Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thanks to a neighbor for scouring the Internet to find the City of Newport News fiscal year 2011 budget. City officials in Newport News have kept their vision for its citizens and tourists. They successfully run Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run. The fund breaks even as best as I can read this. CLICK on the images twice to enlarge.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
This is a bit silly but what are Roanoker’s to do. According to Mason Adams article today in The Roanoke Times, bagging your leaves is becoming expensive. They want you now to use paper bags instead of the non biodegradable plastic bags. One begins to scratch their head as on one hand the city is [...]
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Tom Perriello 5th district congressman is not gaining ground against his Republican opponent Robert Hurt. Perriello’s slim victory against Virgil Goode in 2008 looks to turn into a not so narrow loss in 2010. The latest poll conducted by WDBJ7 shows Perriello trailing Hurt 61% to 35%. No improvement over a previous poll. Though Perriello pulled from [...]
Thursday, September 2, 2010
UPDATE Sept. 2, 9:52 p.m. tweet from @KenCuccinelli Awesome day with two townhall mtgs (abingdon+rocky mount) on electric rates + cap and trade; then helping HURT periello! After clearly stating that his town halls were not political (see Joe Dashiell’s WDBJ7 report CLICK HERE) Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli tweets this … so what did he [...]
Monday, August 30, 2010
RICHMOND (August 30, 2010) – An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge issued his ruling today in the case of the University of Virginia’s petition to set aside the civil investigative demands (CID) issued to it by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. “While this was not an outright ruling in our favor, I am pleased that the [...]
Monday, August 30, 2010
Councilman Dave Trinkle paid the meal’s tax on time for July according to Ann Shawver, Director of Finance. It was due August 20. Trinkle’s two restaurants are Fork in the Alley and Fork in the City. After being late most every month this year Trinkle has taken a “hands on” approach to his bookkeeping. Tim [...]
Friday, August 27, 2010
From Planned Parenthood of Virginia: This week, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued an opinion, at the request of Senator Ralph Smith (R-22) and Delegate Robert Marshall (R-13), stating the Virginia Board of Health has the legal authority to regulate abortion providers as ambulatory surgery centers. Currently, abortion providers in Virginia are regulated in the same [...]
Friday, August 27, 2010
So you say you gave $25 of your sweat-earned tax-raped paycheck to the candidate who stirred you almost to tears the other night. You were still staring at the candidate’s halo when you wrote the check. As you handed over maybe even $100 you are thinking I’m helping this candidate who will solve all problems [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
RICHMOND (August 23, 2010) – Statement from the Office of the Attorney General, attributable to Brian Gottstein, director of communication: Sen. Ralph Smith and Del. Robert Marshall requested the attorney general’s official legal opinion regarding whether the commonwealth can regulate facilities that provide first trimester abortions as well as the medical personnel who perform them. [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The best seat in the White House Correspondents Association went to the AP. Though CREDO Action had preferred that NPR get the coveted front row center seat they were pleased that it did not go to FOX. FOX, NPR, and Bloomberg News were vying for Thomas’ seat. Helen Thomas, 89 was the first female member [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
RICHMOND-Governor Bob McDonnell Monday announced the members of his Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council. This Council will provide recommendations to the Governor towards a comprehensive strategy for implementing health reform in Virginia. The Advisory Council will go beyond federal health reform and recommend other innovative healthcare solutions that meet the needs of Virginia’s citizens [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Moving three precincts as the result of a fire station sale and Reserve Avenue building demolition became a hour-long civil rights discussion at Monday’s 2:00 p.m. council meeting. The Jefferson #2 precinct will move from the school maintenance building to Crystal Spring Baptist Church, the Williamson Road #3 precinct will move to the Public Works [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling hoped that the light at the end of the tunnel for Virginia’s economy was not a train. That train could come in the form of a “double-dip” recession. Monday morning the Lt. Governor heard concerns and appreciation for the improvements to Virginia’s business climate. Bolling met with the Roanoke Regional Partnership [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Memorandum of Agreement Would Allow Certain Virginia State Police Officers to Perform Limited Functions of an Immigration Officer RICHMOND – After months of discussions, Governor Bob McDonnell has formally requested that the Department of Homeland Security enter into a 287(g) agreement with the Virginia Department of State Police allowing certain Virginia troopers to perform certain [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Every summer the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual State of the City address. This year’s breakfast was again held Thursday at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center on Hershberger Road. Mayor David Bowers looked back over his prior two years of speeches in preparing for 2010’s State of the City address. [...]
