Thanks to former Virginia Teen Democrats Caucus Chair Boyd Tinsley and the rest of the Dave Matthews Band for rocking Nats Park last night.
Entries Categorized as 'Virginia'
VA Young Dem Makes Good
July 24, 2010
DPVA June Quarterly Meeting
June 12, 2010
The DPVA held its steering and central committee meetings this weekend in Charlotesville. Some highlights: The committee filed two recently vacated officer positions: Gaylene Kanoyton (Hampton chair) was elected as Vice Chair for Organization (First Vice Chair) over Susan Mariner (Virginia Beach Chair); they were both excellent candidates and the competition for this job – [...]
DNC/OFA Vote 2010 Kickoff Canvass this Weekend
June 3, 2010
This Saturday, June 5, Organizing for America will kick off its 2010 campaign efforts with canvassing/phone banking targeted to first time Obama 2008 voters to get them to commit to vote in 2010. This is one of the first of many opportunities to show that 2008 was about more than just electing a new president – it [...]
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Virginia’s Next Governor?
May 30, 2010
The UVA alumni magazine has a nice profile of retiring U President John Casteen. In his 20 years, he has built the University’s reputation, academic standards, new facilties, a strong endowment, an excellent faculty, and a qualified and diverse student body. The article qoutes Student Dean Ernie Ern as saying that Casteen told him that [...]
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DPVA Steering and Central Committees to Meet on June 11-12
May 24, 2010
The Democratic Party of Virginia will hold its quarterly meetings in Charlotesville – Steering Committee will meet at 7:30 on friday night, June 11 and Central Committee will meet at 10:00 am, saturday June 12. The meetings will be held at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ Sponsors Hospitality Center in Charlottesville. The Democratic Black Caucus [...]
Good Luck Sen. Whipple & Del. Brink
May 8, 2010
on your service on the McDonnell Government Deform and Destruction Commission. Please keep the Governor from messing up things too badly. Thanks.
Doonesbury Does Virginia Confederate History Month
May 4, 2010
Check it out.
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100 Days of Moving Virginia Backwards
April 24, 2010
On the occasion of the 100th day of the McDonnell administration, the DPVA has provided an excellent analysis of that administration’s failures. To be fair, although the economy is starting to recover from the Bush recession, it is very difficult to be a Governor. Nevertheless, McDonnell has offered little leadership in addressing the Commonwealth’s problems. [...]
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Arlington’s Important African American Heritage
February 25, 2010
As part of African American History Month, the Arlington Young Democrats tonight hosted a presentation by Dr. Talmadge Williams on Freedman’s Village and the Black Heritage Museum. I served with Talmadge on the DPVA State Central Committee and he is a true community leader. Freedman’s Village was established in what is now southern Arlington Cemetery in [...]
Bad Voting Bills
February 2, 2010
First, as NLS reports, the GOP continues their efforts to make voting harder — in this case, by requiring people who don’t have IDs to vote a provisional ballot, and, presumably then have to defend their vote at the canvass the day after the election (HB 948). For the past century, Virginia’s problem has been [...]
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