Think you know Virginia politics? Take this quiz and report your results. I got 60 of 71 right, but it took a whole lot of head-scratching to come up with the answers. (And no, I didn't cheat.) Blame Trent Armitage for today's quiz: he tweeted it last night 😉
Category: Virginia
Grateful for America’s freedoms
My latest column, with the above title, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot today. (The online version is here - not under my name category on the main opinion page.) Some of the references mentioned in the article: Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index 2010 Freedom of the Press Map of Press Freedom 2010 John Milton's Areopagitica … Continue reading Grateful for America’s freedoms
Quickie roundup
Haven't done one of these in a while. Nearly everyone is up in arms about the new TSA procedures for either full-body scans or pat-downs. I don't fly very often so it's unlikely I'll be subjected to either in the near future. And by the time I fly again, the rules will have probably changed. … Continue reading Quickie roundup
Sen. Lucas: Brian Moran for Chairman of DPVA
Sen. L. Louise Lucas issued the following statement: Democrats across Virginia need a strong and knowledgeable leader to fight for the party in the next election. I know Brian Moran is fully aware of what goes on in the General Assembly and the State Senate. Years ago, Brian and I jointly gave the response to … Continue reading Sen. Lucas: Brian Moran for Chairman of DPVA
Reminder: Women’s Legislative Roundtable
Just a quick reminder that the deadline to RSVP to the Women's Legislative Roundtable is tomorrow. For details, see this post.
Get ready for a Republican governor 2013
I've been saying privately for a year now that Virginia is looking at a having a Republican governor in 2013. Yesterday's release of a poll showing Barack Obama ahead of all of the Republican candidates polled just adds a little more fuel to it. Recall this from an earlier post: 1976 – Jimmy Carter (D) … Continue reading Get ready for a Republican governor 2013
PilotOnline opinion channel changes
Editorial page editor Donald Luzzatto, in an article this morning, discussed the implementation of the new commenting system on the Opinion channel of the paper's website: At the PilotOnline.com Opinion channel, the online masks come off today. Starting this morning, if you want to respond to a letter, column or editorial, you'll have to provide … Continue reading PilotOnline opinion channel changes
Jen Little: Brian Moran for DPVA chairman
From an email I received: Dear Fellow Democrats, Brian Moran can count on my support in December, and I hope he can count on yours too! I am in very good company with Brian Moran's many, many endorsements from all over the Commonwealth. I am sending this note as a grassroots Democrat inspired to step … Continue reading Jen Little: Brian Moran for DPVA chairman
In need of a civic renaissance
The above is the title of my latest column, which appeared in Wednesday's Virginian-Pilot. As noted in the article, the transcripts of the House hearings can be found on the state's redistricting website. (Just so happens that when I attended the Norfolk hearing, I noticed that there was a court reporter there. I then asked … Continue reading In need of a civic renaissance
Women’s legislative roundtable
WOMEN’S LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE PRE-SESSION FORUM Moderated by the League of Women Voters of Virginia Wednesday, December 1, 2010 9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. House Room 1, underground section of the Capitol addition Entrance on Bank Street, Richmond, Virginia Google: “Parking in Richmond Capitol Square” for options Speakers will provide information on the upcoming … Continue reading Women’s legislative roundtable
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