Tag: Dick Hall-Sizemore
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Who Cares?
by Dick Hall-Sizemore FROM THE SOAPBOX A New York Times news analysis outlines the sad condition of government and politics in the modern United States. Over the last two years, the Republican-led House of Representatives was essentially dysfunctional. A Speaker was ousted and a long, bitter fight ensued before a replacement Speaker could be elected.…
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An Expensive Test
by Dick Hall-Sizemore In one of the rare trials in Virginia for voter fraud, a Nelson County jury recently found a man not guilty. As reported by Cardinal News, on Nov. 4, 2023, Richardson Carter Bell voted early for the General Assembly and local races.ย On Nov. 7, Election Day, he went to his precinct…
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Immigrants: The U.S. and Virginia Need Them
(Last in a series of articles) by Dick Hall-Sizemore The United States, including the Commonwealth of Virginia, has a demographic problem.ย Luke Rogers, chief of the Census Bureauโs Population Estimate Branch explains,โThe first Baby Boomers reached 65 years old in 2011.ย Since then, thereโs been a rapid increase in the size of the 65-and-over population, which grew…
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Undocumented Immigrants: Responses to Objections
Third article in a series by Dick Hall-Sizemore The politicians raising the alarm about the large number of immigrants in the United States, as well as those trying to get in, cite several reasons for blocking their entry or deporting those who have gotten in.ย They are criminals.ย They bring in fentanyl. They are terrorists.ย They are a…
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Undocumented Immigrants: How Many? Who? How Do They Get Here?
(Second article in a series) by Dick Hall-Sizemore Immigrants are human beings. The Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian tradition declares that God created human beings โin his own image.โย One of the founding documents of the United States declares, โWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed…
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Immigration: The Open Borders of the United States
(First article in a series) by Dick Hall-Sizemore โGive me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!โ Emma Lazarus How quaint! Todayโs sentiments toward immigrants range from Donald Trump labeling them as…
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Election Obstructionism Comes to Virgina
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Two Republican members of the Waynesboro Electoral Board, a majority, have asked a court to declare the use of voting machines a violation of the Virginia Constitution and of state law. The constitutional complaint is based on the provision in the constitution that votes shall not be counted in secret. The electoral…
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Elon Musk Stirs the Pot
by Dick Hall-Sizemore They wonโt let it go. On Oct. 6, Elon Musk reposted a tweet from November 2023 claiming that there was election fraud in Henrico County in the 2020 election. According to the tweet, โelection integrity leadersโ had discovered that, in ten Henrico precincts, more people voted than there were registered voters in…
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Cuccinelli Takes a Stand for Prosecutorial Integrity
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Ken Cuccinelli, a former Virginia state senator, Attorney General and candidate for governor, has long been the bแปte noire of Democrats.ย Nevertheless, he deserves a lot of credit for his recent stand. In a guest essay in yesterdayโs New York Times, he reminds us of a legal concept that is often forgotten. In…
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Response to Kerry: You Are Wrong
by Dick Hall-Sizemore This whole story about FEMA being broke and, consequently, not being able to assist Helene victims, is another lie propagated by Trump. First, the Secretary of Homeland Security was referring to the possibility of having enough funding to cover the costs of another major storm this season. Congress just appropriated an additional…
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More Crime Than They Said
by Dick Hall-Sizemore It turns out that the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) campus is not as safe as itย purports to be. Federal law requires institutions of higher education to publish the number of crimes committed on, and adjacent to, campus.ย The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that the university has discovered that it has been significantly…
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Covering the Flooding
Because I slammed the Richmond Times-Dispatch yesterday for its lack of coverage of the flooding in Southwest Virginia, I need to give it credit for today’s front page story, complete with a large photograph, regarding the response and cleanup. One of its best reporters, Dave Ress, describes some of the effects, along with the work…
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There is News Outside of Richmond
This past weekend, the remnants of hurricane Helene caused major flooding and damage in southwest Virginia. Two people died as a result of the storm. But you wouldnโt know this if you just depended on the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Not a word in the digital or print editions, except for a brief mention in the wire…
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A Rational Medical Care System?
I had cataract surgery last month. Of course, that procedure involved administration of some anesthesia. I just got the insurance statement. The total doctor/facility charges listed for the anesthetist was $1,826.40. The Medicare discounts total was $1,711.80, about 94 percent. The total amount the doctors’ group got was $114.60. Can anyone explain to me how…