Quick review: BlackBerry Curve 8900

During my time off, I celebrated my birthday by getting a new BlackBerry, the Curve 8900. While my Pearl was working just fine, I had long wanted to try a BB with a full keyboard as opposed to the two-letters-per-key that the Pearl has. RIM has been rolling out a bunch of new BBs. Among … Continue reading Quick review: BlackBerry Curve 8900 →

The Dallas Principles

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Twenty four people gathered last weekend at a hotel at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. The topic was the "immediate need for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender people in the United States." The result was The Dallas Principles. From Pam's House … Continue reading The Dallas Principles →

American Idol 05/19/09: The finale

The two finalists for the title of American Idol each took the stage three times tonight. The first song was of their own choosing and neither Adam nor Kris disappointed. Adam, who lost the coin toss, went first with "Mad World." Kris, sitting at the piano, did a wonderful interpretation of  "Ain't No Sunshine." The … Continue reading American Idol 05/19/09: The finale →

ICYMI: WashPo on polls

They are all junk. Our responsibility is to scrutinize the data we report as carefully as we do the sources we quote in stories. By publishing numbers of uncertain quality or ones lacking essential context, we amplify those findings, and risk misleading you. None of the recent polls in the Virginia governor's race meet our … Continue reading ICYMI: WashPo on polls →

Kerry on Norfolk real estate assessors

Virginian-Pilot columnist Kerry Dougherty takes a tip from my earlier post on the Norfolk real estate assessor's plan to review all of the properties in the city in an article today. She sided with many of the comments posted: When we find out how many residents rolled out the welcome mat, we'll also know how … Continue reading Kerry on Norfolk real estate assessors →

Congrats to President Broderick

The ODU Board of Visitors has named John Broderick president of the university. Broderick, 52, has been at the university for 15 years and hasbeen acting president for nearly a year. He succeeds Roseann Runte to become the eighth president in the university's history. Congratulations to President Broderick! Photo from The Virginian-Pilot

Help Joe Bouchard

When I spoke last week of what was at stake in November, I mentioned the possibility of us losing seats. In my mind, I was thinking about the challenge facing my friend, Del. Joe Bouchard. Those who know me well know that I don't casually toss around the term "friend." Until he ran in 2007, … Continue reading Help Joe Bouchard →

From someone with no horse in the race

Ryan Nobles of NBC12 has this to say about the negative tone of  the gubernatorial race (emphasis mine): But since we are on the topic let’s set the record straight. All three of the democratic candidates for governor have been negative at one point or another. It comes in many different forms: radio-ads, blog posts, … Continue reading From someone with no horse in the race →