The Washington Redskins defeated long-term rival Dallas yesterday. The 27-6 win propels the team into the playoffs. I didn't get to see the game, although I did hear a bit of it on the radio as I traveled from one place to the other. Sitting in traffic on 495 prior to the game, though, I … Continue reading Playoffs, baby!
The Pulpit Speaks: January 3, 1959
An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "For the kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods." This story is known to all Bible scholars. … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 3, 1959
Go, Giants!
It's halftime and the NY Giants are leading the undefeated New England Patriots 21-16. I'm no Giants fan, really, but I don't want the Patriots to go undefeated. I just don't think they are that good of a team. Their schedule has been weak: remember that their 15 wins include 2 over the hapless 1-14 … Continue reading Go, Giants!
More on HU cancer center
From the comments in this post, by Chester Lewis, II: This week the New York Times addressed the miracle of proton therapy in savings lives. The national story also quoted Dr. William Harvey, president of Hampton University, who should develop the sixth such facility in America. This is great for Virginia, but especially for the … Continue reading More on HU cancer center
Blog tweaks
OK, it's been over a month since I switched to this new theme. Since that time, I've been tweaking it, learning a little CSS as I went along. Here at WordPress, we don't have access to the underlying html files (since we are on a shared platform) so there are some limits as to what … Continue reading Blog tweaks
Wes Clark conference call for Hillary
Retired General Wesley Clark just completed a conference call on behalf of Hillary Clinton. To say that the general is a Clinton supporter would be an understatement: Clark literally gushed with his enthusiasm for Clinton, calling her "incredibly gracious and warm, personable and candid" and "a tremendous intellect." He also called her "incredibly bright, intuitive … Continue reading Wes Clark conference call for Hillary
AG bloggers’ conference call
Attorney General Bob McDonnell held a conference call this afternoon with bloggers and at least one member of the main stream media. The main purpose of the call was to give the AG the opportunity to discuss the accomplishments of his office, the third largest law firm in Virginia, over the past year and to … Continue reading AG bloggers’ conference call
OTR 12/30: The rookies
This Sunday's On the Record will feature appearances by three Hampton Roads rookie Delegates: Joe Bouchard (D-83rd), Bobby Mathieson (D-21st) and Brenda Pogge (R-96th). No doubt part of the discussion will be about this article, in which Bouchard and Mathieson (along with Senator-elect Ralph Northam) discussed the challenges of juggling a part time job in … Continue reading OTR 12/30: The rookies
My legislative agenda: verifiable voting
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to roll out my legislative agenda. This is the fifth - and last- in the series. I can't think of anything in our democracy that is more important than making sure that every vote is counted and counted correctly. In 2005, S. 450 was introduced … Continue reading My legislative agenda: verifiable voting
No delay to the start of tax season – for most
With the AMT freeze now the law, the IRS has announced that there will be no delay to the start of tax season for most taxpayers. Feb. 11 is the target date for those who need to file certain AMT-related forms. Although as many as 13.5 million taxpayers will not be able to file their … Continue reading No delay to the start of tax season – for most
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