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, July 28, 2010
PRESS RELEASE: Wednesday, July 28 - Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced his intentions to donate $55,500 to veterans’ charities around the Commonwealth. The funds were originally donated to the Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General Campaign in the summer and fall of 2009 by Bobby Thompson. In recent months, Thompson and a charity he directs, the United [...]
Friday, November 20, 2009
Be careful what you ask for from the Virginia State Board of Elections in Richmond. You might just get it and get it I did. Take a gander at the collapsible spreadsheet that David Allen, Campaign Finance Manager sent me last week. The spreadsheet had some hidden rows and columns that are now viewable. The [...]
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
In the waning days of the Virginia’s gubernatorial campaigns Democrats felt victory slip-sliding away. Some tried to keep their enthusiasm but each poll was like a dagger in their heart. Pundits were already beginning to do postmortems as the Deeds Wagner Shannon ticket sank further with each poll. The State Democratic ticket never developed a [...]
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Republican incumbent 8th District Delegate and Majority Leader Morgan Griffith handily won reelection Tuesday with 69% of the vote. He was challenged by Democrat Carter Turner. Griffith in his victory speech said of those who didn’t vote for him to “come and sit down and talk … if we disagree we can at least be friends.” [...]
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
RICHMOND – Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for Governor, released the following statement about the election results. “I have said from the beginning that this election is about Virginia’s future, about bringing opportunity, prosperity, and hope to every corner of the Commonwealth. “Tonight, I’m humbled and gratified by the support and hard work [...]
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A crowd of about the same size as the Deeds Team that gathered earlier in the morning of election eve greeted the Republican ticket of Bob Mcdonnell for governor, Lt. Governor for reelection Bill Bolling and Sen. Ken Cuccinelli for attorney general. Cuccinelli was anxiously waiting to present to the crowd his broom handle baring [...]
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Teaming and ready for victory said Richard “Dickie” Cranwell Virginia Democratic Party chair at an 8:30 Roanoke Rally held at Fire Station No. 1 in downtown Roanoke. Governor Tim Kaine led of followed by Steve Shannon the Attorney General candidate, Jody Wagner the Lt. Governor candidate and finally Creigh Deeds candidate for governor. Shannon called [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Martin Jeffrey who lost his bid to incumbent Democrat Onzlee Ware (D-11) in the June primary threw his support behind the Republican candidate Troy Bird. Bird a Republican will face Ware on November 3. Jeffrey in a press release: These are extraordinary times, and we face extraordinary challenges in our country and in the Commonwealth. [...]
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Friday, October 30, 2009
A crowd of about 70 supporters cheered as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds arrived at the Roanoke headquarters. Deeds traveled with Jon Bowerbank who once was a Democratic primary candidate for Lt. Governor. Deeds told supporters that “the only poll that matters is the one on November 3.” He trails in the polls with [...]
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Hispanics favor Democrat Creigh Deeds by 60 – 70 % margin according to Ricardo Ramirez, ethnic press liaison for the Deeds campaign. At Saturday morning’s GOTV (Get Out The Vote) rally held at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument a contingent of Hispanic voters lined up for a group photo with U.S. Senator Mark [...]
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
“We’ve been down before and come back strong,” said Deeds to 100 supporters who had gathered at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument Saturday morning. It was the Democratic party faithful who gathered to snatch the election from the Republican candidate Bob McDonnell who is leading in all polls. State Senator John Edwards set [...]
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Friday, October 23, 2009
DOUGLAS WALKER(R) is running for Roanoke City Commissioner of Revenue against incumbent Sherman Holland (D). Hank Bostwick of the Star City Harbinger went to great lengths uncovering what he perceived as unsubstantiated claims of improper operation and audits of the Commissioner of Revenue’s office during Hollands tenure. The audits went back to 2005. His defense [...]
Friday, October 23, 2009
Board of Supervisor candidates Ed Elswick (R) and Sarah Goodman (D) made their last case to the voters at Oak Grove Elementary School Thursday night. The forum was hosted by Sarah Cann teacher and member of the Oak Grove Neighborhood Watch. Elswick did an about-face on his support of greenways saying the perception that he did not [...]
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
ABANDON SHIP Former Senator Brandon Bell (R) who lost in the Republican primary against Ralph Smith endorsed Democratic candidate for governor Creigh Deeds early on – perhaps because of his rural roots. Things aren’t going so well for @creighdeeds so its time to pull the ol’ switcheroo and jump on the poll-perceived winning team. Ahhh, it takes [...]
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