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New high for low politics was reached recently, VNS’s blogger Bob O’Connor says of General Assembly’s approval for tax subsidy for oceanfront developers of hotels and entertainment venues.Tax revenue will now be used to help a developer build new to...
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by Larry Henry
So you want to see a little blood, do ya?No problem!I’ll meet you in front of the House of Representatives any day of the week, say around lunch time? Give your bureaucratic pals a little entertainment, something to laugh about at th...
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Editor: We were treated to the spectacle of another theatrical performance by B.H. Obama last night when he awoke from a self-imposed nine days of silence on the situation in Libya, only to lie again to the American people and the world. How can he port...
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I was just reading the article on the statement by Rep. Mike Capuano (Moron-Ma.) in "The Hill" this morning, and the many, MANY comments by readers all across the country...some 70 pages of comments in fact. To a person, it seems like every comment that...
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by Joseph J. McGrenra, CFCMThe situation out in Wisconsin is truly, truly troubling. That state along with many other states, municipalities, and the federal government are in deep trouble with declining revenues and bloated budgets. If it’s possible to...
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by Michael H. Smith Every freshman congressman is under intense pressure to follow party leadership. If he wants to get choice committee assignments and even a better office, be invited parties, to be liked by “management” he will play follow the lead...
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by Larry HenryJust when you thought the worst was over, an asteroid the size of the Rose Bowl is headed our way. Scheduled to arrive in about 20 years. But I digress …A person familiar with Michelle Obama describes her as “the most angry, arrogant, an...
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[Editor's note: The Virginia Beach Taxpayer Alliance sent the following to the City Council in advance of public budget discussions.]
Mayor and Members of the Virginia Beach City CouncilOffice of the City ClerkAdministration BuildingGeorge Mason Dr...
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Editor:For years now, I've been calling for the federal government to orchestrate a raid of ALL mosques around the country one Sunday morning at 0330. We may already be too late, even if that raid was held this weekend. Instead, we are exposed to the in...
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Is This How You Want Your TAX DOLLARS SPENT! Recently I observed a significant amount of work being performed at the Cheriton traffic light on U.S. 13. After an inquiry I learned that VDOT intends to UPGRADE traffic lights in the Commonwealth. The cos...
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Big Mac, if he wants to put VA on firm financial ground, should take lessons from Gov. Christie of NJ and FL Gov. Rick Scott - stop pandering to the freeloaders and operate government like a stockholder owned business.Christie bit the bullet big time by h...
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Editor: Is it just me, or did Glenn Beck set off a 1,000 pound bomb on his set last night and the media has ignored the blast? When Beck described how our State Department funded a meeting in NYC on 3-5 Dec 2008 under the banner of the "AYM" (Alliance of ...
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Editor:Lets have as many balls at the Egyptians.How good of a civil protest would it be for us to deposit our trash at strategic places as a protest to this stupid idea?Ben Krause - Virginia Beach...
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Editor:The subject of trash collection fees is fundamentally wrong, myopic, narrow and oblivious to the world as it were. I've told the council before that with the exception of two councilmen, they and the City Administration live in literal cocoon whi...
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VIRGINIA BEACH - - A group of Oceanfront merchants, hoteliers, and citizens, citing fear of Bruce Thompson’s control over the city’s bureaucracy and politicians, have sent an anonymous letter to City Manager Jim Spore and the City Council protesting f...
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by Larry HenryFancy died last night. Fancy was a blind, ten year old Boston Terrier who was the aging companion of a sweet and loving couple living in Maryville. The wife is ill and the husband recently fell and broke his hip so some of us have been going...
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Editor:I love fishing and hunting and I hate Muslim radicals. OK, there it is. I've been "outed" as they say in some quarters. I also hate so-called political "leaders" who steadfastly refuse to act against the threat to our national security posed b...
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VIRGINIA BEACH (February 12, 2011) - - Jamie Radtke brought her campaign for the GOP Senate nomination to the Virginia Beach Republican Party breakfast Saturday to mixed reviews.She struck a likable cord with almost everyone in the 100+ standing room ...
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The National Military Strategy of the United States of America - 2011 redefines America’s military leadership.In a document dated February 8, from Adm. Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the new future of America’s mili...
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by Michael H. SmithContinuing with our “phantom” company looking to come to Chase City, Virginia: In Part I, we told you that Your faithful servant was contacted by a large, presumably foreign– though my contact would not say—company wanting to in...