Thursday, January 20, 2005

Inauguration Day Retrospective

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The first presidential inauguration I remember is Richard Nixon's first one , January 20, 1969. I was in fourth grade at St. Agnes Pari...
Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Virginia Enters the Twentieth Century

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My friends at The Free Liberal were kind enough to publish this piece, written in response to last week's Virginia Supreme Court decisi...
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Monday, January 17, 2005

Political Philosophy 101

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Delegate John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) said in an interview on "AM Charlottesville" this morning on WCHV Radio in Charlottesville...
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Friday, January 14, 2005

More on the Virginia Family Values PAC

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As expected, Thursday's issue of The Hook arrived in boxes and store lobbies around Charlottesville with a story about the Virginia Fam...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

PAC Target McDonnell to Deliver Response to Warner

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As noted below, Virginia Beach Delegate Bob McDonnell, a candidate for state Attorney General, has been targeted for defeat by the new Virgi...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Virginia Family Values PAC?

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Earlier today, I received a call from a reporter for The Hook (a Charlottesville weekly) to comment on a new organization called the Virgin...
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Indonesia and Thailand Establish Funds for Tsunami Victims

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These two news items may be of interest. First, from Thailand's embassy in Washington: ROYAL THAI EMBASSY ESTABLISHES FUND FOR TSUNAMI ...
Monday, January 10, 2005

Is Hillary in Trouble Because of 'The King of Cons'?

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First, I saw an article in Saturday's Washington Times -- in the old days, a story that appeared in a Saturday edition was buried from ...
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Folkskunde vs. The Moffatts

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To tell the truth, I don't often attend performances of rock bands of any sort. I've been to two stadium shows (both at RFK Stadium ...
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Sunday, January 09, 2005

Truly Bad Dialogue

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Sometimes, if you belong to a Yahoogroups discussion and announcement list long enough, you find a nugget impossible to pass up. I learned ...
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Thursday, January 06, 2005

Business-Generated Self-Help for Tsunami Victims

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I have hesitated to write anything about the December 26 tsunami and its aftermath, since the news of that disaster has filled newspaper fro...
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Thoughts on Charlottesville's Electoral System

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At last night's Charlottesville City Council meeting, Sean O'Brien , chairman of the Elections Study Task Force appointed by City Co...