Another offering of the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population survey, November 2008 . Pertains to voting patterns as they are related to family income levels. It shows the clear potential for the issues and values of those in upper income levels being forced upon those at lower income levels. But, it also show how...
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Didn’t Vote? What was your reason? Was it in the 10?
I have recently doing some research on voter registration and voting patterns. (Yeah! Surprising that!) But, I ran across something very interesting at the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population survey, November 2008. In total, 15,167,000 people reported that they did not vote. What I found was a listing of the most common reason people...
The Courage of Your Convictions. Main Street or Beer Street?
At the last Town Council Meeting a discussion was held concerning another of those Beer Garden Tailgates in Downtown Christiansburg. All members of Town Council and the Mayor supported doing this EXCEPT for Brad Stipes. Councilman Stipes stood firmly on his belief that this is not setting a good example for the youth of...
Promises made. Promises fulfilled? Christiansburg Comprehensive Plan Saga.
There is another new page in the Christiansburg Issues collection found at: (.pdf versions of all of these are availalbe at: http://myvaresources.com/Special/DepotDazedPages.html. This one deals specifically with the Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Section of the Comprehensive Plan. To effectively use it, simply scroll down the list and look at promises made in 2003, renewed...
May 4th Election in Christiansburg
April 12th is the last day to register to vote in order to be eligible to vote in the May 4th election. Are you ready? Register! Vote!
April Showers Bring …. More Flooding to Christiansburg, VA?
May 15, 2009 there was a bit of a ‘hitch in the get-a-long’ for many Christiansburg, VA residents. An ‘unusual’ amount of rainfall led to buildings being flooded, sewage backing up into homes, backyards all but disappearing in mudslides, and a lot of angry citizens. (See photos)
