Don't you just love Virginia's every-year elections? No down time for voters here. With eyes barely focused on this November's elections, the 2014 elections are already starting. Scott Rigell, the Republican representative in the 2nd Congressional District, will face a Democratic challenger, and unless someone else steps up, that challenger will be Suzanne Patrick. The … Continue reading Rigell has a challenger
Donald Luzzatto, editorial page editor at The Virginian-Pilot, penned an article for yesterday's paper in which he noted that he will be de-emphasizing incumbency as he evaluates candidates for endorsement this fall. A bent toward incumbency isn't by any means new. It has been a factor in Virginian-Pilot editorial page endorsements for a long time, … Continue reading One editorial board member’s shift in priorities
Been so long since I put up one of these but it's not because I haven't run across some fun things to do; rather, it's been a lack of time. So how about two of them? First up: Back to School! This is a sample of questions on the 2013 New York State math tests, … Continue reading Friday fun: a two-fer
Hate to quibble with the writer of the headline for today's editorial in The Virginian-Pilot, but Old Dominion University is not just becoming a star, it already is 🙂 Other than that, the editorial is dead on - and I couldn't have done better if I had written it myself. With my media hat on, … Continue reading ODU is a star
I can recall meeting Boyd Marcus only once, at one of the Blogger's Days that LG Bill Bolling hosted (before they decided it would be a partisan event and excluded me and others). To say he was revered amongst the Republicans there would be an understatement. So when the email came yesterday announcing that Marcus … Continue reading BFD: Marcus endorses McAuliffe
When the news broke Friday that Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell had purchased stock in Start Scientific - not once, but twice - without Governor Bob McDonnell's knowledge, the accountant in me went straight to the tax implications. Bill Burck, an attorney for the first lady, said she purchased 6,000 shares of Star stock on … Continue reading Maureen (& Bob) McDonnell’s stock purchases
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. As I was hauling trash to the curb yesterday, one of my neighbors stopped me to talk about the column. His first question: who is the third candidate for governor? I doubt if he's the only one who is unaware of Robert Sarvis. It seems … Continue reading ICYMI: Change begins with us
I've been following the saga of the removal of park benches in some areas of Ghent. The reason given by the city is that they need to combat crime; it appears, though, the real problem is homelessness in the city. More than 30 years ago, I was involved with an organization that worked on behalf … Continue reading Norfolk removes park benches
Generally, Cathy Lewis' HearSay is live on WHRO at noon Mondays through Thursdays. However, Tuesday's show was taped - and no doubt it was the ungodly 9am taping Monday morning that made me forget about it 😦 It wasn't until I got a tweet from somebody during Tuesday's airing that I remembered - and by … Continue reading On the radio talking Virginia politics
The Women's Strike Force has so far endorsed 22 candidates for this fall's House of Delegates elections. Nineteen of them are challengers and three are running for open seats. All of them are, as the endorsement page says, "pro-choice and adamantly opposed to the mandatory ultrasound and personhood bills supported by the current or previous … Continue reading Women’s Strike Force endorsements, distributions
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