On June 20th, this article in the PilotOnline referred to Ms. Betty Burrell is the Acting City Manager for the City of Portsmouth. News to me. I didn’t know the Portsmouth City Manager Kenneth Chandler was out of the office. I’ve heard all sorts of rumors, from he had surgery on his leg after a soccer incident with his son, to the extr [...]
Our next meeting is July 6th at the Virginia Beach FOP on S. Birdneck Road. 7PM – Board of Directors meeting is at the same location at 6PM. GET THE WORD OUT!!! We must have your application at this meeting for you to be considered a CHARTER MEMBER. Let folks know who are considering joining that this is the FINAL meeting for Charter Membersh [...]
Well, apparently I’ve set off a few firestorms this week with my comments about the death of Michael Jackson. On Facebook and Twitter, I have appeared to minimize his death, mainly in light of some other deaths that have occurred recently. Michael Jackson was an incredible performer. An artist in his particular field like no other. I migh [...]
Drivel is a blogging client designed for the GNome desktop (Linux, Ubuntu). I have a couple of Linux boxes laying around and I am looking for a good blogging client to use with them. This is a test entry. [...]
H/T: Jim @ Virginia Virtucon [...]
There is some amount of satisfaction seeing this situation being litigated. The American Civil Liberties Union may have just earned itself a few more Republican admirers. Announcing a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration for the “illegal” detention of the Campaign for Liberty’s treasurer in April at a St. Louis airport, [...]
I don’t get a chance to pat Pilotonline on the back too often but every now and then they do something right. Recently, they added some enhancements to the user experience by fortifying the comments sections on various articles. PilotOnline.com and HamptonRoads.com readers have yet another way to control comments they see on stories: You can [...]
Maybe someone (Norfolk PD???) needs to initiate an investigation at PETA Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. Because it is clear to me, that short of some sort of mental disorder, these folks must be smoking crack. Two stories in two days in the PilotOnline: Story One: PETA wishes Obama hadn’t swatted that fly during interview Norfolk-based grou [...]
Apparently, a student in Portland, Maine’s Bonny Eagle High School blew a kiss to his mother and was denied his diploma. PORTLAND, Maine – A Maine high school senior says he was denied his diploma because he bowed during graduation and blew a kiss to his mother. -=SOURCE=- This is almost as bad as the Virginia Beach school who wouldn [...]
I would love to see the Iron Shields of Virginia, L.E.M.C., Blue Knights, Believers’ Bikers, Patriot Guard Riders and any other biker group who values the sacrifice made by this hero show up and break some bread and help someone. This officer, along with Deputy Lokie Flythe of the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office jumped into a situatio [...]
