So, as you may have heard, there’s this ginormous new power line that’s been proposed for Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This issue has an unusual personal resonance for me, since the Pennsylvania portion of the 500-volt line was slated to pass directly over my dad’s house.
Five Virginia House Republicans and one Democrat voted against the bailout measure. Three Virginia House Republicans and two Democrats voted for it.
C-VILLE’s music blogger is content with his other 99 problems, because a Jigga concert isn’t one.
After the loss against Duke this weekend, the ineptitude of UVA football is now a water-cooler discussion topic.
You know, I was thinking this weekend about my extensive foreign policy experience. I have several Facebook friends in other countries. Also, I have enjoyed many beers of the world, giving me some diplomatic bona fides should we ever enter a cold war with Ireland or Belgium.
Virgil Goode must be feeling some heat from his Democratic challenger for the Fifth District. He took his fight against Tom Perriello to the airwaves this weekend with negative ads that features a black and white distorted image of Perriello with a beard (which he doesn’t currently sport) to go with voice overs about his “liberal†polices. The version playing in Lynchburg and Roanoke markets calls the Albemarle native a “New York Lawyer†with “Liberal New York Policies†who opposes drilling and the so-called marriage amendment while (gasp!) supporting comprehensive immigration reform.
Well, the first debate is in the can. The two seemed pretty evenly matched in terms of debating skills. I present to you the notes I took while watching:
Looky here: Another ranked list of American cities. This one’s all about who’s greenest among our fair nation’s 50 largest towns. It’s published by SustainLane.com, and I spotted it on the New York Times blog Dot Earth. If you want to get a quick taste of how complex a task it actually is to rank major urban areas on their so-called sustainability, read the comments on that post as well as SustainLane’s explanations of their methods. We’re talking some serious visual aids and some serious statistical angst, people.
Governor Tim Kaine announced yesterday that funding cuts to the state’s public schools will be delayed until next year. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Kaine wants to give local governments time to make adjustments in view of the cuts that will most likely be put into effect in 2010.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford announced today that the state will not pursue charges against Stacy Berry due to new evidence.