Category: Politics

HRTA meetings tonight, tomorrow

Just a reminder that the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority is holding two public meetings, one tonight and another tomorrow. Tonight's meeting is in Hampton at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1010 Coliseum Drive. Tomorrow night's meet is in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street. Both meetings begin at 7pm. And … Continue reading HRTA meetings tonight, tomorrow →

DD: Ann Coulter live blog followup

In case you missed it, the crazy gals at Ditzy Dems did a "live blog" with Ann Coulter last night. Of course, it wasn't a real live blog. Eryn and Genevieve are legendary for their mock interviews.  But sometimes, they get a little serious. Take today's post on the followup. Most people give back to … Continue reading DD: Ann Coulter live blog followup →

Review: "If They Only Listened to Us"

In 2004, women in the United States voted at a higher rate than men and in larger numbers. Yet many of the voices we hear in politics, from the Sunday morning political shows to the op-ed columns in newspapers across the country, are male. There is a tremendous effort to attract the female vote and … Continue reading Review: "If They Only Listened to Us" →

Northam campaign update

First thing: the Ralph Northam / Paula Miller headquarters opening mentioned in the post below is on Saturday, August 18 at 10:30am. The Northam campaign will have a similar headquarters opening for the Eastern Shore office this coming Saturday, August 11. Secondly: the campaign reports that things are going quite well. Fundraising, in which Northam … Continue reading Northam campaign update →

New page: volunteer opportunities

I've set up a new page (click on tab above) for volunteer opportunities for the campaigns in the Hampton Roads area. As I get more information, I'll be updating the page. So if you have a few hours and want to help out these campaigns, I've tried to make it easy for you to do … Continue reading New page: volunteer opportunities →

The Week Ahead

Some things happening this week you may be interested in: Thursday, August 9 Senate candidate in the 1st district John Miller is having a campaign office open house. 4:30pm - 7:30pm, 2 Hidenwood Shopping Center (corner of Warwick Blvd. & Hiden Blvd.) RSVP to Jennifer at (757) 594-0911 Food and fun with Joe Bouchard 6:00pm … Continue reading The Week Ahead →

Oliver Hill tribute

DPVA has set up a page on the website for you to leave your own tribute to Oliver Hill, who died yesterday. Head on over and contribute your thoughts on this man who contributed so much to our society.

Thoughts about electeds and blogs

Del. Kris Amundson requested that we give her our thoughts on blogging and web dialogues, for her use in her panel discussion at the upcoming National Conference of State Legislatures. I've been thinking about it and the word that keeps coming to my mind is embrace. The blogosphere is an opportunity to interact with citizens … Continue reading Thoughts about electeds and blogs →