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One editorial board member’s shift in priorities 26 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Donald Luzzatto, editorial page editor at The Virginian-Pilot, penned an article for yesterday’s paper in which he noted that he will be de-emphasizing incumbency as he evaluates candidates for endors...
Friday fun: a two-fer 23 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
Been so long since I put up one of these but it’s not because I haven’t run across some fun things to do; rather, it’s been a lack of time. So how about two of them? First up: Back to School! This ...
ODU is a star 22 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
Hate to quibble with the writer of the headline for today’s editorial in The Virginian-Pilot, but Old Dominion University is not just becoming a star, it already is Other than that, the editorial is...
BFD: Marcus endorses McAuliffe 21 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
I can recall meeting Boyd Marcus only once, at one of the Blogger’s Days that LG Bill Bolling hosted (before they decided it would be a partisan event and excluded me and others). To say he was revere...
Maureen (& Bob) McDonnell’s stock purchases 19 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
When the news broke Friday that Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell had purchased stock in Start Scientific – not once, but twice – without Governor Bob McDonnell’s knowledge, the accountant in me w...
ICYMI: Change begins with us 16 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. As I was hauling trash to the curb yesterday, one of my neighbors stopped me to talk about the column. His first question: who ...
Norfolk removes park benches 15 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
I’ve been following the saga of the removal of park benches in some areas of Ghent. The reason given by the city is that they need to combat crime; it appears, though, the real problem is homelessness...
On the radio talking Virginia politics 14 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
Generally, Cathy Lewis’ HearSay is live on WHRO at noon Mondays through Thursdays. However, Tuesday’s show was taped – and no doubt it was the ungodly 9am taping Monday morning that made me forget abo...
Women’s Strike Force endorsements, distributions 13 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
The Women’s Strike Force has so far endorsed 22 candidates for this fall’s House of Delegates elections. Nineteen of them are challengers and three are running for open seats. All of them are, as the...
Competitive contests in the House of Delegates 13 Aug 2013 | 12:13 am
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are up for election this fall, although not all seats are contested. According to The Virginia Public Access Project, 56 of the 100 seats have at least two cand...
