Every year, as a requirement for maintaining my CPA license, I have to take an ethics course. Perhaps it is time for something similar for our elected officials. The annual ethics requirement didn’t always exist. It used to be a one-shot deal: after passing the exam, I had to complete a comprehensive professional ethics exam … Continue reading On ethics
About to get started on my Thanksgiving cooking. A couple of stories I'm keeping my eye on: Sexual assault on campus. The story from Rolling Stone was absolutely chilling, if not completely surprising. There's been a big push this year to make awareness - and prevention - of this a priority. The RS article has … Continue reading Quick hits: 11/26/14
Not much has changed around here - still swamped. But I've been keeping my eye on several stories: The Sessoms saga. The Virginian-Pilot's John Holland dropped a bombshell in his investigative report of votes made by Virginia Beach mayor Will Sessoms that appear to have benefited borrowers of his employer, TowneBank. In the wake of … Continue reading Quick hits: 11/18/24
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I discuss why I believe the elected school board Norfolk's voters approved Tuesday should be elected at-large and not by ward. I've lived here long enough to see that the ward system has not been good for Norfolk. Yes, it got a third … Continue reading ICYMI: Don’t break Norfolk School Board into wards
The monthly editorial roundtable on Hearsay with Cathy Lewis today at noon should be interesting. I'll be joining Donald Luzzatto from The Virginian-Pilot, Brian Colligan from The Daily Press, and John Fredericks from "The John Fredericks Show," a radio program. Tune in!
Here's a nifty tool to look up your voting place and what's on your ballot. It works regardless of the state you are in. If you haven't voted already, please do so. Polls in Virginia are open until 7pm.
My latest op-ed, entitled "Big question on Norfolk's Nov. 4 ballot," appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. I think the title above is better 😉 The question, the very last item on the ballot next Tuesday, is a simple one: Shall the method for selecting the school board be changed from appointment by the governing body … Continue reading Norfolk: Vote Yes on elected school boards
The Norfolk City Council has posted its draft 2015 legislative priorities document and is inviting public comment. In this year’s draft priorities package, Council has identified public education, flooding mitigation, and enhanced mobility as the city’s three highest strategic priorities. Considering the substantial state cuts already absorbed by the city over the past several years, … Continue reading Your comments: Norfolk’s 2015 Legislative Priorities
The Virginian-Pilot has compiled a voter guide for Southside Hampton Roads. The guide includes both federal and local candidates - remember, three localities have local contests on the ballot - and has not only profiles of the candidates but also video interviews, if the candidate chose to participate. This has to be one of the … Continue reading Southside Hampton Roads voter guides
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I discuss the effects of the U.S. Supreme court decision in Shelby on the upcoming redrawing of Virginia's 3rd - and surrounding - congressional district. I covered some of this ground in my earlier op-eds, particularly just after Shelby and after a bill … Continue reading ICYMI: Virginia’s redistricting dilemma
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