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Elsewhere on the Internet (January 5th 23:56)

By COD • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

diamonddave - Just click around. Too much fun for words.



The Stages of Grief by Bill O’Reilly

By Chris Guy • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Here he demonstrates #1 Denial followed by #2 Anger

      



Kid missing for 10 years and nobody noticed

By COD • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

These parent of the year candidates didn’t bother to report their adopted son missing when he disappeared 10 or 11 years ago. It is just coming to light now. Nobody noticed that a kid was missing for 10 years?



Wonder idiots gay filter: activate!

By COD • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

If you are going to write a scathing letter to the paper demanding that they cancel your subscription because they almost caused you to puke up your breakfast when you saw the picture of gay couple with a child embracing, it would be beneficial to take a second look at the photo, just to be [...]



Jail Alley

By Merry N • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On a random Sunday afternoon walk downtown, we wandered into Jail Alley, which runs behind the buildings of Princess Anne and Caroline Streets between Hanover and George. Originally named Hay Scales Alley, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest th…



Shut Up Eric

By Chris Guy • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Republican congressional leaders just held a press-conference to discuss President-elect Obama’s proposed stimulus plan. After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner spoke, it was House Minority Whip Eric Cantor’s turn….but the cable news outlets cut it off just as he started to say something.
      



Elsewhere on the Internet (January 5th 13:30)

By COD • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Investment Gurus Don’t Even Follow Their Own Advice | Techdirt -



Pollard Looks at The Upcoming GA Session

By Chris Guy • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Some legislation for the 2009 General Assembly has already been pre-filed. Del. Albert Pollard wants to give his constituents a look at several of these items, with his comments on each one in italics:
HB 1602 requires that by 2013, local school divisions must employ one teacher who has current board certification as a behavior analyst for every 25 students [...]



Writing in Dialect

By Carolyn • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

“One of the Best Loved, North and South”The Appropriation of National Reconciliation by LaSalle Corbell Pickettby Caroline E. JanneyVirginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 116, No. 4, 2008,pages 370-406Continuing with the theme of the use of l…



A Visit From The Magi

By David • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We hosted our annual Epiphany party this weekend. Good friends gathered, along with good food and good beer, for an evening of cheer. Colleen prepared a wonderful selection of both savory and sweet delights and I selected a variety of beers to offer. T…