As per our invitation, we are presenting op-eds from the candidates for the May 1 local elections in Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg, Chesapeake and Hampton. The articles will appear in the order in which they are received and exactly as they were sent to us. By Kevin Amick My decision to run as an “independent” … Continue reading Chesapeake candidate op-ed: Kevin Amick
Suburban Acres Civic League is holding a Ward 6 candidates' forum Monday, April 9. In addition, there will be two Ward 7 candidate forums Monday as well. The Suburban Acres Civic League Ward 6 forum will be held at the Norfolk Collegiate (Upper School), Suburban Parkway & Granby Street. Doors open at 6, meeting at … Continue reading UPDATED: Norfolk council races watch: candidate forums Monday
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I reject the notion that somehow embracing a word that has been used as a slur somehow takes the sting out of it. Not only have I seen little evidence of it, but what I have seen is that doing so gives license to those … Continue reading The O-word, the Q-word and the N-word
First-time candidates make a lot of mistakes. One that I find particularly difficult for them to overcome is when they lack the ability to articulate why they are running. There's an old saying in politics that to get elected when running against an incumbent, a challenger has to answer two questions: why to fire the … Continue reading Why run?
Rolling Stone has a good article on the president's re-election campaign. Yes, it's long. But it's a really good read. And there are some lessons in here for candidates as well.
As per our invitation, we are presenting op-eds from the candidates for the May 1 local elections in Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg, Chesapeake and Hampton. The articles will appear in the order in which they are received and exactly as they were sent to us. By Marcus A. Calabrese As someone who has represented children, … Continue reading Norfolk candidate op-ed: Marcus Calabrese
As per our invitation, we are presenting op-eds from the candidates for the May 1 local elections in Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg, Chesapeake and Hampton. The articles will appear in the order in which they are received and exactly as they were sent to us It Takes a Village to Raise a School By Jesse … Continue reading Norfolk candidate op-ed: Jesse Scaccia
On May 1, voters in Hampton will elect three members to City Council and the Mayor. Hampton's council is made up of 6 at large City Council Members and one separately elected mayor. Hampton also has a School Board election. The School Board employs a ward system with the exception of one at large seat. Three districts … Continue reading Candidates’ list: Hampton
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters will be hosting candidate forums with the ladies of the Newport News & Hampton Alumnae Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta for the localities of Hampton and Newport News. Both these groups are non-partisan and do not endorse candidates. Questions will be taken from the audience and the … Continue reading Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters Forums
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I touched on the Trayvon Martin case, the Florida law and how such laws make their way across the country. A much more detailed read on the latter appeared in the printed paper just below my column: this article by Paul Krugman. For … Continue reading From their state capitols to ours
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