When the community comes together

Saturday morning dawned cold and rainy. Despite that, volunteers from throughout the community gathered at 8am at James Monroe Elementary School, located in Park Place, to plant a rain garden at the school. How appropriate to be planting a rain garden in the rain! Pretty soon, though, the sun came out (although the mud remained) … Continue reading When the community comes together →

Cook: “I’m sick and tired”

Norfolk School Board member Billy Cook was the focus of an article in Sunday's Virginian Pilot. Cook is on a mission: to end youth violence, and is urging others to help: Each time Cook heard about another shooting, beating or murder, he e-mailed messages to nearly 100 people. Sometimes he gave media interviews, calling for … Continue reading Cook: “I’m sick and tired” →

OTR 11/16: The Jordan bridge

This Sunday's On the Record will feature a discussion regarding the closing of the Jordan Bridge and traffic congestion in Hampton Roads. Chesapeake Traffic Engineer Earl Sorey and Hampton Roads Planning District Commission Executive Director Dwight Farmer will join 13 News Reporter Mike Gooding, who will be subbing for Joel Rubin. Catch OTR at noon … Continue reading OTR 11/16: The Jordan bridge →

Did you notice a decrease in spam?

You should have. ... a ragtag band of researchers pulled off the unprecedented coup of drastically cutting the spam volume by adopting a new strategy: going after mainstream U.S. companies that can unknowingly help spammers, identity thieves and child porn purveyors by carrying their traffic on the Internet. The result: Two big providers of Internet … Continue reading Did you notice a decrease in spam? →

I visited the Nimmo Republican Women’s Club…

... and lived to tell about it 🙂 Jim Hoeft, Brian Kirwin and I were invited to the Nimmo Republican Women's Club to discuss the 2008 Elections.  Fortunately, I wasn't the only Democrat in the room. Jim recorded the entire thing and has it here. If you haven't heard enough election analysis, check it out … Continue reading I visited the Nimmo Republican Women’s Club… →

Moran picks up Loudoun County endorsements

House Democratic Caucus chair Del. Brian Moran, candidate for governor in 2009, announced some endorsements from elected officials in Loudoun County Thursday. From the email: Endorsing were: Every Democrat in the Houses of Delegates from Loudoun, most of the Democrats on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of Leesburg, members of the Leesburg … Continue reading Moran picks up Loudoun County endorsements →

26,000 requests for 500 tickets

Monday, I got an email from Senator Jim Webb's office regarding requests for inauguration tickets. “As of this morning, we have received in excess of 15,000 requests for the Inaugural Swearing-In ceremony in January. If this year is consistent with years past, our office will likely receive about 500 tickets. Space is limited and we … Continue reading 26,000 requests for 500 tickets →

Vick back to NFL?

Perhaps. Imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick expects to return to pro football, according to his bankruptcy attorneys who laid out a plan to pay creditors based in part on his anticipated earnings. "The Debtor has every reason to believe that upon his release, he will be reinstated into the NFL, resume his career and be … Continue reading Vick back to NFL? →

Local budget shortfalls

Tuesday, Norfolk announced a $24 million budget shortfall. Today, Virginia Beach announced a similar amount - at least $22 million. This is going to be painful, folks.