Stories in the News: I. A man named Tracy Thorne-Begland’s was blocked from becoming a judge in Virginia, beause he is gay. Supposedly, anti-gay legislators were worried that he would not be impartial enough if he ruled on anti-gay unconstitutional legislation that might...
I believe in the 2nd Amendment's guarantee of a right to "bear arms". As a progressive, I don't think rights are narrow, but broad. That goes for speech, due process, press freedom and especially the 9th Amendment's protection of rights not previously listed in the Bill of...
A Springfield, Virginia cat is running for State Senate against Tim Kaine and George Allen.Hank the Cat, owned by Anthony Roberts, is running on the independent ticket for the November 6 Election. This isn't his...
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Harassing women and invading their privacy and civil rights to chose is what Republican legislators favor. They complain about TSA searches while embarking on the most egregious course of invasion of privacy. ...
Let me tell you what’s radical Cigarette “Industry” My Grandfather was a tobacco addict, hooked on Camel cigarettes all of his life. He was a chain smoker living inside a cozy house filled with smoke. My...
Chesapeake’s last stand Maybe. The victory for common sense and environmentalists may help redirect the polluted bay’s future. Would it not be great to push the sludge back upstream to the farms that have...
Rick Santorum was raised in a county in Virginia that is home to the affluent and home to rural America. It is a cross cultural community with deep history. Being the son of a professional and a lawyer-politician...
Going the way of the oysters Our insatiable appetite for perpetual growth at any cost is catching up with Americans. We are unable to sustain ever expanding growth and our lack of discipline and government...
First, the Virginia rules are clear and Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were late in obtaining the 10,000 signatures needed to make the ballot. Now, if you really want to dig into significant issues, let’s discuss...
Finished Not enough signatures to qualify He’s done. " “Perry fails to qualify for Va. ballot By Anita Kumar, Published: December 23 Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry failed to...
A recent poll says yes by a couple of percentage points. Virginia is the same state that gave America Senator Eric Cantor. There is a conservative bastion here in Richmond and there about. Up North, around...
Ross Truett Ashley, 22, shot and killed a police officer last Thursday and then committed suicide. The day before the Virginia Tech shooting, according to police reports, Mr. Ashley stole a Mercedes SUV at gunpoint...
Virginia Tech spokespeople say that a cop and another person were shot dead on campus ground just after noon on Thursday. A news release from the school said the police officer had pulled someone over for a...
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Bear Mauling News: Deer first, bear laterBack to school time. Deer and other wild animals travel along their ancestral routes. " “Antietam Elementary in Prince William gets visit from a deer By Martin...
Back to business of being bears You think we’re just targets, some sort of game? If you are coming after me, you had better be prepared. First off, I am hungry. I am busy fattening up before my big snooze this...