The above is the title of an article in today's Daily Press, which is part one of a two-part series. The article lays out that many students - even graduates - are leaving high school unprepared for the workplace, forcing the companies to hire foreigners or forgo expansion plans. Many recent high school graduates who … Continue reading So many jobs, so few qualified
Category: Virginia
Pursuing the 2008 nomination: Mike Gravel
As was pointed out to me, the first candidate to announce for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president is former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel, who announced his candidacy on April 17, 2006. Gravel served in the senate from 1969 to 1981 and was formerly the speaker of the Alaskan House of Representatives. With a theme … Continue reading Pursuing the 2008 nomination: Mike Gravel
Shaming nonvoters into voting
Roger Chelsey, associate editor of the Virginian-Pilot's editorial page, relates in his op-ed piece today the story of a case of an attempt to shame nonvoters into casting ballots: In Tennessee recently, a black weekly newspaper took a page from that classic and affixed another "A" - for apathy - on individuals who didn't cast … Continue reading Shaming nonvoters into voting
VPB and WordPress
An increasing number of Virginia political bloggers are abandoning Blogger (yea!) and heading over here to WordPress for their blog hosting. (For anyone who is looking to change over, be aware that WordPress offers an import function, so you can bring all of your posts over from Blogger. Howver, you cannot import your posts from … Continue reading VPB and WordPress
GOTV
For those of us familiar with campaigns, the acronym GOTV is known. A casual reader may not be so familiar with the term, but GOTV - or Get Out The Vote - is a critical component of a successful campaign. Appropriately, long-time activist Alice Marshall has a blog named GOTV. Alice has been posting a … Continue reading GOTV
Paula Miller fundraiser 12/9
On Saturday, December 9, join Delegate Paula Miller (D-87th) with special guest Governor Tim Kaine for a reception. The event, hosted by Sheriff and Mrs. Bob McCabe, will be held from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at 9552 25th Bay Street in the East Beach section of Norfolk. Tickets are $250, $500 and $1,000. Not yet declared … Continue reading Paula Miller fundraiser 12/9
Vote by mail
Oregon's secretary of state Bill Bradbury wrote an op-ed piece for the Washington Post which was reprinted in today's Virginian-Pilot. Last year, a similar piece by the same author appeared. In both pieces, Bradbury extolls the virtues of voting by mail, which Oregon adopted in 1998. The results of this process cannot be denied. Fraud-free … Continue reading Vote by mail
DPVA and the netroots
I've been following a couple of discussions going on in the blogsphere (NLS, Raising Kaine) about the Democratic Party of Virginia and the netroots. It seems that many who participate in the netroots think that the DPVA didn't do as much as they should have in the last election. From reading the responses posted, what … Continue reading DPVA and the netroots
Spruill roast
Last night, I attended a roast of Delegate Lionell Spruill (77th). Prior to dinner, there was a reception for people to mingle and talk. I spent most of my pre-dinner reception time in the VIP reception, where I got a chance to speak with some of the electeds in attendence, including Senators Yvonne Miller (5th), … Continue reading Spruill roast
LWV: Forum on Redistricting and Reapportionment
Tomorrow, November 18, the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads will hold a forum on the subject of redistricting and reapportionment. The forum will feature Senator Yvonne Miller Dr. Rudolph Wilson from NSU Political Science Department and will be held from 9:00am to 10:15am at Virginia Wesleyan College, Boyd East. The forum is … Continue reading LWV: Forum on Redistricting and Reapportionment
