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  • Increase in federal health care costs, results in pay cut

    Created: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 15:57 Author: Morris Rowe
    Obama curbing the federal benefits?  Wally Erb reports that federal employees, by the time they pay higher health care premiums next year, will effectively be taking a pay cut.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the average amount federal ...

  • Rhonda Vincent kicks off new PBS bluegrass season

    Created: Monday, 28 September 2009 07:53 Author: Editor
    Marion, VA - - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage will headline the next Public Television taping of Song of the Mountains at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on Saturday, October 17th at 7 p.m.. Also on the show will be Next Best Thing, Fall Creek, and ...

  • When no endorsement is an endorsement?

    Created: Monday, 28 September 2009 07:33 Author: Editor
    When is no endorsement, an endorsement? When a principled man refuses to yield to the urges of the President and his party’s leadership to put the seal of approval on a candidate without honor. Among Virginia Democrats it has been a tradition to take a...

  • FOP endorsements go against House incumbents

    Created: Sunday, 27 September 2009 14:44 Author: editor
    VIRGINIA BEACH - - The Fraternal Order of Police turned its back on one of its own this week in giving its political endorsement to GOP City Councilman Ron Villanueva for the 21 District House of Delegates seat over incumbent Democrat Bobby Mathieson.It w...

  • The Incredible Shrinking Virginian-Pilot newspaper

    Created: Sunday, 27 September 2009 10:21 Author: Editor
    The Incredible Shrinking Virginian-Pilot newspaper. Is this just the first step in its eventual disappearance?A front page story Sunday announced that the Pilot is going to shrink by an inch in the next two weeks and the tabs, such as the Beacon, etc., wi...

  • Mr. Barrett: Public officials shouldn't resort to 'hate speech'

    Created: Friday, 25 September 2009 09:24 Author: Tom Holmes
    Editor:   The real shame here is that this person actually serves in those positions mentioned in Mr. Dean's email. Mr. Barrett's puerile view of the world and bigoted language should disqualify him immediately from any position in which he represents ...

  • Health care opponents dubbed 'racists'

    Created: Friday, 25 September 2009 08:07 Author: Benjamin Marchi
    It has been interesting to watch the discussion on this matter [of hate speech by those opposing Obama's health care proposals]. I was content to simply read until this morning when I saw this article in this morning’s Daily Press. In the column, both ...

  • McDonnel v. Deeds? A no-brainer!

    Created: Friday, 25 September 2009 07:57 Author: Joe McGrenra
    I thought that this year’s race for Governor in Virginia was going to play out a lot differently than it has (at least so far). In their race four years ago, Deeds was even endorsed by the NRA and I saw him as running a replay of that race.On the other ...

  • Government money? Is that an oxymoron?

    Created: Thursday, 24 September 2009 10:10 Author: Editor
    Govermint money?  Government Money?  That's an oxymoron, unless you're a government bureaucrat and think all money is yours to use as you please.VNS blogger Bob O'Connor in his latest blog reports that 'Government Money' is YOUR MONEY.  You should be i...

  • Illegal, But Not Undocumented

    Created: Thursday, 24 September 2009 07:39 Author: Editor
    WASHINGTON -- A panel will discuss "Immigration, Employment, and Document Fraud" as it relates to illegal aliens. Despite the euphemism “undocumented,” illegal immigrants are anything but. About half of all working illegal aliens are on payroll tax f...

  • Forcing Union Payments on Taxpayer-Funded Projects

    Created: Thursday, 24 September 2009 07:24 Author: Michael W. Thompson
    In an Executive Order few have heard about, President Obama is trying to eliminate union competition for federal construction projects. This egregious order encourages Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects costing $25 million or...

  • Don't accuse Mayor Sessoms of having integrity

    Created: Wednesday, 23 September 2009 07:39 Author: Editor
    VIRGINIA BEACH  - - Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms has never said he has integrity and his actions prove it over and over.We certainly wouldn't want him protecting out back in a foxhole.While knotted up in a tight race for mayor, he allowed his PR boy...

  • X-SEAL, mayoral candidate seeks congressional seat

    Created: Tuesday, 22 September 2009 13:06 Author: Editor
    VIRGINIA BEACH -- Former SEAL and entrepreneur Scott Taylor has thrown his political hat into the ring as a GOP candidate for the 2nd District Congressional seat. (See PDF of his press release announcing his candidacy.)Taylor joins Freedom Ford owner Scot...

  • Virginia Beach: Crash course or crossroads?

    Created: Monday, 21 September 2009 19:12 Author: Editor
    VIRGINIA BEACH - - Virginia Beach between a rock and a hard place?  Crash course with Navy jets or a development crossroads?  Pretty much so when it comes to future limitations on building height and oceanfront development because of restrictions to pre...

  • Barrett's facts wrong on VBTA spokesman

    Created: Saturday, 19 September 2009 06:47 Author: Robert K. Dean
    Editor: Mr. Barrett incorrectly identifies Reid Greenmun as the official spokesman for the Virginia Beach Taxpayer Alliance (VBTA). Mr. Greenmun does serve on the VBTA board and does chair the transportation committee, but all press releases and public p...

  • The other side of health care

    Created: Friday, 18 September 2009 15:25 Author: Ira White
    Editor:THE OTHER SIDE OF HEALTH CAREI am a healthy-weight, non-smoking, non-drinking American who really doesn’t want nationalized health care, but I probably wouldn't add much to the national debt if I did. Then I started thinking…ACCORDING TO RECENT...

  • City has hard choices over FAA radars and development

    Created: Friday, 18 September 2009 12:14 Author: Fred Metz
    Editor:   ARSR-4 radar at Oceana has been the news lately. (Pilot, ‘What the Radar Can’t See Can Hurt Us’and a letter in the paper from the Virginia Beach Deputy City Manager). The City has met with DOD officials and it does not appear there are ...

  • The Australian Health Care System

    Created: Friday, 18 September 2009 08:51 Author: Gil Morris
    [Editor's Note] Gil Morris, Norfolk native but a40 year  resident of Australia visted relatives in Tidewater recently and was asked to do an article about Australia's health care.  Would it be a workable model in America?  The following is the report.]...

  • Portsmouth created own SPSA problems, not Virginia Beach

    Created: Friday, 18 September 2009 07:27 Author: Michael J. Barrett
    Editor:   Nice try Reid. Fact is, two of the members of City Council in Portsmouth took me to lunch after the response was published with the comment that they had no idea that past representatives had voted as they had.In other words, they acknowledge...

  • Rep. Randy Forbes to address Chesapeake tax group

    Created: Thursday, 17 September 2009 15:07 Author: Editor
    CHESAPEAKE - - 4th District GOP Congressman Randy Forbes will be the guest speaker at the Chesapeake Taxpayer Alliance breakfast meeting Saturday.The meeting will be held in Zino's Cafe @ 850 Old George Washington Hwy.  The $5 breakfast buffet begins at ...