Tag: Kerry Dougherty
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CDC Chicanery
by Kerry Dougherty Looks like the jig is up for the CDC. Someone needs to tell the secretive political animals running the agency that when you’ve lost The New York Times, you’re done. On Sunday, The Times published a story criticizing the Centers for Disease Control for hiding massive amounts of data from the public.…
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It’s George Washington’s Birthday, Not President’s Day
by Kerry Dougherty With the horrifying appearance of Covid restrictions in 2020, little battles that once seemed important shriveled in significance. As former Gov. Ralph Northam stomped on Virginians’ civil liberties for almost two years, it seemed silly to slam on the brakes, run inside a local business and demand that they correct the incorrect…
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Dems Do an About-Face on COVID
by Kerry Dougherty Some of us knew right away that it was not just a happy accident that the governors of four blue states suddenly announced two weeks ago that they were rolling back COVID restrictions and scrapping loathsome mask mandates. It was clear that this Road to Damascus moment was triggered by polls. Really…
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Next Up: Strike Down the Airline Mask Mandate
by Kerry Dougherty Hang in there’re kids. Just eight more school days until you can see the smiles of your classmates again and breathe freely. On Tuesday, the Virginia State Senate approved Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s emergency clause to the mask-optional bill that will make the law go live on March 1. Three Democrats joined the…
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Warren Harris: From Economic Development Director To Embezzler
by Kerry Dougherty Does anyone believe that if they stole almost $80,000 from the city of Virginia Beach, they’d be able to walk? Not spend a day in jail? Get a slap on the wrist? Of course not. But the rules are different for crooked city officials. Yesterday, the former head of Virginia Beach Department…
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Democratic Flip-Floppers Voted Yes Before They Voted No
by Kerry Dougherty Tired of masks? Me too. But this is important. Imagine how hard the teachers’ unions must have lobbied their indentured Democratic servants in the Virginia State Senate to get seven who voted to end forced masking of school children on Tuesday to vote against the same exact bill on Wednesday. It passed…
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Chap Petersen Is Rescuing Virginia’s Kids
by Kerry Dougherty State Senator Chap Petersen of Fairfax is a Democrat. I often disagree with his positions. But not when it comes to Covid restrictions. Especially the forced masking of school children. Former Gov. Ralph Northam was promiscuous in his use of executive orders, which stripped Virginians of many of their basic civil liberties.…
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Virginia Democrats Cling to Forced Masking of Kids
by Kerry Dougherty Hey, Virginia Democrats, read the room. Rather, read the country. As Democrats in the Old Dominion lawyer up and throw hissy fits in a mad attempt to keep forced masking in schools, their counterparts in four blue states spent Monday merrily rolling back the mandates. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday…
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Arlington Judge Rules in Favor of Forced Masking of Kids
by Kerry Dougherty Amidst the cacophony of leftist celebrations Friday — the high fives, the gloating — over an Arlington County Circuit Court judge’s ruling that the forced masking of school children can continue in Virginia, one important wrinkle went unexplored by the mainstream media. Once again, only Luke Rosiak, a reporter for The Daily…
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Unvaccinated Patients Denied Organ Transplants Everywhere
by Kerry Dougherty It’s right there on the bottom left of my Virginia driver’s license. A little heart and the words “organ donor.” I ticked that box years ago. I also joined the bone marrow donor list when a friend had leukemia and needed a match. Donating our organs is the last act of kindness…
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Democrat Consultant Revels in Raunchy Attack on Virginia Kids
by Kerry Dougherty CAUTION: Foul language in the following post. Don’t blame me. Blame Democrat consultant Ben Tribbett who unleashed a vile verbal attack on Virginia schoolchildren. There is no way to report this without repeating his vulgarity. If you had any doubt that Virginia’s increasingly unhinged Democrats were suffering from Youngkin Derangement Syndrome, take…
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Is Your Kid Trans? Don’t Expect the School to Tell You
by Kerry Dougherty In case you’re wondering how Glenn Youngkin came to be elected in Virginia perhaps it’s because the Northam regime ensured that you could drop your son off at school where he could duck into the girls’ room, slap on lipstick and demand everyone address him as “She/Her.” And you’d be the last…
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Oops! That’s Not Your Tax Form
by Kerry Dougherty Not good enough, Virginia Department of Taxation. Not even close. It’s not enough to apologize and tell the roughly 15,000 Virginia Beach taxpayers whose personal tax information on their 1099G forms was sent to the wrong address to simply hold tight until the correct document finds its way to them. Those forms…
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War of Words in the House of Delegates
By Kerry Dougherty I’ve always thought that it would be a humbling experience — and an immense honor — to be elected to serve in Virginia’s General Assembly, the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World. To be part of the House of Delegates is to follow in the footsteps of great men of…
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Chap Petersen to the Rescue?
by Kerry Dougherty Don’t look now, but Virginia may have its own version of maverick U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. I’m talking about Democratic State Sen. Chap Petersen of Fairfax County. The lone member of Virginia’s General Assembly — from either party — with the stones to stand up to former Gov. Ralph Northam’s despotic executive…