From last night: https://twitter.com/_Gonzi/status/547219344355520512 https://twitter.com/vpaige/status/547220215290134528 And then there's this: Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales and defense attorneys Mike Rosenberg and Ali Sprinkle had to work quickly to get their names on the ballot. They said they learned on Thursday of the election to replace former Commonwealth's Attorney Earle Mobley and had to spend the weekend … Continue reading Not democracy
Every year, as a requirement for maintaining my CPA license, I have to take an ethics course. Perhaps it is time for something similar for our elected officials. The annual ethics requirement didn’t always exist. It used to be a one-shot deal: after passing the exam, I had to complete a comprehensive professional ethics exam … Continue reading On ethics
About to get started on my Thanksgiving cooking. A couple of stories I'm keeping my eye on: Sexual assault on campus. The story from Rolling Stone was absolutely chilling, if not completely surprising. There's been a big push this year to make awareness - and prevention - of this a priority. The RS article has … Continue reading Quick hits: 11/26/14
Not much has changed around here - still swamped. But I've been keeping my eye on several stories: The Sessoms saga. The Virginian-Pilot's John Holland dropped a bombshell in his investigative report of votes made by Virginia Beach mayor Will Sessoms that appear to have benefited borrowers of his employer, TowneBank. In the wake of … Continue reading Quick hits: 11/18/24
The monthly editorial roundtable on Hearsay with Cathy Lewis today at noon should be interesting. I'll be joining Donald Luzzatto from The Virginian-Pilot, Brian Colligan from The Daily Press, and John Fredericks from "The John Fredericks Show," a radio program. Tune in!
Here's a nifty tool to look up your voting place and what's on your ballot. It works regardless of the state you are in. If you haven't voted already, please do so. Polls in Virginia are open until 7pm.
The Virginian-Pilot has compiled a voter guide for Southside Hampton Roads. The guide includes both federal and local candidates - remember, three localities have local contests on the ballot - and has not only profiles of the candidates but also video interviews, if the candidate chose to participate. This has to be one of the … Continue reading Southside Hampton Roads voter guides
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I discuss the effects of the U.S. Supreme court decision in Shelby on the upcoming redrawing of Virginia's 3rd - and surrounding - congressional district. I covered some of this ground in my earlier op-eds, particularly just after Shelby and after a bill … Continue reading ICYMI: Virginia’s redistricting dilemma
Just a quick reminder that the 2nd Congressional District candidates forum is tomorrow - Saturday, October 18 - at 10am. Doors open at 9:30am. The forum will be held at the Chandler Recital Hall of the Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center (Corner of 49th Street and Elkhorn Avenue) on the campus of Old Dominion … Continue reading Reminder: 2nd CD candidate forum tomorrow
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The topic, of course, was the ruling last week (pdf) that Virginia's 3rd Congressional district has to be redrawn. If the 3rd is redrawn, the surrounding districts have to be redrawn as well. This is a golden opportunity to get redistricting done right - … Continue reading ICYMI: Make most of do-over for the 3rd
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