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John Miller event with Mark Warner

The Virginia Air and Space Museum in Hampton was the location of Thursday night's reception for John Miller. Former governor and Senate candidate Mark Warner was the special guest. People from all over the 1st District gathered in support of Miller. While there were some familiar faces, there were a number of people there who … Continue reading John Miller event with Mark Warner →

Latest on Bay Oaks: town hall meetings

Sunday's Virginian-Pilot contained an update on the property in East Ocean View known as Bay Oaks. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the city was to take up during its retreat what to do with the 21 acres of vacant land. Well, it seems that council plans to hold a couple of town hall … Continue reading Latest on Bay Oaks: town hall meetings →

Yvonne Miller golf tournament

Senator Yvonne Miller held her fourth annual Golf Tournament and BBQ this afternoon at the Lake Wright Golf Course in Norfolk. This was the third year that I have attended the event, although I only play golf on my Wii 😆 As you can imagine, the event gets larger every year. I arrived a little … Continue reading Yvonne Miller golf tournament →

On SCHIP

I tend to stay away from national politics on this blog. There are many, many places across the net to read about those issues. But yesterday's veto by George Bush requires comment. This letter to the editor that appears in today's Virginian-Pilot sums up my feelings: The thing that separates human beings from all other … Continue reading On SCHIP →

OTR candidate debate schedule

WVEC's On the Record with host Joel Rubin will have the following candidate debates: 10/07 - 83rd House District - Democrat Joe Bouchard and Republican Chris Stolle 10/14 - 6th Senate District - Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican incumbent Nick Rerras 10/21 - 87th House District - incumbent Democrat Paula Miller and Republican Hank Giffin … Continue reading OTR candidate debate schedule →

One at a time

One at a time. That's how you persuade voters. And then they tell a friend, who tells a friend, and so on. Pretty soon, you've got a steamroller going. And an election won. Yesterday, Steve Heretick picked up another voter - Grumpy. He says: I know Mr. Heretick and know him to be an honest, … Continue reading One at a time →