Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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Why Locals Loathe Tourists
by Kerry Dougherty OK, we locals don’t really loathe tourists. We actually hate some of them. The ones who forget that when they park their cars on residential streets they’re in neighborhoods. Where people live. Where children play. And learn to ride their bikes. We’re happy to share our beaches with visitors, but we’d like…
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Mercy Chefs: On the Ground in Texas
by Kerry Dougherty Twelve years ago, I wrote a column for The Virginian-Pilot on a little-known charity called Mercy Chefs based in Portsmouth that was preparing delicious meals for those left homeless by a killer tornado in Oklahoma. Mercy Chefs was founded by Chef Gary LeBlanc and his wife, Ann in the aftermath of Hurricane…
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Iran and Trump Derangement Syndrome
Mark Warner, once a moderate Democrat, has become a partisan hack. by Kerry Dougherty It’s unseemly, not to mention unpatriotic. I’m talking about the Democrats and assorted lefties in the media who this week were gleefully calling the American B-2 bombing of key Iranian nuclear sites a failure. Their premature celebrations were based on a…
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George Floyd Hysteria Cancelled President John Tyler
by Kerry Dougherty The death of convicted felon and Minneapolis drug addict George Floyd five years ago at the hands of a police officer did more than trigger race riots across the nation, cause an estimated $1-2 billion in damage and take the life of at least one person, retired St. Louis Police Officer David…
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It’s a Holiday Weekend. Take the Early Slide.
by Kerry Dougherty Many years ago, when I worked at The Washington Post, I overheard one of our national reporters griping on a Friday afternoon. I wasn’t eavesdropping. You could hear him across the canyon of a newsroom. “No one in the effing federal government answers their phones on Friday,” he shouted, slamming down his…
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Good Grief. Who Would Campaign with Ralph Northam?
by Kerry Dougherty I’m not in the business of offering advice to political candidates. But I’m making an exception this time. Message to former Del. Jay Jones: Campaigning with Ralph Northam is a bad idea. Really bad. Virginia has had many good governors, both Republican and Democrat. Couldn’t you convince one of them to campaign…
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Virginia’s Offshore Wind Could Face Federal Headwinds
by Kerry Dougherty Listen carefully, Virginia. That sound you hear is hyperventilation from the headquarters of Dominion Power in Richmond after they saw Monday’s post on X from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Brass at the politically savvy energy company that provides power to 3.6 million Virginia homes were already moaning about the increased costs that…
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Time for Sears-Reid-Miyares to Sing Kumbaya
by Kerry Dougherty It was nice while it lasted, Virginia. Our three-year respite from the radical tyranny of Democrat party rule could soon be over. There was a chance we could keep freedom alive in the upcoming statewide elections. All the party and its candidates had to do was join together to deliver a coherent…
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Virginia’s GOP Better Get a Reid on the Situation
by Kerry Dougherty Here’s some free advice for Virginia’s Republican Party: Get your act together before the Democrats sweep the November elections and Old Dominion turns into California East. Intra-party squabbling and charges of extortion are not a winning message. Cut it out. Four years after stunning the nation by taking the commonwealth’s top three…
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DEI Enforcers Muscle VA Beach Schools
by Kerry Dougherty Oh look. Far-left Democrats in the General Assembly want to play FAFO. For those unfamiliar, that means “eff around and find out.” And they’re gambling with Virginia Beach public schools to do it. If you have kids in those schools you should be on the phone telling those radicals to back off…
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Any Wonder No One Trusts Legacy Media?
by Kerry Dougherty Far be it from me to offer advice to the stupidest businessmen and women alive – news media executives – but here’s a thought. If you’re wondering why no one trusts you or wants your products anymore, consider the simple, long-ago mission of the news industry: Tell the truth to the public.…
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Far Left Stages Polident Protests
by Kerry Dougherty “Region Rises Up”? Seriously? Another case of an excitable weekend headline writer sacrificing accuracy for alliteration. The Hampton Roads Region has a population of about 1.7 million. If a couple of thousand of sore losers gathered with hand-lettered protest signs in Norfolk on a sunny Saturday, that hardly merits such a sweeping…
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Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Wokeness in Public Schools
by Kerry Dougherty Do you need another reason to get your kids out of public school? Here ya go: Fox News reports that a Fairfax County high school, home to what was once the best school system in the country, just saw its hallways decorated with ABCs for Women’s History month. Naturally, the display was…
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Buckle Up, Virginia Beach. City Hall Mid-Wits Are Coming For Your Money.
by Kerry Dougherty I tossed former Virginia Beach Councilman, John Moss, a multiple choice question when I talked to him yesterday: Is the proposed Virginia Beach budget better, worse or about the same as what we’ve come to expect from the fools at City Hall? “Worse,” he replied. “I’d say much worse. “ Due to…
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Nutrition-Free Food And SNAP
by Kerry Dougherty Let’s check in on the left — and paid social media influencers — to see what they’re screaming about today, shall we? Oh boy, this is a good one: they’re livid that food stamp recipients in the SNAP program may be prevented from using their government assistance to buy junk food. You…