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I am back from a short hiatus with the blog – sometimes it is other things and sometimes it is bloggers’ block (what to write about) and sometimes it is pure laziness. So about the elections:  Three of my four Commonwealth Attorneys in western Virginia were elected and so was the Tesla of court clerks […]

About Elwood Sanders

Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)

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Canova Peterson is the current Mechanicsville District Supervisor in Hanover County, Va. Four years ago I helped get him elected and he barely squeaked by, winning by just 75 votes. I was proud to help with signs and I talked to hundreds of voters on election day at the polls in Mechanicsville. I don’t know […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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By Patrick Jett – Mechanicsville District Did you know it is illegal to own chickens in residential areas of Hanover County?  This simple property use is a protected freedom in the communities all around us.  Henrico County, Chesterfield County, the Town of Ashland and even the City of Richmond allow their property owners the simple […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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The Mechanicsville TEA Party hosted a candidate forum this past Monday night featuring Incumbent Hanover Board of Supervisors member Canova Peterson and challenger Glenn Millican. Millican is challenging Peterson for the Mechanicsville District seat. About 70 people showed up to the event. There were a total of 24 questions and each candidate was given one […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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[yop_poll id=”6″] One of the first acts of Hanover’s all Republican Board of Supervisors nearly 4 years ago was to eliminate proffers for developers. Since then, the same board has approved a number of high density / low income housing in the area despite vocal opposition to this type of growth. And with the per […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Great news. The Progressive defender of the Muslim controversy and a number of other divisive issues Jamelle Wilson is leaving. From the Richmond Times Dispatch: Jamelle S. Wilson is leaving her job as superintendent of Hanover County schools to become dean of the University of Richmond’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, UR announced this morning. […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Delegate Chris Peace has introduced a bill that purportedly will allow localities to adopt ordinances that will allow them to charge fees for testing industrial waste: Allows localities to adopt ordinances that provide for the testing and monitoring of the land application of solid or semisolid industrial wastes. The bill requires the State Water Control […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t Pay It Forward, Mr. Hazzard; Pay It Back In a recent article, South Anna District Supervisor Wayne Hazzard explained that he was running for elected office because he wants to “pay it to forward”.  Actually, many taxpayers in Hanover don’t want Mr. Hazzard to pay it forward. We want him to pay it back….pay […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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The Richmond Times Dispatch has been working on an article about the crazy stuff I do. Blogging and music mostly. And they published it today. Hanover activist has a softer side Tom White’s gentle and melodious singing voice contrasts sharply with the provocative and aggressive tone of his blog. White, 60, is a musician, a […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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I was forwarded an email that was written by South Anna Supervisor Wayne Hazzard telling his constituents he plans to continue as the South Anna Supervisor and Chairman of the Hanover Board of Supervisors but has decided to run for the State Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Walter Stosch. (See the email at […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Sheriff David R. Hines will seek re-election for the Office of Hanover County Sheriff   Sheriff David R. Hines formally announced his candidacy for re-election January 20, 2015. “Thirty years of law enforcement service to Hanover County and Sheriff since 2010, uniquely qualifies me to serve you. I am dedicated to the safety and security […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” — Patrick Henry One recent afternoon several Hanover taxpayers stood outside the County Government Building after getting the run around from their Board of Supervisors and State Delegate discussing why Joe Six-pack can’t shovel […]

About John Dixon

John Dixon lives in western Hanover County, is retired from his Material Handling business; does a little farming; has been involved in Scouting, Trail Life and Church related activities and community activism.

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Hanover Schools are in a state of decline on at least three areas. Morally Hanover Schools have been pushing the Homosexual and Muslim agenda as well as certain teachers pushing Atheism. Academically, test scores are in decline and Hanover Schools are losing ground and failing the kids and the taxpayers. Enrollment is down. And while […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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In September I posted this article about a 9/11 video that purports to give the Islamic view of why America deserved to be terrorized on 9/11. Below are the comments I delivered to the School Board that, despite a large outcry, approved the use of this video in the classroom. I initially thought we had […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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User Submitted Post OK, enough already – How does the planning commission approve a project without knowing the identification of the applicant? Just ask a farmer out here in western Hanover what would happen if they wanted to build an “unknown farming enterprise.” Residents in Chickahominy District (Kings Charter area) – don’t you just love […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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It was that kind of day for Eric Cantor. Debbie Wetlaufer was hard at work at the Lee Davis precinct in Hanover County during yesterday’s primary election. This young man was representing Eric Cantor and, well, he was a lot like the Maytag repairman. Not because Cantor wasn’t broken. But because he was beyond repair […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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I Posted a Reader Submitted post concerning a recent trip taken by Hanover Board of Supervisors member Angela Kelly-Wiecek. The post – along with numerous Letters to the Editors of several local publications – have lambasted Kelly-Wiecek with accusations of spending taxpayer money on a recent Florida trip akin to the extravagant vacations taken by […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Slating. If you don’t know what this is, it is a tactic the establishment Republicans are using this year to silence the Conservatives in the party in favor of the Big Government Progressive Republicans like Eric Cantor. They were successful in Virginia Beach and several other areas as well. Henrico County was next on the […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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Reader Submitted Post: Ed. Note: Please be respectful if you contact Sheriff Hines. He is one of the good guys. – Tom I forwarded this in a brief, nice E-mail to Hanover’s sheriff, asking for him to take a stand. This was linked off Drudge, and represents the growing resistance movement that is really our […]

About Tom White

Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.

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