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• Apr 26, 2009 The Obama Administration - 100 Days The Democratic National Committee would like to provide you with the historical first 100 days of the Obama Adminstration    more...  
• Nov 6, 2008 November 4th - What a day! For all those you volunteered and were engaged this election - Thank You! You came from near and far to be part of history. You walked our neighborhoods, you phoned our community and you ensured our votes were protected. I and the rest of the Mt. Vernon Democratic Committee thank you.    more...  
• Jul 18, 2008 Senator Joe Gartlan  News came to us today, that a true friend and progressive stalworth of our community has passed away.  Senator Joseph V. Gartlan, who represented the Virginia 36th senatorial seat from 1972 to 2000. Many of our Mt. Vernon family has known and worked with Joe over the past...    more...  
• May 31, 2008 Mt. Vernon Picnic & Politics 2008 Submitted by:  Janet Myhre, Chair Yes – I bet a lot of you thought that the picnic was cancelled yesterday – but it was held on time – just cut a little short.   What are the odds that a major storm that pushed its way through the Washington DC metro area started @ 2:00 pm...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2008 Mount Vernon Volunteers out Shine the Sun No Wind,,,, No Rain,,,, Can Stop us,,,, from reaching the voters. (guess what song that is from?). There is just two many volunteers to list on the front page - click here to see all the stuff    more...  
• Jan 24, 2008 MVDDC Elects New Chair MVDDC Elects new Chair - Janet Myhre See Chairs Welcome Note on MVDDC Blog    more   
• Sep 4, 2007 MV Democrats Drop 5,000 Pieces On the first weekend of the MVDDC Lit Drop, 21 volunteers deliver 5,000 pieces to Mt. Vernon families.    more...  
• Sep 1, 2007 MVDDC Lit Drop Kickoff   ***THIS WEEKEND**** MV Democratic Bulletin Lit Drop!! 40,000 Pieces Starting Labor Day   Our own The 8-page MVDDC Vote 2007 Tabloid is IN!!!  The MVDDC Communications Committee team led by Mary Paden has done...    more...  
• Jul 19, 2007 Dispatch - GOP disputes union order Many of the state's 7,000 independent home health-care workers -- the ones who look after low-income elderly and disabled Ohioans -- say Strickland's order gives them a long-awaited opportunity to address concerns about pay, benefits and working conditions.    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Bias dispute knocks McDonnell off stride You know you’re not having a good week when Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” lampoons Virginia’s anti-discrimination policy that excludes sexual orientation. “Gaywatch, Virginia Edition,“ was the heading used by the satirical news show anchored by Jon...    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Sunday talk-show lineups    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 FOIA bills have met varying fates this session Virginia lawmakers are working to keep your personal financial information under wraps. A bill resulting from the work of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council would exempt, from Freedom of Information Act disclosure, parts of records containing account numbers or routing...    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Despite probe, prescription drug abuse worsening, authorities say Donna M. George was a grandmother living in a gated community in Fredericksburg when she sold prescription drugs out of her kitchen -- while babysitting for her three grandchildren.    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Virginia lawmakers reach agreement on budget RICHMOND -- After days of tense negotiations, House and Senate budget writers reached an agreement Saturday on a two-year state spending plan that includes deep cuts to education, health care and public safety.    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Local Digest Arlington's commercial property owners must now remove snow from public sidewalks or face fines up to $100, as required by a new county ordinance.    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Virginia House agrees to forfeit overtime pay; Senate to accept pay House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith (R) decided that now is not the time to be paid for overtime. So, as the General Assembly prepares to go a day more than its regularly scheduled 60-day session, Griffith proposed -- and the Republican-led House unanimously passed -- HJ40 stating that members...    more   
• Mar 13, 2010 Virginia session heads to one-day overtime It's official: The Virginia General Assembly is headed into overtime and will not adjourn today, which is the session's 60th day. But it doesn't look like we're headed for an an endless budget stalemate as the legislature experienced in 2004 and 2006. Instead, Senate Majority Leader Richard L....    more   
• Jan 10, 2010 Farewell (For Now)                              (HT: New Yorker) This is our 400th and final post on 7 West. Since Kris and I started blogging here in July of 2006, two technologically challenged AARPsters have learned a lot about how to express ourselves through the marvelous series...    more   
• Dec 7, 2009 Anyone but me . . . think that it’s, well, a little self-defeating to publish a Kindle edition of The Case for Books?    more   
• Feb 15, 2010 All Good Things... This will be my last post on New Dominion Project. Our annual hosting bill is due, and I can't justify the expense to host a blog that I no longer have the time to maintain frequently. We'll be pulling out an archive soon and I will probably host it somewhere. I've been at this for a few years...    more   
• Jan 28, 2010 State Senate Dems to Ban Individual Mandate, Poke Congress With Sticks Virginia Democrats in the State Senate are about to pass as early as tomorrow on a bill banning an individual mandate from taking effect in Virginia. This move is little more than symbolic, as a federal mandate would override state petulance, but State Senators Chuck Colgan and Phil Pickett, at...    more   
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