NARAL announces PAC

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia is launching a political action committee. From an email I received: Why is NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia Launching a PAC? Because we're serious about electing a Pro-Choice majority in Richmond. Just this month in the General Assembly: A bill requiring women to report miscarriages to the police has been introduced. A bill requiring … Continue reading NARAL announces PAC →

American Idol Season 8: we have 36

Season 8 of American Idol is underway. Auditions were held around the country, with promising talent receiving the coveted gold ticket and an invitation to Hollywood. After a grueling week, tonight the group was whittled to 36. I've not seen any one singer who stands above the rest at this point, probably because of the … Continue reading American Idol Season 8: we have 36 →

Three years

As the little graphic near the bottom of my sidebar reminds me, today marks three years since I started this blog. During that time, I have written almost 3,000 posts, you have provided nearly 19,000 comments and more than 661,000 views. While I remain committed to the ideas of Thomas Jefferson as quoted in my … Continue reading Three years →

Northam saga and root causes

Around 1:45pm Tuesday afternoon, I was alerted to the now infamous Tweet by RPV chair Jeff Frederick. Within minutes, I was informed that the Democrat in question was none other than my own senator, Ralph Northam. Much has been written throughout the blogosphere about how the situation with Northam arose. (The Virginian Pilot has their … Continue reading Northam saga and root causes →

McAuliffe holds Economic Roundtable in Norfolk

The Murray Center in Norfolk was the setting Monday for an Economic Roundtable, the first of a series of such events that gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe plans to hold around the Commonwealth over the next six weeks.  From the email announcing the series: With Virginia facing unprecedented economic challenges, the roundtables will focus on a … Continue reading McAuliffe holds Economic Roundtable in Norfolk →

Hampton Roads Performs

Last Tuesday, I attended the launch of Hampton Roads Performs, the first regional version of Virginia Performs, itself an initiative of the Council on Virginia's Future. On hand for the launch were Governor Tim Kaine, who chairs the council, vice chair John O. (Dubby) Wynne, Hampton Roads Partnership chair Dana Dickens and representatives from the … Continue reading Hampton Roads Performs →

JJ Dinner 2009 wrapup

UPDATE: As they become available, I will add links to the JJ videos of the candidates.  Click on the candidate's name below for the link to their video. I headed  up to Richmond Saturday afternoon after a day of work. I entered the Richmond Convention Center from the back of the building. Once inside, I … Continue reading JJ Dinner 2009 wrapup →

The Pulpit Speaks: January 21, 1956

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown.This is the first article that I have in my collection. Once again we enter into a new year. We look down and see the scars brought on us by the struggles, strifes, and … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 21, 1956 →

SPSA “blatantly” hid financial straits

So goes the headline in today's ongoing saga of Southeastern Public Service Authority, better known as SPSA. The Virginia Pilot reports that the troubled agency received a scathing letter from Sheryl Bailey, executive director of the Virginia Resources Authority, which loaned SPSA $129 million. SPSA "blatantly and recklessly misrepresented" its financial condition... [...] The VRA, … Continue reading SPSA “blatantly” hid financial straits →