy - on individuals who didn't cast … Continue reading Shaming nonvoters into voting
Category: Norfolk
OTR 12/3/06
This week's On the Record features an interview with Michael Fafard of the 1970s cover band Right On. The band was featured in a story in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot. Fared, who has adopted the stage name Nigel Holland, is legally blind, In keeping with the arts theme, Michael Bollinger, director of the new Suffolk Center for … Continue reading OTR 12/3/06
Spotlight on business doing good work
Too often, what we get from the news is all gloom and doom. Sometimes, it's nice to read an article that is about someone doing a good thing. Such was the case with an article that appeared in yesterday's Virginian-Pilot: In an industrial park near railroad tracks and a union hall lies one of the … Continue reading Spotlight on business doing good work
Ford hourly workers upset with changes
The closing of the Norfolk Ford plant is expected to take place in the third quarter 2007. In the meantime, Ford is offering severance packages. Yesterday was the deadline for the hourly workers to decide which package to choose: education, lump sum payment or early retirement. The problem was the timing of the deadline. Workers … Continue reading Ford hourly workers upset with changes
Last of Mayor’s town hall meetings tonight
Tonight, Mayor Paul Fraim hosts the last of the series of town hall meetings. These have been held around the city, in the five smaller wards. The one tonight covers downtown and will be held at the Radisson Hotel. Registration starts at 6:30 pm. The meeting is from 7-9 pm.
Norfolk (and VB) Drinking Liberally
Hanging out with other Democrats at The New Belmont in Norfolk on the third Thursday of every month and/or the second Tuesday at the Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach is a fun thing to do 😉 Yellow dog, blue dog - doesn't matter. All that matters is that you want to have conversation with other … Continue reading Norfolk (and VB) Drinking Liberally
Andrew Saks on Bay Oaks Park
I attended a reception (read: fundraiser) for the Virginia Indigent Defense Coalition last night. On top of learning an awful lot about how this organization works to provide legal services in indigent criminal cases (I understand the Legal Aid Society helps the poor in civil cases), I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew Saks for … Continue reading Andrew Saks on Bay Oaks Park
Conspiracy theories
On November 22, 1963 - forty-three years ago today - President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. As a student of history, I went thru what I call my JFK phase, where I read everything I could get my hands on about him and his assassination. I have a copy of the Warren Commission … Continue reading Conspiracy theories
Kellam Rally
Last night's rally for Phil Kellam was well attended. I'm not good at estimating crowd sizes so take my count with a grain of salt. I'd say there were 150-200 people there. Since the location for the rally was in the 87th House District, Delegate Paula Miller kicked off the festivities. A number of local … Continue reading Kellam Rally
What I did today part 2: Lynda Robb for Webb
Last Saturday morning, I got a phone call about doing a women's luncheon in Norfolk with former first lady Lynda Robb for Jim Webb. Mrs. Robb has been holding these events in NoVA but was coming down here for another event so the timing for the event was perfect. Initially, the event was going to … Continue reading What I did today part 2: Lynda Robb for Webb
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