Category: Blogs and Blog Administration
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Back in the Saddle
I’m back from vacation and playing catch up. Some of the articles I post on the blog may be a few days behind the news cycle but still are worth reading. If I have time, I may post a couple of my own stories based on impressions from Northern Germany and the Netherlands. Thanks to…
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Note on Comments
The goal of Bacon’s Rebellion has always been to maintain a high-quality comments section where people of diverse views can engage in civil dialogue on topics of state and local interest. Inevitably, commenters, being human, are tempted to stray from matters addressed in the columns. Before long, some wind up debating the price of eggs…
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Welcome Todd Truitt
I’m pleased to announce that Todd Truitt will join the Bacon’s Rebellion team as a regular contributor. His editorial concentration will be K-12 education policy in the commonwealth. Todd is a parent of two Arlington Public Schools (APS) students in Arlington County and an education advocate during his free time. He has been active on…
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by James A. Bacon I’ve been publishing Bacon’s Rebellion since 2002 (with one short interlude). My goal has been to create a platform for quality conservative journalism and commentary on Virginia-specific issues that allowed for civil dialogue and contradicting views. It’s been a good run. The blog has been a huge part of my life,…
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Bacon’s Rebellion Goes Global!
We’re not ones to obsess over our readership statistics. We create the best content we can, and if people choose to read and share, we love it. If people don’t, well, we’ll keep cranking out the blog posts anyway because we don’t have anything better to do with our lives! But as the year winds…
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Pardon Our Technical Difficulties
Bacon’s Rebellion readers, please hang in there. We are experiencing technical issues of uncertain origin. There are indications that the blog is experiencing a Denial of Service attack from overseas, but we’re not sure. (We could understand if certain Americans wanted to take us out– but Russians or Chinese? Do they even know we exist?)…
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Note to Readers: BR Website Upgrade
Bacon’s Rebellion is in the midst of a website upgrade, and some issues are cropping up that didn’t appear on our test site. Please bear with us as we work through them. WordPress is no longer supporting the design/layout theme we were using, Coraline, with the result that functionality and security are expected to degrade…
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Apologies (Once Again)
You may have seen some garbage posts on the blog and, if you are a subscriber, in your in-boxes. My apologies. I’ve been experimenting with ways to apply Artificial Intelligence to summarize the content of Virginia news and opinion on blogs and websites free from paywalls. Let’s just say that I could use some AI…
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What’s in a Name?
by Joe Fitzgerald I have previously written much about the Bluestone Town Center from a logistical and political standpoint, much of which can be summed up by saying the people planning and approving the project do not understand logistics or politics. The planners and approvers show an understanding of and ability to manipulate governmental processes,…
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RVA 5×5: Behind in the Count
by Jon Baliles Baseball season is in full swing and I have already been to three games to celebrate spring, sport, and sun. And because this is Richmond, I sometimes wonder how much longer I will be able to repeat this ritual in Aprils in the future. This week, the city announced it had reached…
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Marking Five Years: My Most Read Posts
by Steve Haner With the end of April, five years have passed since Jim Bacon gave me a password for Bacon’s Rebellion and the semi-honorary title of contributing editor, probably no longer applicable. Subscribers numbered one-sixth of what they are now, but it has been clear from the beginning that some of the state’s political…