Republican for House 94 Marries Lots of Women but Can't Keep 'em
The contrast between the Democratic Nominee (Cole Ballweg) and the Tea Party Republican who defeated Diane Patrick in the Republican Primary (Tony D. Tinderholt) is distinct. Balleweg has founded and...
View ArticleVideo: Packed House in Arlington, VA for Bernie Sanders, Don Beyer Public...
Cross posted from Blue VirginiaA bit earlier this evening, I attended a two-hour public policy forum in Arlington, Virginia, entitled "Rebooting Our Policy Agenda to Reclaim the American Dream," and...
View ArticlePolice shootings -- it's like the Klan is back in business
I saw the headline -- an Associated Press story over at Huffington Post:Christian Taylor, Unarmed 19-Year-Old, Shot And Killed By Policehttp://tinyurl.com/... I didn't even have to click through to the...
View Articlethe first few hours of Snowzilla
which is the appellation given our current storm by the folks at the Capital Weather Gang, the weather blog of The Washington Post. I live in the northern part of Arlington County, a jurisdiction just...
View Article..from a voter in Virginia
where the polls officially opened at 6 AM. Our polling place, for Woodlawn Precinct, is an elementary school less than half a mile from our home. I got there about 10 of 6, was the 4th person on...
View ArticleNovember Ballot Initiative demonstrates Greed and Blackmail by Texas Rangers...
In response to inquiries about my opinion on the Texas Ranger Stadium initiative on the November Ballot in Arlington this year, I’m enumerating the reasons for my “opinion”. The existing Ranger’s...
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Texas Ranger Stadium Funding Voting Procedure Irregularities Fuel General...
The first two propositions on the Nov. 8th ballot for Arlington, Texas voters are financing options for a proposed Billion dollar stadium to replace the 22 year old stadium which is home to the Texas...
View Articleanecdotal from Northern Virginia - SMILE - & updated X2
I live in Arlington County, in Northern Virginia. We are heavily Democratic, very well organized, and had a fairly heavy in person absentee voting percentage.My wife arrived at our polling place, which...
View ArticleBefore you panic about Virginia
consider the following.Virginia expert Larry Sabato of UVa has noted the increasing number of national pundits predicting a Gillespie win which he say should make Northam feel quite confident given the...
View ArticleArlington, VA to Add Solar on Five Schools, For Largest Such Procurement in...
© By Will Driscoll, Arlington 350 core group memberArlington has solicited bids to add rooftop solar panel systems on at least five schools by 2020, for the largest solar-on-schools procurement to date...
View ArticleOpen letter to Arlington, Virginia P.S. superintendent on acquiescing to gun...
Mr. Murphy,Last week you wrote the APS community to "reach out" about the "unspeakable tragedy" in Parkland, Florida and to express your hope that "APS continues to be a safe and secure place to teach...
View ArticleQuestion for DFW area Kossacks.
i have been blessed by an anonymous benefactor to pay for a trip down to Dallas/Ft. Worth, more specifically to Arlington. Arlington is great for me as I have many friends in the area and nearby in Ft....
View ArticleLive from Dallas Fort Worth
I was lucky enough to have a good friend buy me a ticket to visit Dallas which is my favorite us city. I landed this morning and am here until Sunday. If you're in the area please kosmail me and let's...
View ArticleThe National Trust for Historic Preservation statement on Confederate Monuments
There has been much in the news around as America struggles with racial issues. The New York Times today has devoted a lot of space to Juneteenth; the opinion section has a number of pieces that...
View ArticleDrop everything and go watch Knock Down the House on Netflix
I started the week with just the activist self-care Netflix ordered, and I watched Knock Down the House.As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rolled ice buckets in and out of elevators, weaving between drink...
View ArticleToday I voted for Biden and Harris in VA
which opened early in-person voting today. Unlike previous years, you do NOT have to fill out a form and give an excuse of why you cannot vote on election day.I was in Arlington County (which is...
View Article'I have a Bronze Star': Black real estate photographer targeted for appearing...
Video shows a Black U.S. Army veteran questioned by Virginia police when a white resident came to the racist conclusion that a Black man sitting in his car must be committing a crime. Marlon...
View ArticleDoes Officer Brian Sicknick deserve burial in Arlington?
I believe that Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the January 6th insurrection was an American Patriot and Hero who died protecting our Nation.Shouldn’t he, too, be awarded the honor of resting in...
View ArticleTweet Back to Maureen Dowd
Dowd praised Twitter for finally stopping Trump.I tweeted to her:You helped Trump to win by hurting Hillary in your columns. You did what ever you could to keep Hillary out of office. Why not...
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Nikki Haley Completes her Decline and Fall in Two Disastrous Memorial Day...
Nikki Haley took a cheap shot at Kamala Harris over a tweet that offended Fox News’ tender sensibilities.The cheap shot that ricocheted The Vice-President had urged Americans to "enjoy the long...
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