h/t Associated Press and thesmokinggun.com:

Too bad we don’t get many love-your-neighbor stories like this in the FL-S.
(On second thought, better check yesterday’s FL-S Spotsy Extra…)

h/t The Simpsons via HuffPo:

The Chair of the Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee, Marc Broklawski, has formally endorsed Brian Moran for Governor. From this morning’s FL-S:
I have had the high honor and privilege of meeting dozens of Democrats running for local, statewide, and federal office.
This year, we have three excellent gubernatorial candidates vying for the Democratic Party […]

A fortnightly rant, FL-S style (halftime edition) with a h/t each to Michelle, Jenny, Vic, David, Rob, and the rest of the earnest, hardworking journalists out there working to keep it all real. 
To say the least: 2009 has been terrible for the Fourth Estate.
So far this year: The Rocky Mountain News – Colorado’s oldest daily newspaper […]

King Street Blues’ at Aquia Towne Center has closed. There is no note of explanation on the door, and all of the signage has been removed. Last month, we reported that Amici Italian Restaurant in Doc Stone Plaza had ceased operating.
I know business had not been good in months.  And I suspect that a combination of our […]

A fortnightly rant, FL-S style.
NORWALK, Conn., USA – Greetings from my native land (Connecticut).
Yesterday, there were some sighs of relief from the regular folk here that Bernie Madoff will spend his time before sentencing at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center. The man who ponzied investors’ numbers now has a new one, his Federal inmate number: 61727-054.
867-5309 […]

Fred2Blue will pass an historic milestone today when it logs its 100,000th reader.  That’s pretty good for a third-rate blog no one reads!
Pretty, pretty good!
To quote those great philosphers and consumer product pitchmen, Bartles & Jaymes:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Tell me, tell me if you think you know.
A fortnightly rant, FL-S style halftime edition, with a h/t  to Oakland’s hippest trip.
A little after 2PM today, a comment by one of Fred2Blue’s friends showed up on Facebook. It read:
Dear Facebook: If we wanted Facebook to be exactly like Twitter, we’d just use Twitter.
Signed, […]

From the News Release:
RICHMOND, Mar. 12 —Governor Tim Kaine today launched an overhauled Stimulus.Virginia.Gov, transforming the state’s original, pioneering website into Virginia’s comprehensive online portal for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). With the conclusion of the project solicitation phase of the Commonwealth’s program to implement the recovery plan, the website is transitioning to […]

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