Starting Monday, the Virginian-Pilot will phase in four bloggers on pilotonline.com. The four will be The Road Warrior, John Warren, sports columnist Bob Molinaro, The Daily Break's Malcolm Venable, and Kerry Dougherty. So in preparation, Ms. Dougherty had a new photo done. The new photo is on the left. I swear it looks like a … Continue reading Pilot adding bloggers
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New blog feature: Recent postings from Virginia Political Blogs
On the right hand side of this blog, you will note a new feature: Recent postings from Virginia Political Blogs. Thanks to Waldo Judith, some 85 Virginia political blogs have been aggregated into a single website, Virginia Political Blogs. You can visit this site directly see current postings from all the included blogs at a … Continue reading New blog feature: Recent postings from Virginia Political Blogs
Equal Pay Day: Wear red on 4/25
Tuesday, April 25 is Equal Pay Day and the National Organization for Women is urging everyone to wear red. The red represents the fact that when it comes to equal pay, women are still "in the red." Women, on average, earn 76 cents for every dollar that a man earns; the gap is greater for … Continue reading Equal Pay Day: Wear red on 4/25
NAACP to challenge IRS in Federal Court
Not sure how I missed this. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that it is taking steps to challenge in federal court the Internal Revenue Service's threat to revoke the NAACP's tax-exempt status because its Chairman, Julian Bond, criticized the Bush administration's policies in a speech in 2004. If … Continue reading NAACP to challenge IRS in Federal Court
Gilmore: “Not my fault”
Hilarious is how I'd describe the article in today's Pilot about former Governor Jim Gilmore's response to last week's charge by Norfolk Treasurer Tom Moss and Commissioner of the Revenue Sharon McDonald regarding the increase in personal property taxes the citizens of Norfolk will have to pay. Moss, the former speaker of the House of … Continue reading Gilmore: “Not my fault”
Fun at UVA
I had the pleasure of speaking last evening at a student gathering at the University of Virginia. Hosted by Queer & Allied Activism, the meeting was also attended by members of Minority Squared and StudCo Diversity Initiatives. I was impressed with the activism that these students have taken on. A couple of them had been … Continue reading Fun at UVA
While I was under
Getting thru the tax filing deadline of Monday was a real pain. But I made it thru 🙂 Took a day off and got a bit of rest Tuesday. Interesting things in the Pilot while I was under the gun: Norfolk ward 2 council candidate Andy Wallach forced council to hold separate hearings on real … Continue reading While I was under
Ford: Transportation figures in plant closure
I found this letter to the editor in today's Pilot interesting (emphasis mine): WHILE OUR FORD JOBS BURN, THE LEGISLATURE FIDDLES They stopped the assembly line Thursday at work, gathered us together and showed us a seven- minute video message from Detroit. The man commended us on the quality of our work and productivity. He … Continue reading Ford: Transportation figures in plant closure
Tax filing deadline: time for a change
I've been in public accounting for twenty years. Each year, tax season gets worse. The complexity of the law makes what used to be a simple tax return complicated. As the result, more and more people are driven to seek professional help. Normally, as a CPA, I'd say this was a good thing; after all, … Continue reading Tax filing deadline: time for a change
Quote of the day
Ultimately in a democracy, your influence depends on putting people in power to represent your interests. --- Angleica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
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