I don’t know how I missed this editorial on July 20th but it’s a good one.  Dealing with the recent indictments of 4 of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, and what to do. The debacle in Gloucester County is a vivid example of why we have, and need, open government laws — and how those laws benefit citizens who are willin [...]

I’m not quite sure how to describe it.  Plug in a song.  Listen to it.  Simple as that.  Cool logo too!!!   Mix Turtle H/T: Eric Odom [...]

RHarrison on BVBL puts this post up today regarding law suits against blogs.  It references this study (which admittedly I have not completely read). It is unfortunate that the threat of a lawsuit that would have certainly failed was enough to silence the original BVBL. Most people cant afford to defend themselves against any lawsuit, even a [...]

Charlie was found on Thursday, July 24th in the Craddock Section of the City of Portsmouth. Upon later examination, one of our animal caretakers discovered glass in Charlie’s fecal matter. We rushed him to the Veterinarian and x-rays revealed that he has wire, pieces of bone and even what appeared to be a part of a zipper. Ch [...]

One of the things that I hate (Note to self:  Add to HATE LIST with Wal Mart and others…) are frivolous law suits.  Like that moronic judge up in DC who sued for lost pants.  Litigation like this costs the taxpayers millions, if not billions of dollars every year and makes a mockery of our judicial system.  And the people [...]

1950’s and 60’s civil rights activist Dr. Hugo Owens Sr passed away last night in his son’s home.  He died of natural causes. People would say that they didnt have time to get involved. Its that they didnt have that spine in their backs to challenge! Civil rights leader Dr. Hugo Owens Sr. dies in Chesapeake | HamptonRoads.co [...]

That result in indictments in some cases. 4 Gloucester County Supervisors were offered a deal by Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert D. Hicks.  Resign.  And this all goes away. Apparently this was not met well by the lawyers for those charged, (Bobby Crewe, Gregory Woodard, Michelle Ressler, and Teresa Altemus were all indicted on vario [...]

A New Jersey pol has resigned after alleged child pornography was found on his state owned computer: Under fire for child pornography allegedly found on his legislative office computer, Assemblyman Neil Cohen has resigned his seat, effective immediately.  -=SOURCE=-  H/T:  Sunshine Review [...]

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Image via Wikipedia Because they aren’t number one on something… Beach officials say the comparison isn’t quite valid because the study didn’t just measure Virginia Beach. It crunched U.S. Census data from Virginia Beach’s metropolitan statistical area, which includes 16 communities in Hampton Roads and northeastern N [...]