My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I talk about some of the legislation that has been introduced in this session of the General Assembly, legislation that has made Virginia the butt of jokes pretty much everywhere. Drawing on the survey conducted by the Wason Center, it seems that the legislature is … Continue reading When voters stay at home
My friend, Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr., spoke on the floor of the House of Delegates yesterday against the invasive ultrasound bill. Thank you, Delegate, for speaking up for the rights of women. And I guess all this attention to Virginia is starting to have an effect on the bill. According to this article and others, … Continue reading Del. Lionell Spruill Sr: exactly right!
The Wason Center for Public Policy has released, in two parts, the results of its latest survey of Virginia voters on the topics of Republican Presidential primary, presidential election, U.S. Senate election, and the General Assembly. Key horserace findings: Allen and Kaine are tied Obama trails Romney and Santorum, beats Gingrich, and ties Paul Hope … Continue reading New survey of Virginia voters
An occasional sharing of the email I receive. My column from two weeks ago prompted the following email, which I received yesterday: I am responding to your column on February 8,'12 in The Virginian-Pilot that I consider a very one sided view of a very dark period in Virginian history that the victorious North euphemistically … Continue reading From the mailbag 02/20/12
The headline blared on the front page of The Virginian-Pilot. The lead paragraph says it all: Circuit Judge Charles E. Poston took the rare step Tuesday of impaneling a special grand jury to recommend whether criminal charges will be filed in the case of the no-show worker at the Norfolk Community Services Board. This is … Continue reading Grand jury impaneled in Norfolk CSB case
The question of whether there would be a challenger to Robert Hurt (R-Chatham) this year in the House of Representatives has been answered. George Loper, by way of Dave Sagarin: News accounts tell us that Williams has degrees in research methodology and in strategic intelligence, and has also studied ecology and worked in that field. … Continue reading Dr. Peyton WIlliams Jr. to run for 5th District seat
For years, citizens of Prince Edward County have had to watch as the Board Of Supervisors and the IDA (Industrial Development Authority) have unwisely spent their money (in the form of taxes and fees and obligations) on one scheme after another. Enter the failed project that the county has spent millions, and some amount in … Continue reading Prince Edward County continues with “Road to Nowhere”
My Senator, Ralph Northam, spoke about the pre-abortion ultrasound bill, SB484, on the floor of the Senate. One of the points I'd make is the invasive nature of transvaginal ultrasounds, which would be necessary in many cases. I've had such a procedure - and without going into too many details, let me just say it … Continue reading Go, Ralph, go!
No, that's not a typo. My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. With February being Black History Month, I wanted to write something for it. I had run across Senate Joint Resolution 13 when looking at bills earlier, reading just the synopsis of the bill. Thinking that there might be a local connection, I … Continue reading A Paige in history
Chesapeake Del. John Cosgrove led the list of Hampton Roads legislators in receiving gifts last year, according to this report. But I'm not going to gig him on that: the France trip, included in the gifts he reported, convinced him that uranium mining "is probably not in the best interest of Hampton Roads." So there … Continue reading Legislator gifts: kudos to Blevins, Purkey
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