Tag: Virginia
Clinton refuses to quit, but battle 'is over'
Hillary Clinton has refused to bow out of the White House race, continuing her campaign despite a looming cash crisis, a major electoral setback and a prominent Democratic elder's call for her to withdraw""
Measles outbreak at 84 confirmed cases & rising i...
Measles (Rubeola) has reemerged with 84 confirmed cases in ten states this year, alone. In five states with on going cases, Arizona, New York, Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin. While California, Hawaii, Illinois,...
Death Penalty: U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Pa...
United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens changes his mind on support of the death penalty, and according to the National Coalition Against the Death Penalty "These things about the death penalty were...
Underwear is called underwear for a reason
" We’ve all seen them, mostly young men walking around with their crouches down to their knees and their boxer covered butt hanging out. They hold their pants up by grabbing the front and pulling them up or constantly hiking their drawers just in the nick of time before...
This is Change
In 1861 black men were slaves and women could not vote. I only mention it because that was the year that Indiana joined the Union andNorth Carolina joined the Confederates.Now over one hundred years later a new...
Residents return after tornadoes injure 200 in Vi...
The good news is that no deaths have been confirmed. The AP reports that Governor Timothy Kaine has declared a state of emergency, which frees up resources for cleanup."SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Weary residents and...
Tornado touches down in Virginia
If you have photos or additional information, please add below. More as it develops."A tornado touched down in Brunswick County, at approximately 3:15 p.m., according to Sgt. Michelle Cotten with Virginia State...
Obama team remains unshaken and unstirred - Polit...
"Jim Margolis, Obama's media consultant, said he had planned to take a pass on the presidential race in 2008. His first candidate, former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, dropped out, and he had a rocky experience on Kerry's 2004 campaign. But he ended up on the same plane one day...
Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 i...
After what started off looking like a boring NFL draft, along came some deals to shake things up a bit."Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the...
Part of My American Story
The Sankofa bird is an Akan symbol, representing the African adage : "Always remember the past for therein lies the future, if forgotten ...." In my family, my generation, that is...
Fall in classified revenue clobbers Gannett
Gannett's, publisher of USA Today and many other newspapers is seeing their stock price and revenues continue to decline."Eeesh. Profits for Gannett (GCI),the nation's biggest newspaper company, dove 9%, the company announced Monday morning. Classified revenue -- thanks...
Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates
A study has shown that the upper Midwest United States has the worst drunk driving rate in teh country. Must be something about those Northern climates..."The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15...
Are Democrats concidering John McCain for President?
With the infighting getting hotter each day, some democratic voters may be taking president Truman's words to heart. The Democratic Kitchen is like working for Gordon Ramsay's hells kitchen and its causing life...
Film reminiscent of Virginia Tech to be released ...
'Dark Matter' was supposed to be released at about this time last year, but then the Virginia Tech massacre happened and producers pulled the plug. The film is now ready to be released.Although 'Dark Matter' is not...
Mom saw warning signs in son who planned shooting...
Mom saw warning signs in son who planned shooting spreeBy Scott Zamost and Abbie BoudreauCNN Special Investigations Unit GREENCREEK, Idaho (CNN) -- It was just 2½ years ago when Elaine Sonnen found out...
