The governor decided to close the beaches past Memorial Day - a potentially catastrophic move for the Virginia Beach tourism industry - without even warning Virginia Beach officials of the timeline.
Neighborhood Narcs
Getting fresh air is all we have left. Looks like the neighborhood busybodies want to shut that down, too.
IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
It’s a particular kind of hell when your child is quarantined in the nation’s current coronavirus hotspot.
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Jim Bacon is back with a thought-provoking piece about the value of newspapers that charge more and give readers less.
HE SAID, SHE SAID: Geezers? Oh, Please.
Hey, who are you calling old?
Fake News And Fish Bowl Follies
No sooner had President Trump said that he was encouraged by this development and optimistic the drugs could be a game changer than the crepe-hangers in the press emerged
Governor Northam, Don’t Destroy the Future
Ret. Navy Captain James Sherlock says the older generation knows what to do. No need for the governor to wreck the economy to protect them.
Cabin Fever? Red Cross Has The Cure.
“Have you been pregnant in the last six weeks?” he asked.
Dang, my colorist is GOOD, I thought.
Covid Chronicles: Live from New Orleans, Volume 2.
Our digital director is back with Vol. 2 of the COVID Chronicles: The Big Lonely.
Ralph Northam’s Power Play
With yesterday’s hasty and heavy-handed move Northam slyly signaled that the other shutdowns he’s ordered are also going to last months rather than weeks. Almost as if he’s been spoon-feeding his plans to the public rather than being honest.
Americans Deserve Better From Congress
This is the sort of behavior that spawned the French Revolution.
GO OUTSIDE
Sunrises are still rosy. Sunsets still blazes of fire.
Worst Possible Time for a Minimum Wage Hike
Governor Ralph Northam has a critical decision to make: Does he sign minimum wage legislation into law or not?
Suburbia Is Swell
For decades dreamy social engineers have ridiculed suburbia as a place where only the unimaginative and uncultured live.
Covid Chronicles: Live from New Orleans, Volume 1.
Buckle up, it’s gonna get weird.
Fact: China Gave the World COVID-19
These are not journalists, they are social provocateurs on a mission that has nothing to do with informing the public.
HE SAID, SHE SAID: Working From Home? We’re Here To Help.
If you’re just starting to work from home, invest in elastic-waist pants. Quick. Before they close all the Walmarts.
OBX: Hasty Closure Leaves Caregivers Scrambling
Dare County officials decided that the only way to block virus tourists from outbreak hotspots like New York was to close the border. But they forgot about caregivers who go to the Outer Banks to help folks.
Millions More for Higher Ed — with Strings Attached
Among the billions of additional spending for traditional Democratic-leaning constituencies in the next two-year budget, the General Assembly is ladling out $80 million more in state support for higher education.