Opinion, please: Role of government

The economy is, according to some, headed for a recession. President Bush has asked Congress to enact an economic stimulus package. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke agrees, as does Congress. Many of the presidential candidates (Romney, Clinton, McCain, Obama) have issued their own packages while some (Thompson, Kucinich) are not so sure. I'm curious - … Continue reading Opinion, please: Role of government →

The Pulpit Speaks: January 9, 1960

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Upon one occasion, Jesus said, "the night cometh and no man worketh." In so many words he was saying that He had a date with destiny. How true it is that each of … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 9, 1960 →

OTR 01/20: Big convention and proposed Pilot sale

This Sunday's On the Record will feature a conversation about the largest national convention ever to come to the region, the American Bus Association 2008 Marketplace. The convention will be held February 2-7 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. In the other segment, joining host Joel Rubin will be Gordon Borrell, a local communications consultant, … Continue reading OTR 01/20: Big convention and proposed Pilot sale →

CNU survey part 1

The CNU Center for Public Policy released part 1 of its recent survey of Virginia voters. The poll of 700 registered voters was conducted January 8-10 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.7%. The poll found: Virginia voters are more positive than negative about the state's overall direction, with 48% of them saying … Continue reading CNU survey part 1 →

Dissing redistricting reform

Thanks to Assembly Access, we get to see the House P&E subcommittee on Elections kill not one, but two redistricting bills this morning. First up: Del. Ken Plum's HB339. By the way, note that he says that he introduced this same proposal in 1978, when there were 75 Democrats in the House of Delegates. And … Continue reading Dissing redistricting reform →

Calling for your candidate

I spent a few hours last night making phone calls to Nevada caucus goers on behalf of Hillary Clinton. Their enthusiasm was infectious, reminding me once again how important it is to connect with others who share your views. I talked to young people and older people, men and women. Those who couldn't make the … Continue reading Calling for your candidate →

NTP2: Evaluating city government

The Norfolk Tea Party 2 will be holding a meeting Saturday morning at 9am at The Banque (1849 E. Little Creek Rd), the purpose of which is to conduct a survey about city government. The latest efforts by the group were the subject of this article in The Virginian Pilot, as there is some concern … Continue reading NTP2: Evaluating city government →

More on HU cancer center

WVEC* has a nice story up about the cancer center being built by HU. The traditionally black Hampton University is footing the bill for a $225 million treatment and research center because of the prevalence of cancer among African-Americans. "African Americans have the highest cancer death rate of all racial, ethnic groups," said Bill Thomas … Continue reading More on HU cancer center →

Friday update (01/18): verifiable voting

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. There are only a few bills dealing with the issue of verifiable voting. SB35 (Deeds) will require that hard copy op-scan ballots be rerun through the machines in the event of a recount. SB292 (Herring) will require random audits of op-scan tabulators within 24 hours after the initial … Continue reading Friday update (01/18): verifiable voting →