Today's Virginian-Pilot contains an article by Kerry Dougherty, discussing the Frank Hargrove situation. In it, Ms. Dougherty refers to the bill of sale that I have on my great-great grandmother: He ought to spend a few minutes with Vivian J. Paige, a Norfolk CPA and political activist. Among her family papers is a copy of … Continue reading Thanks to Hargrove, a relative found →

In case you haven't visited yet, check out The Women's Post. So far, we have six contributors there, all women. Think of it as the Virginia version of the Huffington Post - a little smaller and a lot smarter 🙂

I wasn't kidding when I wrote about the attitude of folks regarding the proposed apology for slavery. We learn via Waldo that Delegate Frank Hargrove (R-Glen Allen) said basically that: “Are we going to force the Jews to apologize for killing Christ?” Hargrove wondered. I listened to the responses of Delegate Don McEachin and Delegate … Continue reading Get over it? Yeah, right (part 2) →

I guess the sixth time is the charm. SJ352, patroned by Senator Creigh Deeds, has finally made it out of committee. The Senate Joint Resolution calls for the creation of a non-partisan, 13-member redistricting commission. “This is how Virginians expect their legislators to lead: by building consensus, by working with their colleagues both Democratic and … Continue reading SJ352: Yes! →

Shaun Kenney is hosting this week's Virginia Blog Carnival. He has done a great job of compiling posts from around the blogosphere this week. Shaun obviously knows a wee bit more about good blog posts than he does football 🙂

Alice at GOTV has been keeping up with the bills in the General Assembly on verified voting. Today she alerts us to the need to contact the members of the Campaigns & Elections subcommittee of the Senate P&E committee regarding SB 840. The committee meets TOMORROW so time is of the essence. Contact the subcommittee … Continue reading Action required on SB 840 – verified voting →

The Daily Press has an article today on blogs and blogging. While the article itself is pretty good, I have a problem with a local paper not mentioning at least one Hampton Roads blog. Readers of the Daily Press deserve to know that there is a vibrant blogosphere in their backyards. I also have to … Continue reading DP Article on blogs and blogging →

This morning, Delegate Brian Moran spoke at the Virginia Beach City Democratic Committee breakfast. Del. Moran spoke for about twenty minutes, which I have included in a podcast here. Afterwards, he took questions from those assembled. Many of the questions were related to the topic of the day: transportation. The audio portion of the Q&A … Continue reading VBCDC Breakfast with Brian Moran →