FBI looking into Gov. McDonnell’s unethical and illegal activities
From The Associated Press: The FBI has begun looking at the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of an investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said. Federal authorities began questioning people close to McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, as an [...]
McDonnell, Cuccinelli caught violating law, living large with ties to donor
March 31, 2013 2 Comments
New revelations show Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell playing fast and loose with ethics while serving in the Commonwealth’s top job and also expose Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as an office holder who ignored and violated disclosure regulations while hiding his substantial involvement in a company favored by McDonnell and currently suing the state. Cuccinelli, of [...]
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Back in the old days, politicians running for office didn’t pay much attention to Floyd. Now, it’s a mandatory stop. People like Tim Kaine, former governor and Virginia’s new U.S. Senator, use the stage of the Friday Night Jamboree to display some musical prowess and seek votes. And let’s not forget that Vice President Joe [...]
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September 11, 2001: A clear, crisp fall day in Washington, DC, and New York. I was shooting a routine photo assignment in the District when my Blackberry went off. “Explosion a the Pentagon” the message read. I walked out on the street and looked towards Virginia. Smoke snaked into the air from the direction of [...]
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Seems like every time a piece about a politician is posted on this web site, someone pops off and claims that an article that criticizes (INSERT NAME HERE) is proof that we support the other side. If we point out deficiencies of a lackluster Congressman like Morgan Griffith, it sparks an email or comment that [...]
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Virgil Goode, one of the more embarrassing political bigots spawned by a commonwealth that excels in producing racists for public office, walked the streets of Floyd Wednesday, trying to con registered voters into signing his petition for President. Goode, a Rocky Mount attorney, embarrassed the Virginia for 12 years in Congress, compiling a record of [...]
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Maverick Libertarian Ron Paul carried Floyd County, along with four other adjoining counties in the Republican Presidential Primary Tuesday, edging former Massachusetts Govenor Mitt Romney 260 – 208. For a county dominated by Republicans in local offices, Floyd’s GOP faithful — for the most part — stayed home on primary day. A turnout of 468 [...]
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The crowd for the public hearing on a proposed ordinance to ban ridge line development in Floyd County didn’t overflow the high school auditorium. About a hundred showed up for the two-and-a-half long hearing where 47 speakers supported the ordinance, opposed it, voiced concern over property rights or — in one case — threatened to [...]
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Public comments before the Floyd County Board of Supervisors at their meeting Tuesday night. Presented without editing or comment for public benefit.
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David Sulzen is the new chairman of the Floyd County School Board, replacing Doug Phillips, who ended an 18-year-reign over the county’s educational system. Phillips, who remains on the school board, nominated Sulzen as his replacement. The board also elected Clay Link as vice chair. Phillips leaves the chairmanship after a year of controversy that [...]
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