The Hampton Roads cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach have started a process to determine what, if any, services can be combined to cut costs. The project, as outlined in this article, includes input from business executives in the region and is being led by the Hampton Roads Partnership, which describes the project here. … Continue reading Chesapeake, Norfolk, Va Beach look to share services
The real question should be will you grow up? 🙂 You Should Be a Mechanic You are logical, calm, and detail oriented.You're rational when things are chaotic, and for you, reason always prevails.And while you are guided by logic, you aren't a slave to it.You're flexible when it counts. You are always open to being … Continue reading Friday fun pt 2: what should you be when you grow up?
Walt Taylor, who draws editorial cartoons for The Virginian-Pilot, has been on fire lately. This one was included in last Friday's paper: And this one was in Wednesday's paper: Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words 🙂 As always, click to enlarge.
My latest op-ed appeared in the Wednesday edition of The Virginian-Pilot. The topic is, of course, last week's announcement by AG Ken Cuccinelli that will seek the 2013 Republican nomination for governor. The question of Cuccinelli running for governor was always just a matter of when, not if. As I said in the article, I … Continue reading Careful what you wish for
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters will be having a public forum on lifting the ban on uranium mining. Speakers from both sides of the issue will be presenting and questions will be taken from the public. Details are: Location: Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, VA Date: December 11, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m. … Continue reading Uranium Mining forum by LWV
So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt, referring to December 7, 1941, 70 years ago today. (You can hear the entire speech here.) The Virginian-Pilot has printed a four-part series on the ever-dwindling witnesses to this horrible event, culminating with today's article. Well worth a read.
With Virginia preparing for the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, this week's required reading comes from The Atlantic. For realists, the true story of the Civil War illuminates the problem of ostensibly sober-minded compromise with powerful, and intractable, evil.
A second Midtown tunnel means tolls are returning to Hampton Roads. And not just the 25-cent variety. As announced by Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday, a public-private partnership to build the second Midtown tunnel, rehab the Downtown tunnel and extend the Martin Luther King Freeway (whoops! - guess that's the wrong name for the road) means … Continue reading Tolls, tolls and more tolls
In Sunday's Virginian-Pilot, a letter to the editor from Peggy Scott was printed, in response to the earlier one by Doug Knack. Scott wrote: We elect them [council members], but with such a small number of voters showing up to participate, are we always getting the best candidates? That so few show up to vote … Continue reading Another view on Bentley’s firing
Young Republicans and Young Democrats in Hampton Roads are coming together to raise money for one of my favorite charities, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. Joining them will be U.S. Senator Mark Warner and, no doubt, other elected officials from the area.(Click on flier to enlarge.) The event will be held next Sunday, December 11, beginning … Continue reading From the mouths of babes….
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