Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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Norfolk: Where Attorneys Flee and Criminals Go Free
by Kerry Dougherty Let’s be frank, shall we? Republicans can’t win elections in Norfolk. They don’t even bother recruiting candidates to run in most races. Why waste the money and effort? Since 2009 — as far back as I checked- – Norfolk’s Democrat commonwealth attorneys have run unopposed. While former Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Gregory Underwood…
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Hosting Your First Thanksgiving? Start Now.
by Kerry Dougherty So, you think you’re all grown up just because you’ve graduated from the children’s table? Hah. Truth is, you’re not really an adult until you’ve hosted Thanksgiving dinner. In your own house or apartment, for at least 10 people, with everything made from scratch. Except the rolls, that is. You may buy…
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Trump, Missiles, COVID, and Youngkin
by Kerry Dougherty Yes, I heard. The whole country heard. Donald Trump announced last night that he was running for president in 2024. The worst-kept secret in American history. If I were a Democrat I’d be delighted. While Trump always sucks the air out of the room and dominates the news cycle, other events were…
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UVa Slayings
by Kerry Dougherty Unimaginable. The fear, the dread that crept across the University of Virginia grounds Sunday night as reports of a fatal shooting spread and students were cautioned to shelter in place. The gunman was on the loose. He was armed and dangerous. The manhunt for Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, lasted 12 terrifying hours.…
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Aftermath…The Midterm Elections
by Kerry Dougherty In the aftermath of the midterms there is gnashing of teeth among Republican voters who wanted a red wave. But, hey, we did our part in southeastern Virginia. We flipped the 2nd District congressional seat and some of the woke Virginia Beach School Board. Well done, neighbors! On Tuesday I met Mike…
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Del. Tim Anderson Wants Virginia Republicans To Divorce Trump
by Kerry Dougherty Let’s be honest. The Trump years were exhausting. Those who voted for Donald Trump, supported his policies and didn’t regret their votes — the alternatives were Hillary and Biden — were weary by the end of it. Trump could be charming and funny. He could also be vicious and petty. He treated…
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Norfolk Man Accused of Triple Murder About To Be Freed
by Kerry Dougherty Good news for the soft-on-crime crowd: a suspected triple murderer is being freed in Norfolk because two witnesses didn’t show up for yesterday’s preliminary hearing. And because it appears that prosecutors aren’t exactly breaking a sweat trying to get this case moving. Antoine M. Legrande Jr.’s hearing was originally scheduled for September…
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Forgive and Forget The COVID Kooks? Nope.
by Kerry Dougherty This is rich. The COVID extremists who closed schools, mandated masks and vaccines, laid down nutty curfews, dictated the number of guests we could have in our own homes for Thanksgiving, ordered the elderly to die alone and shuttered churches, now want amnesty. Forgive and forget, they say, nervously. Let’s move on.…
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Drug Dealers Are Murderers
by Kerry Dougherty If you thought Virginia lawmakers wouldn’t be able to reverse some of the damage done by the past two administrations, next winter’s session may ease your mind. Governor Glenn Youngkin announced this week that he wants the law to change so that prosecutors can charge drug dealers with murder when their wares…
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Virginia’s Test Scores at The Bottom of the Nation’s Steaming Heap
by Kerry Dougherty Geez. Who could have predicted this: Only one thing wrong with The New York Times reporting on yesterday’s horrifying report that showed the sharpest drop in national test scores in three decades. It’s this: the devastating failure of American education isn’t due to the pandemic.
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Virginia Beach: Notoriously Hard to Poll
by Kerry Dougherty Polling is an inexact “science.” In fact, it shouldn’t be called a science at all. I say this as someone who graduated with a BA in political science and who always found the “s” word amusing when applied to my area of undergraduate studies. We’ve seen polls that once the votes were…
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Don’t California Our Virginia
by Kerry Dougherty Whatever you do at the ballot box in Virginia, do not return Democrats to power in Richmond. Or anywhere else. You’ve been warned. Leftist Northern Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), announced Thursday that she’s re-introducing legislation this year that would protect LGBTQ children from their parents. Chew on that for a…
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One Candidate Was Snippy. It Wasn’t Jen Kiggans.
by Kerry Dougherty Elaine Luria is snotty. That’s my takeaway from Wednesday’s 2nd District debate sponsored by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce at the Oceanfront Marriott. Yes, the Democrat had the built-in advantage of incumbency and a command of lots of numbers, which she spouted with abandon during the debate with Republican challenger State…
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How Did You Celebrate Columbus/Yorktown Victory/Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
by Kerry Dougherty Well, yesterday was Columbus, er, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Did you roast a turkey? Exchange gifts? Hang a flag? Cook out? Probably, like me, you worked. If you’re a state or federal employee chances are you didn’t do anything special to recognize whatever holiday it is that gave you a day off. I’m…
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Grrrr. Pit Bulls.
by Kerry Dougherty Harrowing. Bloodcurdling. Horrific. Those are the only words I can find to describe the latest two pit bull fatalities. Last Wednesday afternoon two children, a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy, were savaged to death by their family dogs in Millington, Tennessee. Their mother was mauled into critical condition trying to save…