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Oct292018 by Web PublisherNo Comments

Felons: First The Vote. Then Guns.

Politics

In his rush to get new Democrats on the voter rolls before the 2016 presidential election, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a blanket order restoring the voting rights of about 206,000 felons. When the Virginia Supreme Court slapped down this April 2016 move as illegal McAuliffe began churning out restorations one by one. That was legal. By the time he left office, McAuliffe had restored the civil rights of approximately 173,000 felons. This meant they could vote, serve on juries and run for political office. But there were other consequences to McAuliffe’s sweeping move: Those newly enfranchised felons were now free to march into court to ask for the restoration of their gun rights. Not sure the liberals who supported McAuliffe plumping up the voter rolls saw that coming. ...

Oct292018 by Web PublisherNo Comments

OBAMACARE’S MEDICAID EXPANSION IS NOT CONSERVATIVE

Politics

Media reporting on this year’s Virginia General Assembly session focused on the primary disagreement that resulted in an extended budget impasse: Obamacare’s optional program to expand the entitlement state by extending Medicaid benefits to able-bodied adults. This disagreement has been part of each of the last five General Assembly sessions, but advocates for the full implementation of Obamacare in Virginia took a different approach this year. Having watched Governor McAuliffe repeatedly try and fail to extend this entitlement to those not currently eligible, Obamacare supporters attempted to rebrand Medicaid expansion as “conservative.” Expanding Obamacare in Virginia will cost the state over $300 million, accelerate the rate of growth of the fastest increasing portion of the state b...

Oct282018 by Web PublisherNo Comments

Storm Water Is Difficult

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Stormwater is a difficult thing. Especially when you’re as low and flat as Hampton Roads is. Virginia Beach got a dramatic lesson on October 9, 2016, when Hurricane Matthew ended a twenty-day period during which some parts of the city endured more than twenty inches of rainfall. For some perspective and definitions, approximately nine inches of rain in Tidewater within a 24-hour period is called a “100-year storm”. A “100-year storm” is not a storm that comes along every 100 years; actually, it’s a storm intensity that has a 1 in 100 chance of happening in any given year. A 10-year storm (six inches of rain) has a 1 in 10 chance of happening in any given year. A 1-year storm (three inches of rain, a 1 in 1 chance) is almost certain to happen every year. It is possible to have two se...

Feb32017 by Web PublisherNo Comments

ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIRGINIA BEACH RESTAURANT WEEK 2020

Food

Virginia Beach, VA January 23, 2020: The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association is a non-profit association which provides valuable resources and services to its restaurant members, associate business members and the community, announces the 15th Anniversary of Virginia Beach Restaurant Week, February 3-9, 2020. While Virginia Beach is a tourist town many months of the year, our Restaurant Owners realize the heart and soul of our city is our locals in Virginia Beach and surrounding cities of the 757. Restaurant Week is a time to celebrate and give back to the community that supports these restaurants year-round by preparing their best for the best! Local chefs bring out all the stops by creating new menus and sharing the favorites at a fixed price. This...