Think your council is screwed up?

Perusing the Virginian Pilot this morning, I ran across an article about the Elizabeth City, NC council: The council has been one member short since Darryl Stallings was disqualified for living outside the 3rd Ward. Councilman Kirk Rivers faced a similar charge, and last month it was determined that he lives outside the city. Next … Continue reading Think your council is screwed up? →

Norfolk candidates debate April 9

In just over a month, two of the eight Norfolk Council seats will be up for election. These two seats are for the superwards, each representing about half of the city. Incumbent Ward 6 councilman Barclay Winn is being challenged by Jack Stiles, a frequent commenter on this blog. Incumbent Ward 7 councilwoman Daun Hester … Continue reading Norfolk candidates debate April 9 →

McCain’s free pass

While the Democrats continue beating up on each other, providing daily fodder for the media, McCain gets a pass - right into the White House.

Krugman: Look to policy for leadership

In a New York Times op ed published last week, writer Paul Krugman says: But policy proposals offer a window into candidates’ political souls — a much better window, if you ask me, than a bunch of supposedly revealing anecdotes and out-of-context quotes In that vein, he looks at the proposals of the presidential candidates … Continue reading Krugman: Look to policy for leadership →

The Pulpit Speaks: March 28, 1959

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. A few days ago I saw a car that had run out of gas. The tires were up, the ignition switch was working, the starter was still buzzing each time it was turned … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: March 28, 1959 →

Golf course built on fly ash

I'm no environmental expert but a reading of this story in today's Virginian Pilot raises more questions than it answers about a Chesapeake golf course, built over 1.5 million tons of fly ash, the byproduct of burning coal. If this were not a golf course, an industrial park or a similar venture, it would have … Continue reading Golf course built on fly ash →

OTR 03/30: Transportation

This Sunday's On the Record will feature the latest hot topic across the region: transportation. On the table is the expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, which Norfolk Mayor and Hampton Roads MPO chair Paul Fraim now supports and which was the topic of this article in Friday's Virginian Pilot. Joining host Joel Rubin … Continue reading OTR 03/30: Transportation →

Doo Dah Parade

I missed today's Doo Dah parade in downtown Norfolk. They used to hold this parade on April 1 but moved it to Friday the last couple of times. Here's a bit of video, courtesy of PilotOnline, of the parade. Looks like it was a lot of fun 😦

Three guys at the beach

Bet you never expected to see these three guys together 😉 The Rev. Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson are sitting on a couch and in walks Al Gore. This isn't a joke. The story is here.

Just some stuff I ran across

Catching up a little on my reading, I ran across a few interesting articles. First, there is this piece from TNR (emphasis mine). The issue of negative campaigning and its proper bounds is now dominating the Democratic campaign. In recent weeks, the neck-and-neck race has degenerated into a miasma of trivial flaps--the source of that … Continue reading Just some stuff I ran across →