Archive for June, 2009

Creigh “Dirty” Deeds Takes Dem’s Top Spot for Wouldbe Governor, Dems Wallow in Disappointment

By From http://rappahannockred.wordpress.com • Jun 10th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

As few as 2% (two) percent of Virginia’s 5 million registered voters turned out to choose who would be the spendocrats’ top cash grabber yesterday (some counties with Republican primaries garnered 13%.)
Riley at Virginia Virtucon said it best, “While a Brian Moran – Mike Signer ticket would have been a gift from heaven for the GOP, […]



Deeds Victory Speech in Charlottesville

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Thanks to Rick Sincere for this great footage.



Who is really the Consumer

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

At tonight’s Fredericksburg City Council meeting, there was a discussion about taxi surcharges. Last year they revisited overall rates with taxi drivers and owners where the industry said they liked rates where they were. Consider, the discussion was…



City Taxes Going UP-UP-UP

By From • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, News.Local

For those of you that vote in Fredericksburg VA, here’s who you can thank for higher real estate taxes. Councilwoman Greenlaw made the final motion to raise the rate to $0.705 of every $100. That’s almost 26% percent. It was seconded by Vice-Mayor Devine. Councilman Kelly put forward an alternative $.68 of every $100. It […]



Viva Creigh Deeds!

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Creigh Deeds for his stunning victory in today’s Virginia Gubernatorial Primary. And I want to thank my friend Brian Moran for running a classy campaign. You made me very proud, Brian!
For those of us who supported Brian or Terry McAuliffe there is no time to wallow or be […]



City Taxes Going UP-UP-UP

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

For those of you that vote in Fredericksburg VA, here’s who you can thank for higher real estate taxes.Councilwoman Greenlaw made the final motion to raise the rate to $0.705 of every $100. That’s almost 26% percent. It was seconded by Vice-Mayor Devi…



Culpeper to Wares Crossroads chase

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After this morning’s storms I wasn’t certain how much time the atmosphere would need to recuperate, so I hedged my bets by taking a couple hours off work and heading home to meet today’s chase partner, Jonas, of the local newspaper. We left for Culpep…



Zimbra – Your new email client

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve been using Yahoo Zimbra Desktop as my email client on my work laptop for about two weeks. I’m impressed. I hate Outlook with a passion, and can’t use Thunderbird for work because I need to be able to send email in 10 pt Verdana (don’t ask). Zimbra passes the first test, I can specify […]



Results Trickling In, This May Be a Tight Race….

By From http://fred2blue.com • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

…for 2nd place.
33% of precincts reporting (7:40):
Deeds 50.58%
McAuliffe 25.18%
Moran 24.23%
UPDATE:
67% of precincts reporting (8:08):
Deeds 49.90%
McAuliffe 26.15%
Moran 23.94%
UPDATE II:
Locally (Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania) it pretty much mirrors the statewide results, but with a bigger gap between McAuliffe (2nd) and Moran (3rd).
UPDATE III:
Creigh Deeds has won 10 of the 11 congressional districts. He lost the 3rd CD to […]



Blue Mountain Brewery Expands Production

By From http://www.musingsoverapint.com/ • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Nelson County Life brings us the news that Blue Mountain Brewery is preparing to double their production capacity.It’s been a busy week already for the folks at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton. They have been in the process of offloading a new tank th…