So I'm reading this article and see that Virginia Natural Gas will have a 35% increase effective July 1 and I'm thinking, "man, I'm glad I don't have gas." Oops. Right below it on the front page of PilotOnline is a link to an article about Dominion Virginia Power's request to increase its rates 18%, … Continue reading VNG bills go up 35% 7/1, electricity increase to follow
15,000!
A little milestone was reached today at 12:15pm: the 15,000th comment on this blog. (Of course, if I could count all the spam comments, I would have reached that number long ago. Since Akismet was installed here at WordPress.com, it has caught 311,640 spams šÆ ) So to whom goes the honor of having posted … Continue reading 15,000!
Reminder: Moran event tomorrow
If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so via the link in my sidebar to the right. Hope to see you there š
Opinion, please: profanity in public
Town Point Park, in downtown Norfolk, is a venue used for lots of weekend festivals. One, the Afr'Am Fest, has been held on Memorial Day weekend for the past 25 years, mostly without incident. The downtown area has changed a lot in 25 years, with the addition of upscale housing added to the retail mix. … Continue reading Opinion, please: profanity in public
RIP George Carlin
Probably my favorite comedian, George Carlin died Sunday. According to CNN: Carlin was best known for his routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," which appeared on 1972's "Class Clown" album. When Carlin uttered all seven at a show in Milwaukee in 1972, he was arrested for disturbing the peace, the AP reported. … Continue reading RIP George Carlin
Michelle Obama and the feminists
Mary Curtis, who refers to herself as "a black woman and a feminist," wrote an op-ed piece which appeared in Saturday's Washington Post in which she asks about the silence of feminists now that Michelle Obama has become the subject of sexist remarks. Unspoken but implied was that she was talking about white feminists. Had … Continue reading Michelle Obama and the feminists
BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan
From an email I received just a bit ago: Speaker Howell promised that the Republicans would put forth a transportation plan and I just got a copy of it this evening. I wanted to send it out to you all so you could get a chance to look it over before session tomorrow. Here's the … Continue reading BREAKING: House Republicans introduce transportation plan
The Pulpit Speaks: October 25, 1958
An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. A young man had been off to college to further prepare himself for the ministry. His father was an influential member of the church at home, and when the young man wrote to … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: October 25, 1958
Blacknell on FISA: Dems position “indefensible”
MB has a great post on the FISA controversy. The money quote: Iām tired of my fellow Democrats making excuses for these kinds of failures. Hear, hear! Head over and read the whole thing.
Norfolk Dems lose a good one
Doris Hildreth, a longtime member of the Norfolk City Democratic Committee, passed away earlier this week. Doris was a retired labor relations specialist and unions remained her passion. It is appropriate that her obituary mentions her being a member of the Young at Heart Club, because that, along with her insistence on the union bug … Continue reading Norfolk Dems lose a good one
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