Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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“After all, we are not in Wonderland”
by Kerry Dougherty Here’s a quaint idea: If you’re a trans person going through hormone treatment, don’t get involved with drug dealers. Definitely don’t help them in their illegal business. If you do, you might get caught, convicted and sentenced to jail. And authorities might toss you in a facility housing others that match your…
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Parental Rights Trump Kids’ Rights to Privacy
by Kerry Dougherty In their relentless quest to slam Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s rabid lefties are now apoplectic because he believes parents ought to be notified if their troubled son is dressing as a girl at school and changing his name and pronouns. How dare Youngkin say parents are entitled to know such things about…
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A Pedophile By Any Other Name
by Kerry Dougherty Remember Allyn Walker, the ODU assistant professor who was indignant last fall because pedophiles get such a bad rap? We wrote several posts about Walker, who prefers we use the much more pleasant euphemism “minor-attracted person” to describe perverts who are sexually attracted to children. If you thought Walker was alone in…
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Hallelujah! Cellphones Banned In Virginia Beach Schools
by Kerry Dougherty Quietly and without fanfare the Virginia Beach School Board on Tuesday night decided to ban cellphones in schools. Even powering up a phone on school property will now be against school board policy. Hallelujah! No longer will teachers have to patrol the aisles, reminding kids to put their phones away. No longer…
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Newport News School Officials Should Be In Trouble
by Kerry Dougherty Sue them. Sue them all. This is my unsolicited advice to the parents of two Newport News high school students who were shot last September by a violent criminal who should never have been allowed in their school in the first place. Sue the school. Sue the superintendent. Sue the school board.…
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Need a New Corset? You’re in Luck!
by Kerry Dougherty Got a gangster in your family? How about a dominatrix? An altar boy? Well, good news for all of them. Starting today and running through Sunday at midnight they can buy items they desperately need like bandanas, corsets and altar outfits. All without paying Virginia sales tax. Yep, it’s the commonwealth’s annual…
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Widespread Fallout from School Closures
by Kerry Dougherty I feel sorry for 1st-grade teachers. Not only do they have the tough task of teaching kids to read, but they are now dealing with children who lack some of the most basic skills needed to learn. Skills the children should have learned in pre-school and kindergarten. An admissions officer from a…
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Electric Vehicles in a Hurricane?
by Kerry Dougherty While hurricane season technically began two months ago, it isn’t until August — or even September — that most of us pay attention to those pesky tropical depressions off the coast of Africa. My favorite parlor game is the annual will-we-evacuate-if-a-hurricane-is-headed-our-way debate. My family’s answer, so far, has always been no. There’s…
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No Sympathy for Drunk Drivers
by Kerry Dougherty With newspaper reporting being as poor as it is these days, it can be dangerous to weigh in on stories gleaned from dailies. But what the heck, let’s give it a go today. Over the weekend the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on the case of a 24-year-old Chesterfield woman convicted of manslaughter and…
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Chincoteague, Virginia: Annual Pony Swim
by Kerry Dougherty When we began this website in December of 2017 we promised that there would be no days off. That didn’t mean we’d never leave town. It meant that when we did we’d take you with us. So, get out your bug spray and boots and join us for the annual Chincoteague Pony…
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Who’s Scared of Monkeypox? Not Me.
by Kerry Dougherty Read the increasingly hysterical stories about monkeypox and you’ll learn that public health officials are “scrambling,” “grappling” and “struggling.” They don’t know what to do to slow the spread of this nasty, but rarely fatal disease. The WHO has declared a public health emergency, its highest level of alert. The Biden administration…
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Luria’s Curious Campaign Slogan
by Kerry Dougherty I’ve seen some wacky political slogans in the past: “Be Best” was inane, “Build Back Better” was worse, especially considering the mess Joe Biden’s created in just 17 months. But the most laughable? Elaine Luria’s unofficial campaign mantra as she runs for re-election to Congress: “I don’t care if I lose.” Here’s…
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Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury
by Kerry Dougherty I don’t know why more people don’t visit cemeteries when they’re on vacation. You can learn a lot by strolling among the old graves. When my son went to school in Buffalo, New York I found my way to Forest Lawn Cemetery, a graveyard so beautiful that weddings are held there. President…
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No, Your Middle Schooler Doesn’t HAVE to Get the HPV Vaccine
by Kerry Dougherty Virginia Beach Delegate Tim Anderson took his sons to see the new “Minions” movie two weeks ago at the Regal Cinemas at Town Center. They were settled in their seats when a disturbing image appeared on the screen. The movie wasn’t offensive. But a public service announcement from the Virginia Department of…
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The Variants Are Coming! The Variants Are Coming! The Worst One Yet!
by Kerry Dougherty Looks like it has arrived. I’m talking about the eagerly anticipated “Mid-Term Variant.” You know, the “worst one yet, the shape-shifting” variety. It’s the terrifying BA.5, which is spreading right now. And if that doesn’t have you trembling and reaching for an N95, the BA2.75 is on its way. From India! This…