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Archives for July 2008
New Blog
6 July 2008 | Uncategorized | 11 Comments
Frequent commenter Anke Cheney has set up a blog to foster discussion of immigration issues, and is off to a pretty strong start. For a good mix of both humor and serious discussion, head on over to AWCheney’s Forum On Immigration.
Mark Warner Endorsed By Mexicans Without Borders?
4 July 2008 | Virginia Politics, Manassas City | 35 Comments
Here’s one of the few yard sign placements from the Mark Warner campaign in Manassas today that didn’t violate local zoning ordinances. I don’t think the Mark Warner campaign would really be wise to associate itself with the billboard erected by Mexicans Without Borders in Manassas, but I guess getting yard signs in as many […]
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Fireworks Weather Forecast
4 July 2008 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments
The National Weather Service is currently predicting a 70% chance of rain and thunderstorm activity this afternoon and evening. If you intend to go out for the festivities, be prepared to get caught in the rain. Here’s the current short-term forecast:
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The Declaration Of Independence
4 July 2008 | Patriotism | 18 Comments
Here’s what we’re celebrating today, lest we forget:
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Billboard Hearing Postponed To September 5th
3 July 2008 | Manassas City | 70 Comments
Gaudencio Fernandez gets a sixty-day reprieve courtesy of the courts, according to the MJM. That will make this act of civic vandalism a two year ordeal for the City of Manassas, at best. Such is the nature of the courts. They take what seems like forever to fix problems.
No word yet on whether Manassas City’s […]
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Are You Smarter Than A Citizen?
3 July 2008 | Patriotism | 16 Comments
MSNBC has a little quiz up that purports to be similar to the one given to immigrants seeking U.S. Citizenship, and I took a quick swipe at it. I got an embarrassingly low 75%, blowing through a bunch of questions without really reading them, and in once case keying on the fact that New York’s […]
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Austin Haynes Steps Up - Now It’s Your Turn
2 July 2008 | Patriotism | 11 Comments
Soil and Water Board member Austin Haynes likes the idea of a spraypark in Manassas, although he doesn’t like the idea of having taxpayers fund it, especially when budgets are tight. So instead of griping about it, he’s raising money himself to have it built. Classy.
From my inbox this evening:
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And The Parents?
2 July 2008 | Manassas Park, Crime | 16 Comments
How is it that someone could drop their infant off at day care and not notice that the place was a squalid dump? Of course the operator deserves to be punished for the neglect that resulted in the death of a child and endangered others (including her own children), but what in the heck was […]
Gerry Connolly’s Housing Plan Extremely Unpopular
1 July 2008 | Gerry Connolly, Fairfax County | 16 Comments
Gerry Connolly’s hugely unpopular idea to get Fairfax County in the residential real estate business got mentioned in the Washington Post recently. Online reader comments on the article are running ninety against to one in favor of having Fairfax County use taxpayer money to buy foreclosed homes. Will this deter Boss Gerry Connolly from his […]
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Virginia Just Got Tougher On Illegal Aliens
1 July 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 18 Comments
Today is the day when new laws passed by the General Assembly go into effect. Through the efforts of Attorney General Bob McDonnell, a broad coalition of Republicans and Democrats in the General Assembly, and immigration law enforcement advocates such as Help Save Hampton Roads, Help Save Manassas, Help Save Loudoun, Save Stafford, the Vienna […]
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Is Speaker Howell A Republican?
1 July 2008 | Virginia Politics | 8 Comments
Is Speaker Howell signaling something in his appointments to the Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Commission? It seems to me that the folks who are promoting the awful HB 6055 tax hike plan are getting a reward here. If Speaker Howell was interested in keeping our taxes low and ensuring that our government runs efficiently, he […]
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Here’s Some Democratic Diversity For Ya
1 July 2008 | Crime, Humor & Satire | 15 Comments
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Sometimes Democrats are so open-minded that their brains fall out. This news item (there’s also video) from Durham, North Carolina describes a well known Democratic Party official’s recent bond hearing in a case where he and his wife are charged with kidnapping, torture and sexual abuse that was a component of the couple’s Satanic […]
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