OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan

Coming Sunday, Joel Rubin's On the Record will have the third candidate for Senate, Gail Parker, as a guest. (Would somebody let Parker know her site doesn't render properly in Firefox or Mozilla?) Parker's main issue is rail. Also on the show are VB Dems blogger and Young Democrat Sean Holihan, along with ODU College … Continue reading OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan →

SurveyUSA and Marshall Newman amendment

Included in the latest SurveyUSA poll is a question on the Marshall Newman amendment, Question 1 on the ballot. SurveyUSA changed its methodology when asking this question: SurveyUSA has gone from reading a summary of the ballot question to, today, reading no summary at all... It is wrong to infer that the number of "undecided" … Continue reading SurveyUSA and Marshall Newman amendment →

On the issues: Webb v Allen on stem cells

Here is second of the side-by-side analysis issued by the Webb campaign, this one on stem cells. As before, what do you think about this? Previously: Environment and energy Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen

Amendment news

Head over to Blogging the Amendment for some updates. The Arlington County Board and the Falls Church City Council have joined the chorus of those who see this amendment as going too far, writing discrimination into the Bill of Rights. They are urging their constituents to VoteNO on Ballot Question #1. I applaud these communities … Continue reading Amendment news →

Darden shooting: summary to be released

Despite calls from Mayor Paul Fraim and others, the full report of the State Police investigation into the matter will not be released. Instead, a summary will be released with an accompanying letter from the State Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall explaining why. Fraim expects to have the summary and the letter in … Continue reading Darden shooting: summary to be released →

Polls and more polls

Interesting poll results. First, SurveyUSA:   Then we have Zogby: And while not a political poll, or even a scientific one, we have this from the Virginian-Pilot:

An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere

As two black bloggers in the Virginia political blogsphere, we bring a unique perspective to the conversation regarding race that swirls around us. Each of our families have been in Virginia for more than 150 years, so we are well acquainted with the both with Virginia’s sordid past and its slow, steady move towards inclusion … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere →

Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons

On October 7, a screening of the film Up the Ridge will be held in Norfolk. The documentary concerns urban prisoners in isolated rural prisoner. From the press release: Wise County, Virginia 1999. A struggling rural coal-mining community fights for economic survival by building two super-maximum security prisons to house the state’s prisoners. Within a … Continue reading Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons →

SCV on Allen: “You turned on us”

From the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" file comes the latest twist in the George Allen saga: U.S. Sen. George Allen once again is being told to lay off the Confederate flag. But this time, it's not coming from the people who abhor the Dixie symbol. It's from the people who revere … Continue reading SCV on Allen: “You turned on us” →

Ford workers: watch out for the vultures

As the news that Ford will be offering buyouts to some of its workers has come out, financial planning types are vying for a piece of the business. At least half a dozen brokerage and financial-service companies have called trying to market their services to local Ford employees, [president of UAW Local 919 Chris] Kimmons … Continue reading Ford workers: watch out for the vultures →