Joe B. over at novatownhall Blog has an absolutely stellar post detailing his personal experience with the illegal immigrant problem here in Loudoun County complete with pictures, histories, and all the trimmings. It’s a positive must-read for anyone even remotely interested. His details on the workings of Loudoun’s government as regards this issue (or, should [...]
A reader was kind enough to point out a letter published in the Loudoun Times-Mirror by Randy Minchew, a former LCRC chairman and a man who can honestly be called a pillar of our community. Mr. Minchew took the moment to write about Tim Russert and his own encounter with him at the GOP Convention [...]
SCOTUSblog also points out that the Court ruled in the matter of Kennedy v. Louisiana today. The case involves a lower court ruling upholding a Louisiana law that allowed for the death penalty in cases of child rape. The Court reversed that ruling, declaring that the 8th Amendment prohibits such laws. You can read SCOTUSblog’s [...]
From SCOTUSblog, it appears the Court will not be issuing a ruling on DC v. Heller today, either. People were expecting it Monday, then today after Monday came and went. This time, however, Chief Justice Roberts made a point of announcing that all of the rest of the sitting’s rulings (3 are named on SCOTUSblog) [...]
One of the most recognized names in the aviation field is that of Pratt & Whitney, manufacturers of aircraft engines since as far back as WWII. Their engines have been on commercial passenger jets for decades but they’ve clearly not been sitting on their laurels. Wired magazine has a story today on P&W’s latest effort, [...]
An interesting concept, even if it’s a bit difficult to believe it’ll really work: An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be “the world’s first building in motion,” an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape. The spinning floors, hung [...]
