God’s CountryA view off of Marquis Road in Louisa County. It is scenes like this that make me forget the hot and sticky Virginia summers and the cold, damp and rainy winters to come.

Enjoy It While You CanSpotswood Furnace Road, Spotsylvania. A large section of Spotswood Furnace Road is unpaved and has no significant development along it. Spotsylvania is part of the 4th largest and fastest growing regions in Virginia. Don’t know h…

Beats the Hell Out of I-95A typical section of Elys Ford Road in Spotsylvania. During the Civil War this road which leads to Elys Ford, along with the roads coming off of U.S., Banks, and Kelly’s Ford were major routes of advance for the Union Army of…

A Trek Through the WoodsElys Ford, Spotsylvania. Before crossing the Rapidan River into Culpeper County I took the opportunity to pull off at a boat ramp and took a stroll on a path beside the river. I wish I had brought my digital recorder with me. …

At the End of the TrailComing to an opening along the trail I slid down the bank to view the Rapidan River and the fall foliage.

Another Story to Be Told……Off of Elys Ford Road in Spotsylvania–“But I weary for you at morn and eve, O, children of my love,Come back to me from your pilgrim ways, from the seas and plains ye rove,Come over the meadows and up the lane to my door…

A Quiet Field at DawnThe Pierson Farm outside of Fredericksburg. On December 13, 1862 at this time of the morning Union troops were eating breakfast and getting their equipment together. Later in the day they would cross this field to attack Confedera…

Unforseen ObstaclesThe Pierson Farm–“Taylor’s brigade fumbles and wallowed across the waterlogged plan. Mud caked on shoes and trousers, weighing down the already heavily encumbered troops. The ragged line tumbles through several ditches and gullies …

“A Terrible Slaughter in Our Ranks”Ground covered by General Meade’s Pennsylvanians–“Shells ripped through the packed ranks, and the attack faltered. A Confederate shell snapped the flagstaff of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves in two. One of Pelham’s r…

Independent candidate Paul Ortiz has all the gory details here.

1 felony conviction (possession of cocaine with intent to distribute)
7 misdemeanor convictions
11 IRS liens for non-payment of taxes
6 court judgments against him for non-payment of debts
Thousands of dollars in penalties and interest for not paying his real estate property taxes on time in his own County-even […]