Merit Selection For Judges Is a Must
Editor, Times-Dispatch: Regarding the news story, “Who’s Judging Our Judges?“ by Tyler Whitley: During more than 30 years as a practicing lawyer, I have had extensive experience with courts around the nation. Let me assure the citizens of Virginia that we have extremely high-quality judges in Virginia. The professionalism and civility of Virginia courtrooms is legendary.

First Fridays Art Walk adds Linden Row Inn to its venues     Historic Linden Row Inn, 100 E. Franklin St., joins Richmond’s First Fridays Art Walk tomorrow with a special exhibition organized by anchor site 1708 Gallery.  “Inaugural: History in the Making,“ a mixed-media group exhibition, includes 36 pieces by nine artists on view until March 15. Exploring history and a sense of place, the exhibition presents works by Susanne Arnold, Ruth Boludan, Bill Fisher, Thomas Mann, Amie Oliver, Eleanor Rufty, Bruce Wilhelm, Willie Anne Wright and Louise Pool.

Preserving pre-kindergarten; tax breaks for green energy and disabled veterans; and no-excuse absentee voting are among the items on Senate Democrats’ legislative agenda during the 2009 General Assembly session. The 21 members of the Democratic caucus also set as a priority cooperation with their 19 Republican colleagues in the Senate, knowing they must navigate jointly the national recession and a state budget deficit that already has reached $3.2 billion.

The top food stories of 2008 included rising food prices around the world, China’s tainted milk scandal and supermarket chains offering more locally grown food. We’ve gazed into our crystal (salad) bowl for a glimpse of food trends for the coming year.