That, or our astute tourism manager doesn’t know how much money tourism brings into the county (The Caroline Progress):
Kathy Beard, County Director of Tourism, spoke about the role tourism plays in county economics. Beard stated that more than $70 million dollars were spent on tourism related industry in Caroline in 2007, and $1.6 million came […]

Here’s a copy of an e-mail that I sent to County Administrator Percy Ashcraft on September 25th:
Dear Mr. Ashcraft,
What was the total cost of adopting the ordinances that vacated Saddlehorse Farms and the other subdivision owned by the Farmers?
This request for information includes, but is not limited to: the cost for advertising the public hearing, […]

And I hope Barney Frank wins.

NOTE: I am not advocating violence against any persons. If you take my comments as such, then shame on you. ‘Kay, thanks, bye.

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:
On September 23, 2008, Deputy M.J. O’Connor responded to a Ruther Glen business to complete a follow-up investigation on a larceny that occurred on September 15, 2008. After investigating, Mary R. Lee, 33, of Ruther Glen was charged with Embezzlement. She was ordered held without bond and a […]

The second Presidential debate on Tuesday, October 7, at 8 p.m.
The third Presidential debate on Wednesday, October 15, at 9 p.m.
Election night November 4, starting at 6 p.m.ish (subject to change).
Unfortunately, can’t do the Veep debate on Thursday, October 2, 8 p.m., due to the fact that I have a class at that time. Well, […]

His thoughts on the bailout deal in his weekly column (DOC file):
While the leaders of this nation negotiated a new bailout deal over the weekend, things seemed pretty normal on the Northern Neck. I got a chance to see some bald eagles that were on “The Cliffs” of Richmond County, geese were moving […]

At the September 8th, 2008, meeting of the Caroline County Board of Supervisors, the board approved the following item on their consent agenda: Adoption of a Resolution that Revises the June 24, 2008 Budget Resolution to Incorporate Errors and Omission that Were Approved by the Board during Budget Discussions.
Item #2 in the resolution was the […]

Yeah, they’re in the process of getting fined $17,400 for violating numerous environmental regulations (Link [PDF]):
SECTION C: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

VSE is a publicly traded professional services company that provides engineering and technical support services to the U.S. Government.
The VSE Facility which is the subject of this Order, is the Ladysmith Blast […]

I wished I had come up with this. From Michelle Malkin’s blog:
A reader proposes the first drinking game suggestion:
Michelle, how about a college-style drinking game tonight – where everyone takes a drink whenever Obama says “Bush” – in his laughably ridiculous ongoing effort to link McCain to Bush.
If you’re looking to get inebriated quickly, start […]

RWL:
Check out what Rick Sincere found over at Forbes (emphasis added):
In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy.
“It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really large number.”