Last time I checked Guantanamo was home to 40 foreign combatants who sought the destruction of America from an assortment of unfriendly places. Do not vaccinate them ahead of Americans. Just don’t.
WaPo Ratchets Up Assault on VMI
After accusing the Virginia Military Institute of maintaining an environment of “relentless racism” and implying that VMI’s commandant is a racist, The Washington Post now is targeting the military academy’s honor code as archaic, excessively harsh, and discriminatory against minorities.
DePaul Hospital’s Closing Presents a Unique Opportunity for Hampton Roads
Sentara, a more sophisticated public charity, avoids locations close to the poor.
Will Northam’s Badly Bungled Vaccine Rollout Help Virginia’s GOP?
Last summer Jane Fonda quipped that “Covid-19 has been God’s gift to the left.” Could Virginia’s vaccine distribution be a gift to the right?
Snow Job
Several years ago sea-level City Hall spoilsports outlawed sledding on Virginia Beach’s only decent hill.
I’m referring, of course, to the majestic Mt. Trashmore.
Vaccinating Virginia’s Largest City
Why is Richmond being so stingy? Only 9,000 doses for a city of more than 450,000? Someone needs to remind the governor that Virginia Beach is the largest city in the commonwealth.
Virginia: We’re Dead Last!
Having a doctor as governor is really paying off, isn’t it?
It Shouldn’t Take Suicides To Reopen Schools
“I am being kept from working and doing the job that I love. Somewhere along the way, it was decided it is too dangerous and now we are all sinking online,” a Virginia Beach teacher.
How to Take a Flawed Healthcare System and Make It Worse
The House Rules Committee has passed a resolution that recognizes racism as a “public health crisis” in Virginia.
Why Is No One Hyperventilating about Systemic Sexism in Healthcare?
A Virginia male who contracts the COVID-19 virus is 11% more likely to die from it than a Virginia female, demonstrating the pervasive sexism embedded Virginia’s healthcare system.
Virginia’s Name Games
I warned you that once the woke crowd finished with wiping out all references to Confederates they would come for the Founding Fathers.
America Needs More Quarterbacks, Fewer Politicians
If only Donald and Melania had plastered fake smiles on their faces and gone through the motions at the inauguration. If only Biden had seized the occasion to call on the Senate to abandon the Trump impeachment trial in the interest of “unity.”
Preston Midgett
In many ways, Virginia Beach with 450,000 residents really is just a small town. Or a series of small towns an neighborhoods, linked together. Everyone here either knew Preston Midgett or know OF him.
Caravan’s Coming: Biden Invited Them
Yet thousands of people trying to invade the country during a pandemic is causing even the Bring-Em-All-In Biden brigade to gulp.
Governor’s Spokesman Deflects Blame For Miserable Vaccine Rollout
As the rest of the country manages to open 24/7 vaccine centers, the Old Dominion - the only state with a medical doctor in the Governor’s Mansion - has fallen to 48th in the nation in rate of vaccine use. A week ago, we were 38th.
More People Left Virginia in 2020 than Moved In
Virginia continued its multi-year losing streak in 2019 as a state where more people were moving out than moving in.
Breath-Taking Hypocrisy
When Governor Ralph Northam delivered his state-of-the-commonwealth speech two days ago, he gave a special nod to Sen. Ben Chafin, R-Russell County, who had died several days previously from complications relating to COVID-19. “He was my friend, and I miss him,” Northam said. “Whether on the Senate floor or in my office, his presence always brightened my day.”
Hark! A Covid Miracle As Biden Inauguration Approaches
Welcome to Day 321 of 15 Days to Slow the Spread. All it took was a change of administration in Washington for some governors and mayors to see the lockdown light.
Virginia’s General Assembly Is Back
I miss the old days when the opening of the General Assembly session provided fodder for late-night comics.