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WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? RADFORD PONDERS DEATHS OF 80 Who killed Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow, in the c. 1770 poem, before others confessed, including the Fly, Duck, Beetle, Owl, Rook, Lark, Linnet, Dove, Kite, Crow, Thrush, and Bull…. Read More ›

The Poverty of Hate in Virginia

Whether or not one accepts or agrees with the designation of hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the potential for the existence and proliferation of such organizations should be of concern to all. That concern, in turn,… Read More ›

Around the Novahood

  THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED Not quite the 1976 film plot but an exciting event nonetheless . . . in the Dulles Greenway wetlands in Leesburg. Mom Rosa and Dad Martin, who have resided in the Greenway’s wetlands since 2005,… Read More ›

General Assembly Session Scorecard

The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) produces visuals that helpfully portray the parameters of political and cultural activity in the Commonwealth. Its latest graph provides a political scorecard of the results of the two political parties with respect to legislation…. Read More ›

Outside the Novahood

DOG WHISTLES AT THE BEACH According to a Virginia Beach School Board member, educating “South Americans is not sustainable.” The comment was made on the member’s personal Facebook page in connection with discussion of the school budget and the number of… Read More ›