Monthly Archive for October, 2007

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Profile of Council Candidates

Seth Rosen profiles all five City Council candidates in today’s Daily Progress. If you still haven’t picked from the three Democrats, one independent, and one independent Democrat, consider this your candidate guide.

BoS Campaign Finance Filings

The latest campaign finance data is available for county races. Republican Ken Boyd is ahead of Democrat Marcia Joseph in Rivanna, $33k to $31k. Lindsay Dorrier is far ahead of his two independent challengers in Scottsville, with $23k to Kevin Fletcher’s $575 and Denny King’s $5k. And in White Hall, Republican David Wyant has $37k to Democrat Ann Mallek’s $27k. As a rule, the guy with the most money wins, so odds certainly favor the incumbents at this point.

Double H Arrest in Post

The government crackdown on Double H Farms is on the front page of today’s Washington Post.  #

Sign of the Economic Apocolypse

WCAV: “Crude oil has shot up over $900 a barrel.” Good thing I checked that figure before I set about stockpiling canned goods and ammunition.  #

Film Fest Lineup

The folks at the Virginia Film Festival have announced their lineup for this year’s event, and it’s another humdinger. Having John Turturro is particularly awesome.  #