These links are sponsored by the letters VA and the number 10.
A temporarily radioactive Gulf of Mexico can only encourage Virginia tourism. – Dan Sullivan, Blue Virginia
- Gulf Spill Solutoins: Low Yield Nuclear Device – Some great local snark based on the prospect of drilling off the Virginia coast. Blue Virginia has filled a void in the Virginia blogosphere empty since the end of RK.
- Excluding Cellphones Introduces Statistically Significant Bias in Polls – Somewhere between 1 in 3 and 1 in 4 adults only or mostly-only use cell phones for their calls. My wife and I operate this way. We have a landline, but I only use it to make outgoing calls when I’m working from home. Thus, we don’t get polled. Now, we’re pretty regular Democratic voters, not showing up in any models of voting behavior. Go read what Nate has to say about this and November.
- What’s The Matter With Virginia – A new resident of the Old Dominion reflects on his new home.
- Ableist Word Profile: Why I Write About Ableist Language This writer and her series on language is terrific. Remember that you never know who is reading or listening and that words have meanings.
- Henderson Leaving Library Post For SC – Another member of the County’s senior staff is leaving. It’s remarkable how well regarded Loudoun’s public servants are, considering how many other localities seem to be courting them for jobs.
- How the Pill Gave Birth to the Women’s Health Movement. WOW! I didn’t know this! Did you know this?