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Will Light Rail in Virginia Beach Bring More Crime?
By Wally on Mar 30, 2009 | In Light Rail Crime | 3 feedbacks »
Virginia Beach has proudly boasted, according to the FBI, the lowest crime rate for a city of its size. With the possibility of a light rail extension from Newtown Road to the Oceanfront, will that honor be relinquished?
Teens attack woman on Portland's Light Rail
By Wally on Mar 29, 2009 | In Light Rail Crime | 1 feedback »
A woman who tried to intervene when a group of teens started harassing a MAX light rail passenger ended up getting attacked herself.
Shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, a 28-year-old woman saw a group of teens verbally harassing an older passenger. She decided to say something, causing the teens to call her racially derogatory names.
Dallas Light Rail Plagued By Juvenile Crime
By Wally on Mar 29, 2009 | In Light Rail Crime | Send feedback »
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit system has worked to cultivate a polished, corporate image of an expanding light rail network that is safe, secure and clean. But a three-month investigation of crime on the DART rails shows a gritty reality at sharp variance with that public image.
Republicans – A Mutiny?
By Wally on Mar 16, 2009 | In State | 2 feedbacks »
About a year ago, a gathering of delegates to the Virginia Republican Party convention wanted change; I was among them. At the beginning, I wasn’t exactly sure what change was prevalent. There were many surprises, in that, the self-assured party moderates were taken aback. It became quite clear that a grassroots effort by ultra social conservatives had stacked the convention.
That’s the way of conventions. Those that are successful in turning out their supporters prevail. Without a Gilmore/Davis primary, Jim Gilmore appeared to have a lock on the Senatorial nomination. State Central Committee called for the convention.
