Virginia West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and County Land Warrant Records: Iams Through Myres (Virginia - West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionar)
Ah, it's pathetically ignorant, perpetually re-elected NC U.S. Congresscritter Virginia Foxx opening her trap again to contribute batsh*ttery to the public discourse and historical record with the ludicrous claim on the House floor that the Republican party had a progressive record on civil rights and Congress passed legislation in the 1960s without much help from Dems. ( Think Progress ): During...
According to latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2008 Asians were 4.9% of Virginia’s population, slightly higher than the 4.5% for the nation as a whole. But to Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine and a Washington Post staff writer, they apparently don’t exist. In an article yesterday Michael Allison Chandler reported: Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Tuesday that the Virginia Education...
Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.
Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.
Photo by andertho As we come to the end of a week where the District dealt with the death of another child -- this time it was nine-year-old Oscar Fuentes in Columbia Heights -- there doesn't seem to be much to say about a city that while significantly better than it was a decade ago still suffers from stubborn crime and violence. Post Metro columnist Petula Dvorak today proves that point with a column...
SCOTUSBlog petitions to watch 11-24-09 conference A potential exclusionary rule case, dressed in RS's clothing: Docket: 09-102 Title: Virginia v. Rudolph Issue: Did the Supreme Court of Virginia properly find, on the facts of this case, that an investigative stop was unjustified under the Fourth Amendment? Opinion below (Virginia Supreme Court) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner’s...
I teach it to my first-year students in civil procedure. But apparently the lesson hasn't filtered down to lawyers for the Liberty Counsel in Lynchburg, Virginia. So Judge McKeown has to spell it out for them. Here's the scoop: You can't intervene in a lawsuit if your only beef with an existing party is over litigation strategy. Especially when, as here, your strategic beefs are totally minor. (And,...
There's a curious case of memory loss that seems to be afflicting both left and right this morning over the history of civil rights legislation. Link , ( link ). Start with Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina: Just as we were the people who passed the civil rights bills back in the '60s without very much help from our colleagues across the aisle," said Fox. "They love to engage...
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Lynbrook Elementary School, which serves one of the poorest communities in Fairfax County, seems to be a model for reform. Three years ago, the Springfield school failed to meet state testing goals in English. Since then, it has charted double-digit gains in passing rates for every one of its...
With a career of nearly 57 years, the West Virginia senator becomes Congress' longest serving member. On his 20,774th day on the job, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday became the U.S. Capitol's longest-serving lawmaker. And the 91-year-old, who was honored with a standing ovation, told his colleagues that "I've loved every precious minute."
Great posts today; one of my favorite has Michele O'Neil highling an interesting and, based on her insight, extremely useful for divorced couples with children. Also, Jay O'Keeffe has a warning for trial lawyers about judges who offer gifts and Carolyn Elefant has insight on Google providing free legal research. The Growing Controversy Involving Cylapril, The "New Age Solution For Weight Loss"...
FOXNews.com : The Senate paid tribute Wednesday to the longest serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a milestone marked with tributes and a special resolution. "I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days," Sen. Robert Byrd said in a statement marking the occasion. His only regret, Byrd said, was that his late wife, Erma, was not there with him. "I know...
Oh. My. God. For quite some time, the press, including Mike Stark of The Stark Report , have been trying to get Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) to give a comment about the racist Hammond, Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell, who refused to marry an interracial couple. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sen. Mary Landrieu were quick to condemn Bardwell (who said he wasn't racist because his black...
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It was reported this week that Fiat S.p.A. is carrying out environmental and safety evaluations of Chrysler LLC factors as part of its intention to take over 35 percent of its stake. Environ Holdings Inc., of Arlington, Virginia was hired by Fiat to conduct the evaluations.
Ten people were killed in Alabama last night – including the wife and child of a police officer – after a gun massacre that brought back grim memories of atrocities in Columbine, Colorado, and Blacksburg, Virginia. Michael McLendon, 27, began the killing spree in Samson, a town of 2,000 in the southeast of the state, and continued it in nearby Geneva, killing members of his own family and attacking
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