Broadband Is Job Stimulant For Virginia

Guest post by Timothy J. Early The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has awarded $21.5 million in broadband stimulus projects in southern Virginia. Although these projects are directed specifically at connecting Virginia Tech campuses and bringing broadband to public schools in Blacksburg, Bedford and six counties in the Appalachian region of Virginia, one report states … Continue reading Broadband Is Job Stimulant For Virginia →

Sine Die

At a little before 6pm Sunday, both houses of the legislature completed this session and adjourned sine die. The extra day of session was to deal with the budget, which covers the next two years of operations for the Commonwealth. With a $4.2 billion shortfall, some hard choices had to be made.  The budget is … Continue reading Sine Die →

Saunders campaign kickoff Sunday

Barbara Saunders, candidate for the Norfolk council seat in Ward 1, will have a campaign kickoff this coming Sunday, March 14. The event begins at 1pm and will be held at Ocean View Baptist Church. More details are available in the flier (pdf).

American Idol Results 03/11/10

Four more contestants - two females and two males - were eliminated from Season 9 of American Idol. Slowly, we are getting to the better part of the season. The first elimination was Katelyn. As I tweeted last night, I think she chose the right song - "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King. … Continue reading American Idol Results 03/11/10 →

Musings on the democratic process

Once the democratic process is corrupted, the scourge cannot be contained. You see, change isn’t always bad, and standing still can mean you’re actually falling behind. To improve the outcome, the folks who continue to do what’s always been done should be outvoted — or replaced. The two quotes above come from facing pages in … Continue reading Musings on the democratic process →

ICYMI: VA Gaywatch

Jon Stewart poked fun last night at Virginia's Governor, Bob McDonnell and Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. UPDATE: The Governor has issued Executive Directive #1 (pdf) on discrimination. From the accompanying email: While the separation of powers doctrine precludes the Governor from changing the Virginia Human Rights Act via Executive Order, he wants to be clear … Continue reading ICYMI: VA Gaywatch →

Who is McKinley Price?

Come May 4, the residents of Newport News will elect a new mayor. Joe Frank, who was the city's first elected mayor in 1996, has decided to step down. Some say the reason is that Frank could no longer count to four: the seven member council has a relatively new coalition of four and Frank … Continue reading Who is McKinley Price? →

Shad Planking set for April 21

The 62nd Annual Shad Planking will be held on Wednesday, April 21, beginning at 2pm at the Wakefield Sportsman’s Club. The formal event starts at 4pm and the speaker will be former Senator and former Governor George Allen. Tickets are $20 if purchased before April 1 and $25 thereafter.

With friends like these…

... who needs enemies? The photo at left shows Norfolk Councilman Randy Wright at a McCain/Palin rally. Sitting next to him is Pam Brown, the president of the Norfolk Republican Party, and, I'm told, one of the co-chairs of his campaign. In the blog post which accompanies the photo, Pilot writer Kerry Dougherty calls him … Continue reading With friends like these… →