Author: James A. Bacon
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Rocovich Punches Back
From Cardinal News: Former Virginia Tech rector John Rocovich filed a lawsuit against Gov. Abigail Spanberger in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Tuesday after she removed him from the university’s board of visitors in May for undisclosed reasons pertaining to his conduct. … Rocovich’s team of attorneys argued, in the lawsuit, that Spanberger did not…
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And in Other Gun-Related News…
The Daily Signal reports: On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a firearms manufacturer will leave the state of Virginia over new “anti-gun legislation” and relocate to Georgia, bringing a $22 million investment and employing hundreds of residents. … “This relocation was not something we originally planned to pursue. The reality is that recent anti-gun legislation in…
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It’s Not The Heat. It’s The Humidity.
by Kerry Dougherty It took me five seconds on AI to confirm what I already knew from living in the resort city for the past 42 years. Going outside in the summer is like walking into a dog’s mouth. So exactly what Mensa member designed the new Dome concert hall, with retractable hangar doors for…
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Busted: Loudoun Teacher Uses School Email to Shield Superintendent from Congress
Radical activist teacher comes to the rescue of Superintendent Aaron Spence. by Victoria Manning A Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher who admits to political activism in her classroom and defying school board policies is now using school resources to lobby Congress. Jessica Berg is soliciting signatures from her colleagues and others in defense of controversial…
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Former UVA President’s Sabbatical Raises Governance Questions
by Scott Douglas Gerber When former University of Virginia President Jim Ryan recently sat for a friendly interview with Cville Right Now, he sounded delighted to be off the clock. He described mornings spent writing a leadership book; afternoons kite surfing, skiing, golfing, biking and traveling; and he joked, “I’m really good at not working.” The joke…
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Sometimes You Have to Create the Racism in Order to Defeat It
More details have emerged about the Southern Poverty Law Center’s funding the right-wing extremism it purported to fight. Here’s the updated account, contained in a superseding indictment filed by the Department of Justice, of SPLC Employee-3 who helped organize the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. — JAB The SPLC Secretly Paid F-37 More…
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Drip, Drip, Drip
The truth slowly emerges about what UVA leaders knew about the Health System scandal. by The Jefferson Council A bombshell disclosure in a recent FOIA proceeding reveals that UVA’s Board of Visitors, led by Robert Hardie, quietly retained Williams & Connolly (W&C) as “special counsel to the BOV and the Audit, Compliance, and Risk Committee…
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Hurricane Season: Are You Ready?
by Kerry Dougherty I admit it. After decades in the news business I’m jaded. Bored, too. Especially with the tedious, fear-inducing fluff pieces that news outlets sprinkle throughout the year as their reporters obediently attend press conferences and act as stenographers for bureaucrats. You know, the stories with ridiculous “safety precautions” published year after year…
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Dodging FOIA at VMI
Bob Morris, a Virginia Military Institute alumni activist, has filed suit in York County Circuit Court against VMI alleging the withholding, redacting, and even altering public records. Here follows a Chat GPT summary based upon a media backgrounder provided by The Cadet, a VMI student newspaper with which Morris is closely affiliated. — JAB Core…
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Guess Why Norfolk Spent $57,000 to Renovate a Women’s Locker Room
The Norfolk Police Department added toilet and shower partitions in its women’s locker room after a trans-identified recruit ogled an undressed female officer. by Jordan JantzRepublished with permission from IWFeatures Instead of protecting female-only spaces, the Norfolk Police Department in Virginia has spent $57,424.95 to “provide toilet partitions, shower drying area partitions and related finish work…
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Still Addicted to Opacity in Governance
From The Jefferson Council: The UVA BOV will have their Quarterly Board Meeting on Thursday and Friday, June 4-5. UVA still has *NOT* published the agenda or Board materials, only a schedule. You can find that here. The Quarterly Board meeting will be followed by a retreat on Saturday at Morven, with sessions on:*Accountability &…
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Inside the Terror-Linked Program Training Virginia’s Teachers
A university program with ties to terrorist organizations gets to influence public school classrooms. by Victoria Manning What if a program with ties to terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood trained your child’s teacher using taxpayer resources? That’s not hypothetical. It’s been happening for years at Virginia’s Shenandoah University—largely operating under the radar.…