Newspapers around the country are in trouble. None more so than The Virginian-Pilot and the much smaller paper that swallowed it, The Daily Press in Newport News.
Ray Of Hope In Virginia Senate.
This bill, SB5025, will almost certainly die in the House of Delegates, where the majority supports unfettered centralized power in Richmond almost as much as it wants to hamstring the police.
Protesters: Stay Away From Hospital ERs
Make it a felony to demonstrate, protest or in any way near the entrance to a hospital emergency room.
The Homeschool Surge
Home schooling has been on the rise in Virginia for many years. The number of homeschooled students reached nearly 45,000 in 2019; if homeschoolers were a school division, they would have comprised the seventh largest of Virginia’s 133 school divisions.
The Virginia Beach School Board Throws a Fit
Virginia Beach boasts the fourth largest school district in the state with 87 schools and 69,000 students. Those kids, their teachers and their parents deserve better than what happened last night.
#SaveHalloween and Santa
I hesitate to point this out, but Halloween is on a Saturday this year. That comes along exactly once in a trick-or-treater’s lifetime. How dare the government take that away?
Bob Woodward Takes On Trump
Why did the newspaperman wait until September 15th - 49 days before the election - to publish such explosive information?
Gender-Reveal Parties Gone Wild (fire)
There is no law that says every life event must be turned into a social media production.
Defund the Police? Heck No.
Ask any cop about the most dangerous calls they get and they’ll tell you they are domestic disputes.
News Flash: College Football Is Played Outside. Open The Stadiums.
How about we all try to flatten the fear a little bit? It was 80 degrees outside on Saturday and outdoor spread of Covid is rare.
It Matters Where You Seek COVID Data
Even when there is no intent to twist the data, it still matters where you look if you want to see Virginia’s status in dealing with Our Permanent Pandemic.
We’re Sheep
Open your mouths. Say Ba-a-a-a-a......
Feel silly? Well, step out of the herd and demand your rights.
Like information, for instance. Like the Coronavirus R rate.
Trump Hat Costs Shipyard Worker His Job
Here’s a secret to success in the workplace: Do what the boss tells you to do.
Nancy Pelosi Is A Victim
If Pelosi could be hoodwinked by a hair stylist, imagine what would happen if she ever had to deal with someone really devious, like Kim Jong-un.
Gov. Ralph Northam To Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer: Pound Sand.
Is it asking too much that the governor set aside his rabid partisanship long enough to at least give the mayor of the largest city in the commonwealth a preview of his decision? Better yet, to chat with him to learn what going on in Virginia Beach?
Voter Fraud: It Happens
Just because there are relatively few prosecutions for voter fraud doesn’t mean it never happens.
Dems Pivot Again. Now Try To Blame Trump For Riots.
In fact, the latest nutty talking points from Democrats could have been written by Lewis Carroll.
Now They Want to Ban Tear Gas
A House of Delegates subcommittee has passed a bill, the Best Equipment for Law Enforcement Act, that would ban law enforcement use of tear gas, rubber bullets and beanbag rounds. In a party-line vote, Democrats supported the bill and Republicans opposed it.
Time for the Mayor to Clear the Air
Three years ago, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article headlined thusly: “Baltimore paid less than $20,000 to remove four Confederate monuments last month. So what does that mean for Richmond?”