Archive for June, 2008

Pollard: The Governor as Business Manager of Virginia

By From http://fred2blue.wordpress.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Governor as Business Manager of Virginia
Rewritten By Delegate Albert C. Pollard, Jr.
June 10, 2008 – In 1942, Blake Tyler Newton – not yet a State Senator from our region – wrote House Document 12, The Governor of Virginia as Business Manager. This publication, a copy of which I recently found amongst some old books, […]



Next week, Fox News will start referring to Obama as a negro

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

This is really quite despicable. I’d rant, but Scalzi did it so well I’ll just point you to him.



Bravo: Guy gets the same amount of time in jail for abducting, setting his girlfriend on fire as the guy that missed two court dates while in jail in another jurisdiction.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Aren’t punishments supposed to be proportionate to the crime?
The Free Lance–Star:
Marcus Duane Simms thought he had a valid reason for not showing up in Stafford Circuit Court twice in January.
He was in jail in Norfolk.
Unfortunately for Simms, a Stafford County jury–and state law–disagreed.
The jury recommended that Simms, 21, serve a year in prison after convicting […]



Diary of Betty Herndon Maury – June 7, 1862

By From http://thehouseoncarolinestreet.blogspot.com/ • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Saturday 7th [June 1862] Have just read a Richmond paper of last Monday giving an account of the battles of Saturday and Sunday 31st [May] and 1st [June]. We were victorious on both days. Took the enemy’s camp and drove him back three mile…



Laurie & Peter

By From http://thefredericksblog.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Hi everybody,

Come on out and join us this weekend…………..

 

Friday, June 13, 9:30 -1:00
The Blarney Stone Public House
715 Caroline St.
Fredericksburg, VA, 540-371-PINT

Sunday, June 15, 5:30-8:00PM
Clai…



What is Channel 9 (WUSA9) news smoking?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tuesday night, at around 7 p.m., the talking head on the local news stated the Democratic and Republican primary results would be coming in soon. In the 10th Congressional District, Judy Feder was running for the Democratic nomination while Frank Wolf, the incumbent, was running for the Republican nomination. The talking head stated something similar […]



Spotsylvania School Board slaps the taxpayers in the face

By From http://rappahannockred.wordpress.com • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Spotsylvania

After whining for months about being cash-strapped, the Spotsylvania School Board is considering a venture that ordinary, budget-conscious people would never even contemplate (Free Lance-Star, emphasis added):
The Spotsylvania County School Board is considering allowing children of full-time employees who live out of the district to attend county schools tuition-free.
“We do see that this policy would be great […]



ODonnellWeb recognized as a top 50 Edublog

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I guess what I’m doing here could be considered edublogging. Sort of. I guess. And I love that I’m #51 in the top 50 list. It seems very appropriate!



links for 2008-06-11

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

craigslist: fredericksburg classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events
Woo Hoo, we are big time now

Cory Doctorow | The A.V. Club
(tags: sci-fi)

Vitamin Records
Piano tribute to Metallica
(tags: metal metallica music 80s)



I’m Voting Republican

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

This is good.