Paul Fain wrote to point out that he covered the Virgil Goode/MZM connection in a feature story in C-Ville Weekly in August of last year, writing:
Goode’s leverage with MZM, however, is mutual. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, MZM, a Washington, D.C.-based defense and intelligence firm, is Goode’s biggest campaign contributor, kicking in $48,551 during this election cycle.
In an interview with the Martinsville Bulletin, Goode said campaign funds weren’t involved in his efforts to bring MZM to Martinsville, claiming that he received the money before he knew the firm was interested in the move
Paul is now with The Chronicle of Higher Education, which is pretty bad-ass.