Mayor’s Town Hall meeting tonight: Ward 2

Mayor Paul Fraim has announced a series of six Town Hall meetings to be held around the city in an attempt to solict from residents input on what we think our needs are prior to the start of the budget process in January. The first of those meetings will be held tonight at the Lafayette-Winona … Continue reading Mayor’s Town Hall meeting tonight: Ward 2 →

VP: Wednesday question for the candidates

Here is the last of the questions posed by the Virginian-Pilot to the candidates: How should the experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan guide U.S. foreign policy in the future? We have spent a half-trillion dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What should our priorities be for the future? The responses: George Allen Jim Webb Thelma Drake … Continue reading VP: Wednesday question for the candidates →

Letter to Bishop Glenn

One of my readers sent me a copy of the letter she sent to Bishop Gerald Glenn regarding his recent "endorsement" of George Allen. As mentioned previously, the Bishop's endorsement had a caveat: that Allen stop attacking Webb. I don't know if the Bishop has withdrawn his support of Allen, but given that he ran … Continue reading Letter to Bishop Glenn →

VP: Tuesday question for the candidates

Today's question: How would you grade the performance of the administration and the Pentagon in fighting the war in Iraq? The responses: George Allen Jim Webb Thelma Drake Phil Kellam

Drake-Kellam forum 10/18

This might be the very last time we see the candidates together. According to the Pilot, the Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach is sponsoring a forum at the Crowne Plaza Virginia Beach, 4453 Bonney Road. Registration will start at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon and the forum at 12:20 p.m. Tickets … Continue reading Drake-Kellam forum 10/18 →

DSCC jumps into VA Senate race

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has decided to invest $1 million in the Virginia Senate race. The following ad will be shown in Hampton Roads, Richmond and Northern Virginia.

Final Webb/Allen debate

For many Virginians, last night's final debate between Republican incumbent Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb was the first opportunity to see the candidates together. I had one at my house last night. She is not a political junkie, like those among the blogsphere, but she is a newspaper reader and therefore, pretty … Continue reading Final Webb/Allen debate →

Conservative paper urges Vote NO!

The conservative Arlington Sun Gazette has come out against the so-called Marriage Amendment (Ballot Issue #1), saying: On principle, we should be in favor of the proposed state constitutional amendment banning so-called “gay marriage. [...] Unfortunately, the proposed amendment Virginia voters will be casting ballots on this November is overreaching, ambiguous and clumsily written. This … Continue reading Conservative paper urges Vote NO! →

VP: Monday questions for the candidates

Today's question: Some units from Hampton Roads have been deployed two or three times and sailors now are being sent to do the jobs of soldiers. Can our armed forces keep this up? The responses: George Allen Jim Webb Thelma Drake Phil Kellam