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Mark Whitaker. One More Felon Who Can Vote
Feb 20

Feb 20 Mark Whitaker. One More Felon Who Can Vote

Kerry Dougherty

Virginia isn’t as progressive as Maine or Vermont where inmates can vote from their cells, but we’re getting there.

Travion Blount Is Getting Out Of Prison
Feb 19

Feb 19 Travion Blount Is Getting Out Of Prison

Kerry Dougherty

He's a felon. Not a folk hero. 

 Social Media’s On Fire? Take a Breath.
Feb 18

Feb 18 Social Media’s On Fire? Take a Breath.

Kerry Dougherty

Chances are, if the story fits the conservatives-are-awful-people narrative a tad too perfectly, it’ll turn out to be bull.

 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. No Longer Amusing.
Feb 15

Feb 15 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. No Longer Amusing.

Kerry Dougherty

The Green New Deal. A wacky plan from the unpredictable brain of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Virginia Felons. Voting and Guns.
Feb 14

Feb 14 Virginia Felons. Voting and Guns.

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

These newly enfranchised felons are now free to march into court to ask for the restoration of their gun rights.

Bob Menendez Says DUI is Not a Crime
Feb 13

Feb 13 Bob Menendez Says DUI is Not a Crime

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

We’re stuck with homegrown hairballs who drive drunk. But we shouldn’t have to tolerate intoxicated illegal immigrants on our highways.

Presumption of Guilt for Justin Fairfax
Feb 12

Feb 12 Presumption of Guilt for Justin Fairfax

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

This is the world liberals created.

Marketing Magic: Meet Ralph Northam 2.0
Feb 11

Feb 11 Marketing Magic: Meet Ralph Northam 2.0

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

Don’t be fooled by repackaged Ralph.

Who Wants To Be Governor of Virginia?
Feb 8

Feb 8 Who Wants To Be Governor of Virginia?

Kerry Dougherty
He Said/She Said

I now realize that if I’d stayed in Virginia, I’d be maybe 4th or 5th in line to be governor. I could be just steps away from ... The Mansion!

WTF, Virginia Democrats?
Feb 7

Feb 7 WTF, Virginia Democrats?

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

Just how far down the Democratic food chain do we have to go to find a decent person?

 Gladys Knight Is A National Treasure
Feb 6

Feb 6 Gladys Knight Is A National Treasure

Kerry Dougherty

CNN’s Don Lemon tried,  but he couldn’t tarnish one of Gladys Knight’s most memorable performances. 

Believe The Woman? Or Justin Fairfax?
Feb 5

Feb 5 Believe The Woman? Or Justin Fairfax?

Kerry Dougherty
Politics
Ralph Northam: Preening Hypocrite
Feb 3

Feb 3 Ralph Northam: Preening Hypocrite

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

No, Ralph Northam, most of us have never put shoe polish on our faces. We had no idea how hard it is to get off. But thanks for the face-darkening tip.

Ralph Northam: Klansman or Blackface?
Feb 1

Feb 1 Ralph Northam: Klansman or Blackface?

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

Ralph “Sheets” Northam.

Ralph Northam Campaign Flyers Omitted His Black Running Mate. Was It Racism Or Politics At Play?
Feb 1

Feb 1 Ralph Northam Campaign Flyers Omitted His Black Running Mate. Was It Racism Or Politics At Play?

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

And suddenly the Democratic candidate for governor finds himself accused of the same ugly thing his campaign has used to attack his opponent: racism.

Divisive Days for Virginia
Feb 1

Feb 1 Divisive Days for Virginia

Kerry Dougherty

Abortion is an emotionally charged issue and nothing a columnist has ever written or ever will write can change a single mind about it.

So I usually sidestepped the topic.

Not today. 

Gotcha!
Jan 31

Jan 31 Gotcha!

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

What regular American guy in his sixties doesn’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of supermarket prices?

Commatose
Jan 30

Jan 30 Commatose

Kerry Dougherty
Grammar

How do you tell your 12-year-old daughter that her mother - comma - who earns a living as a writer - comma - doesn't know a comma from a carburetor?

Rage and Age
Jan 29

Jan 29 Rage and Age

Kerry Dougherty

Sixty seems to be the magic number that turns a guy into a geezer.

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