http://www.documenting-democracy.org/ Photos, news and essays from Virginia Democrats. en-us Copyright 2008 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:49:11 -0500 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:36:06 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We know that 2006 could be a historic year - Democrats could take back either or both chambers of the U.S. Congress - and wouldn't that be a blessing! Across the state, Democrats are working hard to push the party's... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/07/virginia_democr_1.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/07/virginia_democr_1.html Opinions Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:49:11 -0500 On NPR's Morning Edition today, Mark Warner was interviewed on a wide variety of state and national issues... and yes, plenty of speculation concerning his potential presidential run in '08. You can hear the interview here: Mark Warner: World... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/04/npr_interview_w.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/04/npr_interview_w.html News Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:04:17 -0500 I've finally had a chance (after a million little interruptions these last 24 hours) to do some final sorting and editing. Here are a selection of photos that give a taste of the 2006 JJ Dinner event. It's a... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/jj_dinner_2006.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/jj_dinner_2006.html Photos Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:07:27 -0500 I'm still in Richmond but took a few minutes while sitting in a cafe at Short Pump to do initial sorting of last night's photos before getting back on the road. Heading home soon and I'll post final photos... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/jj_2006_photos_1.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/jj_2006_photos_1.html Photos Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:49:37 -0500 I don't usually mix photos between my two main blogs (halfpress.com being my other one), but I thought this might be a relevant post worthy of breaking my own personal rules. :) I've been experimenting with some new slideshow... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/photo_slideshow.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/02/photo_slideshow.html Photos Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:28:32 -0500 I was just scanning my RSS feeds this afternoon and caught sight of two mentions of this bit of cool news (originally from the Washington Post): "Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are scheduled... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/gov_kaine_to_gi.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/gov_kaine_to_gi.html News Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:41:39 -0500 As promised, here is a small gallery of photos taken at the Richmond Inaugural Ball including shots of the bands, the spread and the arrival of Governor Kaine. Also, anyone who asked me to take their picture should find... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/richmond_inaugu.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/richmond_inaugu.html News Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:51:07 -0500 I got a late start today and the editing took me longer than expected, but I've finally gotten a little over a hundred photos from Inauguration Day online culled from the 1200+ that I shot. I haven't had a chance... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/inauguration_da_1.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/inauguration_da_1.html News Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:21:08 -0500 I got back home (Sweet Briar) around 1:30 AM. My shooting and travel schedule today has prevented me from feeding photos to the blog as quickly as usual. I just wanted to post a quick note as a placeholder... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/home_safe_photo.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/home_safe_photo.html News Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:22:02 -0500 While our man, Aaron, reports live Inaugural events in the rain, many of us view it televised while sitting in a warm room drinking hot tea, or the eqivalent. Though it's a shame that it rained on Tim's Parade, that... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/viewing_the_ina.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/viewing_the_ina.html News Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:44:03 -0500 It's now the wee hours of the morning (about 2 AM), a time I swore I wasn't going to be awake after getting up before 5 AM this morning (yesterday, technically) to drive to Williamsburg for pre-inaugural photography. I... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/preinauguration.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/preinauguration.html News Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:49:29 -0500 Republican candidate Mike Harrington has just conceded to Democrat Shannon Valentine in the special election for the 23rd district House of Delegates seat vacated by Preston Bryant. I'm looking at the precinct reports right now and, with 20 of... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/congratulations.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/congratulations.html News Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:21:40 -0500 It was very refreshing tonight to get back into action photo-wise and cover Gov. Mark Warner's visit to Lynchburg in support of Shannon Valentine. Shannon is our local candidate for Delegate to fill the seat recently vacated by Preston... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/gov_mark_warner.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/gov_mark_warner.html News Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:26:24 -0500 When Governor Warner and Governor-Elect Tim Kaine came on stage last night, we let out a collective sign of relief. Then came the jubilation. All our hard work paid off. Phones rang and emails were sent not only across Virginia... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2005/11/governorelect_t.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2005/11/governorelect_t.html Opinions Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:45:52 -0500 The Washington Post has proclaimed its solid endorsement of Tim Kaine through a very sober article that analyzes many aspect of both the candidates and the race itself. ...the choice is easy. Mr. Kaine has the potential to be... http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2005/10/washington_post.html http://www.documenting-democracy.org/archives/2005/10/washington_post.html News Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:24:43 -0500