All Entries in the "Government and Governance" Category
Breaking news: Corey Stewart running for Virginia Lt. Governor
On yesterday’s edition of The Schilling Show, Corey Stewart, Chair of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors stated that he will be seeking the office of Virginia Lt. Governor in 2013, with a formal announcement to follow shortly. Stewart, a Republican, is best known for groundbreaking illegal immigration reform in Prince William County and [...]
Guest editorial: Skinning the CAT (How the City of Charlottesville abuses some in its employ)
Skinning the CAT (How the City of Charlottesville abuses some in its employ) by Clifton Smith Circumstance saw me without my vehicle for a few days. Deciding to explore the alternatives, I chose to utilize the local transit system, known as CAT, the Charlottesville Area Transit System. I was a far younger man when I [...]
No-go: Huja nixes Human Rights Commission unless government included under purview
Charlottesville, Virginia, a bastion of left-wing University elites, has a serious white-on-black racial discrimination problem. Charlottesville, Virginia, a political stronghold of Marxist-leaning Democrat elected officials, has a serious white-on-black racial discrimination problem. Charlottesville, Virginia, home to a concentration of socially evolved progressives (e.g. pro “marriage rights” and abortion on-demand), has a serious white-on-black racial discrimination [...]
Fat cats: Charlottesville City Government’s outrageous salary games
It was with great fanfare that Charlottesville’s $95,000+ per year spokesman, Ric Barrick, announced the selection of Chris J. Engel as city’s new Director of Economic Development (DED) in a January 12 news release: The City of Charlottesville is proud to announce the appointment of Chris J. Engel as the next Economic Development Director for [...]
Turn-votes: “Conservative” Albemarle County School Board members shun Buyaki, support Koleszar, McKeel for Chair and Vice Chair
In an amazing display of institutional protectionism, the seven-member Albemarle County School Board (ACSB) voted to prohibit conservative reformer, Jason Buyaki, from assuming a board leadership position. At the ACSB January 12 organizational meeting, politically left-leaning member Eric Strucko—recently a champion of process and corruption reform—nominated Buyaki for chair. Establishment darling, Diantha McKeel, then nominated [...]
Guest Editorial: Reasons to support public libraries over public schools
Guest editorial: Reasons to support public libraries over public schools by Steven C. Latimer Crozetians and Western Albemarleans awoke to welcomed news on December 8, 2011, as the Crozet Gazette and Charlottesville Daily Newspaper reported that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors had voted to direct county staff to send out an RFP, or request [...]
We’re so sorry, Uncle Koleszar: Indoctrinated Woodbrook third graders sing “Part of the 99”; Kidpan Alley issues apology
Kid Pan Alley (KPA), a music-based educational organization that inspires kids “to be creators, not consumers” has reversed course and issued an apology for the song “Part of the 99.” Schilling Show Exclusive: Click to play Part of the 99 as sung by Ms. Murray’s 3rd grade class [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...]
Koleszar vs. Adams: Communism in Albemarle County’s Woodbrook Elementary?
In this exclusive Schilling Show interview, Albemarle County School Board Chair, Steve Koleszar, defends the controversial Kid Pan Alley song, Part of the 99, while Big Government’s J. Christian Adams explains his concerns with Communist indoctrination of third grade students at Woodbrook Elementary School. Also participating in the discussion was Albemarle County School Board member [...]
Guest editorial: The Magnificent History of the United States
The following is a paper I discovered amongst keepsakes of my parents. It was written for a middle school assignment 35 years ago, in the Albemarle County School System. I was given an A+++ at the time. Given the recent Kid Pan Alley “99%” controversy at Albemarle County’s Woodbrook Elementary School, I can not help [...]
Signs of the the times: Expect acceptance?
Electronic traffic signs posted on Rio Road near the northern terminus of the soon-to-be opened Meadowcreek Parkway showed the following messages for at least two days—text likely entered by a recent product of government schools. How many thousands saw this sign and drew negative inferences about incompetent government-hired workers? How many thousands saw this sign [...]
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