The elections are about one week away. Steve Vaughn posted his "Ten things that are plucking my last nerve", his thoughts on the irritating things of this election season. I thought I would add to that my list of irritating things about debates. First, if you are a candidate and have agreed to do a debate … Continue reading My pet peeves about debates from this election season
The Virginian-Pilot rolled out its House and Senate endorsements Sunday and its Virginia Beach endorsement today. Of the General Assembly races in which they endorsed, I correctly predicted all four: incumbent senators Locke and Northam and incumbent delegates Villanueva and Barlow. Incumbency is very difficult to overcome, particularly at this level. The paper did not … Continue reading Pilot predictions: 4 of 5 (or is that 6?)
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on October 21 for the candidates in the 94th House of Delegates district.
As a courtesy to the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads, of which I am a member, I recorded the 21st House of Delegates forum which was held on October 28, 2011 with candidates Adrianne Bennett, the challenger, and Ron Villanueva, the incumbent. Here is the video in its entirety.
As a courtesy to the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads, of which I am a member, I recorded the 6th Senate District forum which featured incumbent Ralph Northam and challenger Ben Loyola. The forum was held on October 26, 2011. Here is the video in its entirety.
On Facebook, I usually call this "Things I Hate." But I'll try to confine myself to political topics here and we'll just say these are things that are on my nerves, as the 2011 campaign rushes to a close and the 2012 presidential election kicks into gear. 1. The assertion, generally by Republicans, that a … Continue reading Ten things that are plucking my last nerve
The Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters will be hosting the Forum for Virginia Senate District 2 tonight at 6:30 p.m. Address: Hampton City Hall Council Chambers 8th floor 22 Lincoln Street Candidates: Senator Mamie Locke and Thomas Harmon The Voter Guide for this race can be found at http://www.lwvpeninsula.org. Also … Continue reading LWV Va Senate District 2 Forum Tonight
Warning - no political questions in this quiz 😦 You Remember 50% of 2008 Okay, you were somewhat paying attention during 2008.But you're not going to impress anyone with your knowledge of what went down.You know the basics about what went down, but little else...Let's just say you won't be writing the history book for … Continue reading Friday fun: what do you remember about 2008?
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. I had seen this article, in which we were informed that Governor McDonnell decided to forego $60 million in federal grant money for pre-K, and this part grabbed me: The competition is aimed at ensuring children - especially those with disabilities or other challenges - are prepared … Continue reading Governor’s mistake
I am hosting a town hall meeting November 3 (click on image to enlarge) on the issues of neighborhoods and schools. Joining me will be City Manager Marcus Jones and Norfolk Public Schools superintendent Dr. Richard Bentley. I hope you will find time in your busy schedules to join us at 6:30pm next Thursday, November … Continue reading Town Hall meeting Nov 3
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