Monday, June 23, 2014

Are Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber an 'Emerging Threat'?

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Last week the celebrity gossip pages were reporting the news that the on-again, off-again romance of bad boy Justin Bieber and Disney Chann...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Flag Day Flashback: Does the U.S. Flag Merit Special Protection?

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Today is Flag Day, and thus an appropriate time to revisit an article I wrote almost 15 years ago about flag desecration. The context that...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Interview with Morgan Griffith about medicinal marijuana

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U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) Although he voted against a budget amendment designed to circumscribe federal interference in the pro...
Thursday, June 05, 2014

Interviews with 4 Virginia GOP Senate candidates

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Senator Mark Warner greets a voter This weekend in Roanoke, the Republican Party of Virginia will hold a convention whose main order o...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Virginia's 'Sprawling' Eighth District?

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Get well wishes are due Delegate Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), who injured himself -- breaking a rib and fracturing other bones -- while ca...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Alaska, Huge Ships, and DADT?

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On The Tonight Show tonight, Jimmy Fallon did a comedy bit involving books with odd titles or subjects. One of the books he featured was ...
Friday, April 25, 2014

A Belated Birthday Salute to Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)

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Earlier this week the world celebrated William Shakespeare's 450th birthday.  The Bard of Avon was born on April 23, 1564. In the mid...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Marriage equality and freedom of thought are not incompatible

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Affirming their “unwavering commitment to civic and legal equality, including marriage equality,” a diverse group of activists, advocates, l...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

It's 4/20: Time for a Marijuana News Round-up

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Easter falls on 4/20 this year, which means in addition to bunnies and chocolate eggs, Americans are thinking about marijuana. Here'...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Will Fifth District Democrats refuse to challenge Robert Hurt in 2014?

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Robert Hurt in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda It appears there is a good chance that Fifth District U.S. Representative Robert Hurt will not f...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Should Virginia taxpayers subsidize the film industry?

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Regal Cinemas: 'Welcome Virginia Film Festival' How should Virginia's relate to the film industry? The Commonwealth has be...