The elections are over and it is time to move on. By “move on” I do not mean it is time to winterize the garden, calk windows, etc. I mean it is time to “move on” by getting ready to watch and evaluate the performance of our returning and new employees, elected officials.
Money is tight. We all know and feel that! Stopping the spending of money is not going to do anyone any good. Careful, thoughtful spending of money is making an investment. Read the rest of this entry »
Using VERIS (Virginia Election and Registration Information System) to find out who and what will be on your ballot:
Where are the Sample Ballots for Montgomery County, VA? It does not appear that they exist. However, the information you need is available if you happen to have internet access and the knowledge of how to make “VERIS” (Virginia Election and Registration Information System) work. Oh, and you will also need to have your voter ID card handy. You can access that information on the card you received in the mail or by going to VERIS and checking. Read the rest of this entry »
Why is it that those candidates running for public office, who are receiving a lot of money (primarily from sources well outside the area they hope to represent). consistently seem to shy away from any situation where they have an opportunity to speak before those who may not agree with them on positions.
Most recent: Nutter opts out of debate (Collegiate Times). Read the rest of this entry »
from those who show up at least:)
VPAP.org – The Virginia Public Access Project is the source for finding out who is funding each candidate. (My thanks to Mr. Langhrer for this one!) Read the rest of this entry »
Three candidate forums down and three to go.
On Wednesday October 26 Candidate Forums are being held for:
While I’m sitting around pondering who to vote for in this election, spending keeps rolling around in my head. It seems to me that there is a lot of talk about either spending or not spending and not much about the wise use of taxpayer dollars.
I hear candidates talking about “I’m gonna do this.” “I’m gonna do that.” but there is something routinely missing. “How ya gonna pay for this or that?” Read the rest of this entry »
The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County Virginia are in the process of hosting 5 different candidate forums where citizen generated questions are presented to candidates in a public forum. These programs are: Read the rest of this entry »
Having Lupus and being under a doctor’s orders to avoid direct sunlight, I don’t get out much in the daytime unless it is something I consider to be very important. Such an event occurred on October 15, 2011 in Blacksburg, VA. It was “Occupy Blacksburg” a spin-off if you will of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. Read the rest of this entry »
I hear people talking, all the time, about how “poorly” things are made these days. In particular, I hear a lot about how structures, like homes, are just “shoddy” compared to what they use to be. I recently had such a discussion with someone when that old “light bulb” above my head flashed a few times. (You know it’s important when it flashes instead of coming on and staying on — unless of course you have a short in the synapses:) Read the rest of this entry »
I have heard citizens of the Town of Christiansburg say, more than a few times, that they don’t like paying double taxes. A lot of people perceive that they are paying double taxes simply because they live in a Town and have to pay both County and Town taxes. Read the rest of this entry »
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