Sunday, October 16, 2011

Blog Action Day 2011 Blog Post: Food

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Two years ago, I participated in Blog Action Day for the first time. That year, the topic was "climate change." This year the t...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Ballot Petitioning for GOP Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson

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Today my friend from Nelson County, Doug Hornig , and I spent about two hours on Charlottesville's downtown mall collecting petition sig...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Frank Kameny: A Life of Consequence

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Dr. Franklin Kameny Most people live their lives while history happens around them. A few people live their lives to make history happen...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Virginia's Governor and the Constitutional Authority of Congress

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Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) President Barack Obama is making a campaign swing through Virginia next week, an acknowledgment that, although...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Twin Review: 'The Hollow' and 'The Boy Detective Fails'

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On September 10, Tim Hulsey and I saw two world-premiere musicals at Signature Theatre in Arlington. Here is my review. ‘The Hollow’ Is...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011

If It's Labor Day, It Must Be Buena Vista

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Jamie Radtke and Tim Donner Yesterday was Labor Day , and that means the launch of the political season in Virginia at the annual Buena ...
Saturday, September 03, 2011

What Explains the Decline of the Blog Carnival?

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My headline is a question for which I have no definitive answer.  Perhaps readers may be able to contribute their own hypotheses. For thos...
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Sunday, August 07, 2011

Today's RTD: 'Third-Party Resurgence Seems Unlikely'

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A couple of weeks ago (July 26, to be precise), Coy Barefoot invited me to be a guest on his WINA-AM radio program, "Charlottesville R...
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Friday, August 05, 2011

Tax-Free Shopping Revisited

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In 2006 and 2008 , I wrote blog posts about Virginia's tax-free holiday for back-to-school shoppers.  The first such holiday was in Aug...