While driving around town, I’ve noted that there are note these little rivers of gravel, mud and debris that have been pushed over to the sides of the road. It appears that this is the residue left from trucks trying to keep drivers safe on icy roads. A good thing! Yes! However …. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, thank goodness. We are going to have places where people can stop on the interstate to go to the bathroom again. Whoever wanted to close those in the first place must not have realized what an inconvenience that was to have people get off the interstate and spend money in localities. Heaven forbid we should encourage people to get off the interstate and create tax revenue, create jobs, generate new businesses. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been busy working on a few little special projects for the myvaresources.com/blogs/depotdazed site. It looks a bit different because there are now four links across the top: Home, Blogs, VA Bill Watch, and Christianburg, VA Issues. Read the rest of this entry »
On June 2, 2009, at the Christiansburg Town Council Meeting, a presentation was done by the Christiansburg High School Photography Club. This group had volunteered to generate photographs of Christiansburg for use on the new town website. Unfortunately, these photos have not been displayed on the Town’s website as promised. Read the rest of this entry »
HB619: Erosion and sediment control; may assess civil penalty.
This has just passed the House and as with the Health Care bill, has been defanged there (although maybe not as badly as the Health Care bill). Now, it is up to the Senate. Read the rest of this entry »
When is the last time you attended a public meeting when a topic did not specifically affect you. When is the last time you did some research before you decided who you wanted to vote for? When is the last time that you went out and voted EVEN when there really wasn’t some issue going on that affect you directly? Read the rest of this entry »
I am sure many of you remember Jim Dorsett. A resident of Christiansburg, he was always willing to discuss problems and politics with most anyone. He was one of the few people that I have ever seen eye-to-eye with on the main issue concerning government from the onset. Jim was quick to tell you that government serves the people. Read the rest of this entry »
There was a recent town meeting where I was speaking with one of our Town Council members and he stated, quite emphatically, that I had blogged negatively about the Kiwanis Club. Read the rest of this entry »
It doesn’t seem to be available in print/pdf format yet but the summary provided indicates this bill HB1386 would make it possible for constitutional amendments (State of Virginia) would be posted on a website and NOT in detail in newspapers. Read the rest of this entry »
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