From the SBE tally of today’s election results: Click to embiggen.
Author Archives: Waldo Jaquith
Republican tossed off C’ville Council.
I’m thrilled by the news that Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro have won today’s City Council race in Charlottesville, and that voters have (by a decisive margin, I’m told) tossed Rob Schilling off of City Council. Dave, in particular, I’m just tickled to see on Council. I couldn’t imagine a better guy for the seat. …
He’s had it with religious tolerance.
Douglas Rushkoff: Faith = Illness
Wait, wait, it gets better.
President Bush didn’t just sing the national anthem in Spanish during his 2000 campaign, he had pop star Jon Secada perform it at his 2001 inauguration.
Goode’s Midterm Muck.
Rep. Virgil Goode has been added to the roster on Talking Points Memo’s “Midterm Muck Project.” Note that this is different than the “Pure as the Driven Snow” project.
El himno nacional de los Estados Unidos.
President Bush, while campaigning in 2000, used to sing the national anthem in Spanish.
Why continue welfare for big oil?
I’ve been enjoying the discussion about fuel prices. (In fact, I’ve very much been enjoying all of the discussions on the site lately. It’s a great thing to enjoy reading one’s own blog.) It’s left me feeling more puzzled than ever about how to handle the privatization of those services that are essential to the …
5 suffixes you must abandon immediately.
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Shaun on the Confederate battle flag.
Shaun Kenney provides a great explanation of why he cannot support the display of the Confederate battle flag. I’ve always been of two minds on the topic, but Shaun sure makes a convincing argument.
What the…?
WeBeHigh.com’s guide to getting high in Charlottesville. That’s so bizarre.