Reminder: The deadline for signing up for the Norfolk Real Estate Tax Relief Program for the Elderly and Disabled is June 1. Suffolk council has agreed to - but not voted on - a real estate tax rate reduction, making the proposed rate of 94 cents per $100 of assessed value the lowest in the … Continue reading This ‘n that
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Stuck Behind the Speaker
A new blog has appeared called "Stuck Behind the Speaker." Welcome to "Stuck Behind the Speaker," the unofficial blog of the only transportation plan to emerge from the recesses of the 2006 Special Session of the Virginia General Assembly. This ought to be fun!
Robertson’s at it again
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is warning that, according to God, storms and possibly a tidal wave will pound America’s coastline this year. Via Pilotonline
Suppressing civic participation
Tonight I attended my civic league meeting. Unlike a lot of other civic leagues around the city (we have in excess of 100 civic leagues), ours only meets quarterly. Tonight's speaker was Dr. Stephen Jones, the relatively new (less than a year) superintendent of Norfolk Schools and a resident of a neighborhood that adjoins ours. … Continue reading Suppressing civic participation
Thoughts on immigration
I watched the President's speech tonight, as I'm sure many others did. And I've read the posts around the blogsphere and MSM on the issue, looking for insights into this complex problem. Bottom line is there is no simple solution. The US has done little to diminish the flood of immigrants coming across our borders. … Continue reading Thoughts on immigration
City Councils: will they ever learn?
Seems that Portsmouth is the latest city to learn that messing with churches doesn't pay. Council wouldn't let a church move into a vacant building and the church sued in federal court. The case was settled last week for $1.2 million cash plus 1.8 acres of publicly owned land. Back in November, Chesapeake had a … Continue reading City Councils: will they ever learn?
Edds on Democratic Primary
Margaret Edds is one of my favorite writers. She seems to just "get it." In today's editorial, which appears in the Pilot, she points out the apparent disconnect between national Democrats and Virginia Democrats in whom they support for the nomination - Harris Miller or Jim Webb - to run against George Allen. She makes … Continue reading Edds on Democratic Primary
Car tax (again)
Today's Pilot had a letter to the editor from a Virginia Beach resident complaining about a "back-door tax increase" because the car tax relief is only 67% this year as opposed to 70% last year. The letter blames Commissioner of the Revenue and 2nd Congressional District candidate Phil Kellam for the increase: A supervisor from … Continue reading Car tax (again)
Karl Rove indicted?
Jason Leopold, of Truthout, is reporting that former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove was indicted yesterday. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove. During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys for former Deputy White … Continue reading Karl Rove indicted?
Blog Summit: I’ll be there
Just completed my registration form for the Sorensen Intitute for Political Leadership Summit on Blogging and Democracy in the Commonwealth (that's a mouthful :lol:) and the check is in the mail. So the only question is where is everybody going to stay? On my last trip to C'ville, I stayed at the Hampton Inn, which … Continue reading Blog Summit: I’ll be there
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