Lowell at Raising Kaine listed our senator, Mark Obenshain (as well as Emmett Hanger) as part of the “cockfighting five” for voting against SB1190, a senate bill to increase penalties for cockfighting, which is illegal. I generally don’t see eye-to-eye with PETA, but I find it hard to make excuses for cockfighting in its modern [...]
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Continuing to track Matt Lohr’s HB1727… It tied and failed to report in the Education Committee on the 17th, sailed through committee on the 22nd (after he added the “opt in” clause) and yesterday it passed in the House. Now it’s on to the Senate. Like the DNR says, it has “Valley support.” But it [...]
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
I’m interested to see what the response will be to the new dance studio downtown. From what I have heard, and apparently its been in the paper, Shergold Studio www.shergoldstudio.com of Charlottesville opened their studio today in the old school board building. They will be offering Efit (Erotic Fitness) classes. Apparently this is a combination [...]
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Rape. Suicide. Infanticide. I generally try to avoid posting the sensationally tragic stuff on here, but there seems to be an awful lot of it recently… Can’t really say I envy the guys that were digging through the garbage at the county landfill today. Apparently it was all for nothing, since no body was found. [...]
Monday, January 29, 2007
The Downtown Renaissance announced today that Downtown Parking Services will soon be using license plate recognition (LPR) devices to see if cars that are parked downtown have been there for too long. Some people don’t like the idea of LPR technology. Personally, I think there are bigger issues to worry about.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Del. Matt Lohr’s HB1727 was reported to have died in a tie in the education committee on the 17th. Those of you following this bill (which was initially aimed at the Gay-Straight Alliance at HHS) know that it’s alive again, and has passed the committee. Confused? Read this. You can track this bill and read [...]
Monday, January 29, 2007
I’ve been there a few times since it’s opened — twice for tea and once for lunch. Since I drink far more tea than coffee, I like to think I know something about it, but one look at the tea menu, and I was lost. Settled on Fruity Russian Caravan (mainly because the name). I [...]
Saturday, January 27, 2007
In today’s DNR, in reference to the ICE immigrant detainment program, Sheriff Don Farley was quoted as saying, “We are not looking for law-abiding illegal aliens… those who are here trying to be productive members of society.” I’m sure many locals will take issue with the term “law-abiding illegal,” but it’s possible that Farley understands [...]
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Next Saturday, February 3, at 10 am, there will be an informational meeting regarding payday lending at the Library (which just launched a new website this week). Stephen Winslow (of The New Dominion and Virginia Viewpoints) will be there. I’ve written about payday lending here before. You can read Stephen’s open letter to the House [...]
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Friendly City Food Co-Op, Harrisonburg’s consumer-owned grocery, invites the community to come see its new destination for natural, organic and locally-produced products at the store’s grand opening 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 9 at 150 East Wolfe Street.
HARRISONBURG, VA — Friendly City Food Co-op, slated to open this month in Harrisonburg, Va., has become the newest member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food co-ops nationwide.
May 2: Harrisonburg was honored when the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations over the weekend to kick off May as National Bike Month.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
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