Norfolk Coordinated Campaign office opening Saturday

The Coordinated Campaign will open its Norfolk office this Saturday, August 16, at 10am. Join 2nd CD candidate Glenn Nye and Norfolk elected officials for the Grand Opening. And then join in canvassing and phone banking! The Norfolk office will be at 9647 First View Street and will provide volunteer opportunities every day. Phone banking: … Continue reading Norfolk Coordinated Campaign office opening Saturday →

Update on Andrea Miller’s campaign

There hasn't been much information coming out of the campaign of Andrea Miller, the Democratic candidate in the 4th CD, who is looking to unseat Randy Forbes. The last I heard, the campaign had lost its campaign manager and finance director. The campaign has a new manager, Penny Jordan. With her permission, here's an email … Continue reading Update on Andrea Miller’s campaign →

DePaul only the latest Bon Secours casualty

UPDATE (8/12, 10:48am): The hearing has been postponed again. Once I get a new date, I'll post it. Bon Secours Health System is on the move again, this time hoping to relocate another one of its urban Virginia hospitals to the suburbs. The above quote comes from a Modern Healthcare magazine article published July 12, … Continue reading DePaul only the latest Bon Secours casualty →

Opinion, please: reporters and political activity

The Virginian Pilot's public editor Joyce Hoffman laid out for readers in her Sunday column the changes to the rules for reporters: The Virginian-Pilot's ethics committee last week upped the ante on the sacrifices newsroom staffers must face when it added bite to its Code of Ethics and Professionalism. The panel broadly defined a provision … Continue reading Opinion, please: reporters and political activity →

Condolences to Del. Jeion Ward

My condolences to Del. Jeion Ward, who lost her son last Wednesday evening. The funeral will be held Tuesday, August 12 at 11am at 6th Mt. Zion Baptist Temple, 3100 Butternut Drive, Hampton, 23666. UPDATE (Sunday, 4:02pm): The obiturary is now available online as is a guest book where you can offer your condolences.

Headline speakers for the DNC announced

Just received via email: 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION HEADLINE SPEAKERS Monday August 25th's headline prime-time speaker will be Michelle Obama. Senator Hillary Clinton, who is a champion for working families and one of the most effective and empathetic voices in the country today, will be the headline prime-time speaker on Tuesday August 26th. The headline … Continue reading Headline speakers for the DNC announced →

The Pulpit Speaks: February 22, 1964

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: February 22, 1964 →

OTR 08/10: Offshore drilling

This Sunday's On the Record will feature a discussion about offshore drilling. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Virginia Beach State Senator Frank Wagner, who favors lifting the moratorium, and two environmentalists, Hampton University professor Benjamin Cuker and local Sierra Club conservation coordinator Eileen Levandoski. Catch OTR at 11:30am on WVEC. If you miss the … Continue reading OTR 08/10: Offshore drilling →

VBDC Breakfast with Moran

The Virginia Beach Democratic Committee held its regular breakfast this morning at Jason's Deli. (Note to VBDC: $8 for danish/coffee/juice/fruit ain't "breakfast.") With municipal elections for VB coming up in November, there were quite a few local candidates there - and all but one chose to address those assembled. The headliner for the event was … Continue reading VBDC Breakfast with Moran →