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SPECIAL FEATURE: Good Government. Virginia Beach-Style.
Nobody’s saying what you’re about to read is illegal. This is simply how deals are done in Virginia Beach. Featuring investigative commentary by John Holland.
Kamikaze Congressman
It’s right out of the old-school politicians’ handbook. Crowd the race by encouraging a weak candidate to enter as an independent to dilute the vote against you.
Ex-Mayor Gets A Job
Apparently $425,000 a year doesn’t go as far as it once did.
He’s Back
For much of 2018, however, he’s been back at the Beach, working for an undisclosed benefactor or benefactors. Holland’s been doggedly doing what he does best: using the Freedom of Information Act to sift through thousands of documents and emails.
Take A Liberal - Or Conservative - To Lunch
Maybe this would be a good week for us to vow to spend a pleasant meal with someone who voted differently than we did in the last election. Not with the intent of changing their minds, either.
Politics. Virginia Beach-style.
The all-you-can-eat-taxpayer-funded buffet could close down and developers might have to start paying for their own projects.
The horror of it all.
Virginia Beach Lapdogs Are At It Again
In Virginia Beach, where the majority on city council are drooling lapdogs for developers, the notion of putting people first is laughable.
Mayor-For-One-More-Week Picks A Successor
The man my former colleague, columnist Dave Addis, once described as a “goat boy" for the developers.
Tide Is Turning In Virginia Beach
With the curious departure of the mayor and with six City Council seats up this November, there is - at last - a chance for disgruntled Beach voters to bypass the good-old-boys with their slick campaigns and vote instead for good government.
