Douglas Wilder

Named 271 times. These are the 271 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

Sep 7, 1989 nia style Proposition 13 type vote is not yet ...sound off about local property taxes, a spokesman for Democratic gubernatorial candidate L. Douglas Wilder accused him of showboating. She said Wilder had consistently fought for tax relief while Coleman, despite his rhetoric, had no record on that subject. The...
Sep 14, 1989 try auction and a political rally. Special guests include ...GOVS: Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates. Republican J. Marshall Coleman and Democrat Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, have agreed to a a joint appearance at the Virginia Growth Management Forum on Saturday, September in Williamsburg. Expected to give their views on key...
Sep 14, 1989 Editorial ...switcheroo Several weeks ago in this column, we lambasted Democratic gubernatorial nominee L. Douglas Wilder for his lack of candor about several matters relating to his personal financial dealings. Now, it’s Republican nominee J. Marshall Coleman’s turn. Last week, this...
Sep 28, 1989 In my opinion, this undermines ...receives an abortion. The candidates for governor have opposite positions on this issue. Douglas Wilder has voted against parental notification. Marshall Coleman has stated that he supports parental notification. This may not be the biggest issue in the election campaign....
Sep 28, 1989 Attorney General Mary Sue Terry, running for re-election on ...Sue Terry, running for re-election on the same ticket as Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder, needed less than a week to pronounce her running mate clean of any ethical violations in his failure to list two assets held in trust...
Oct 5, 1989 Gubernatorial debate Oct 9 ...i The first debate between gubernatorial candidates J. Marshall ' Coleman and L. Douglas Wilder will be held next Monday, Oct. 9, beginning at 8 ; p.m. The hour-long debate will be televised ■ live from the studios of WXEX-TV,...
Oct 12, 1989 .VTvmrnn it i-r ...said Tuesday that he intends to pick up his attacks against Lt. Gov. Douglas Wilder’s record during the last month of the campaign. ■ According to Wednesday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, Mr. Coleman feels that the questions about his personal and professional...
Oct 19, 1989 Old Rag Bulletins ...Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Marshall Coleman and his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, will be held Thursday, Oct. 19. The one-hour debate, sponsored by the Capitol Correspondents' Association, will begin at 7 p.m. and can be seen in...
Oct 19, 1989 ne conunuany oranaea inme a “quitter” for choosing not ...was the only candidate who could beat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Determination has characterized Coleman’s efforts during his career in politics. After serving as state attorney general from 1978 to 1981, Coleman achieved his party’s nomination...
Oct 26, 1989 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...Virginia. Stopping at grocery stores, gas stations, and small community gatherings, Sen. L. Douglas Wilder introduced himself as the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1985. Wilder’s grassroots tour, in which he traveled to every county and independent city and...
Oct 26, 1989 Candidate profile Candidate profile NAME: L. Douglas Wilder AGE: 58 ADDRESS: Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond OCCUPATION: Partner: Wilder, Gregory and Martin; lieutenant governor. PERSONAL: Born in Richmond, January 17,1931. Married Eunice Montgomery 1959. Divorced 1978. Children: Lynn, Loren and Lawrence Jr. EDUCATION: Attended...
Oct 26, 1989 Wilder for governor Wilder for governor After two terms of leadership from the Robb and Baliles administrations, Virginia’s position in the region, country and world is stronger by far than it was eight years ago. The Democratic Party has proved it can lead...
Oct 26, 1989 This if passed would have nullified part of Virginia’s ...anything.” (Winchester Star, Aug. 3) Later, “perhaps prodded by reportedly angry Governor Baliles, Wilder during the week of August 3rd reversed himself, but his first comments were those of the real Wilder. He gives lip service to Virginia’s Right to...
Oct 26, 1989 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...Arundel Newspapers State Writer Gubernatorial candidates J. Marshall Coleman and Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder sparred over qualifications and effectiveness in the second of two statewide televised debates last Thursday, Oct. 19. Although the one-hour appearance was not without personal...
Nov 2, 1989 Campaign ...Arundel Newspapers State Writer Republican J. Marshall Coleman and Democrat LC Gov. L. Douglas Wilder are entering the final lap of Virginia’s gubernatorial race. For the most part, the handshaking and baby kissing s over. The candidates have ceased touring...
Nov 2, 1989 To the editor: i You invite responses to your ...the editor: i You invite responses to your edi- ; torial endorsement of Douglas Wilder to be the Governor and your ] blessings on the rest of his arch-liberal ticket. First, I for one could have sur- i vived quite...
Nov 2, 1989 inly gets his feelings hurt when his ...were not so miseading. To say that the burning issues between Coleman and Wilder ire incroaching development and the proposed western bypass is to im3Ute to others the same awful con:ems which apparently keep you iwake along with the very...
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Nov 9, 1989 By LOU HATTER By LOU HATTER and MARY K. BLEWITT Arundel Newspapers Staff Writers L. Douglas Wilder holds a sliver-thin lead over J. Marshall Coleman in the closest statewide race in Virginia history, but history remains on hold as a vote recount appears...
Nov 9, 1989 Editorial ...Election reform begins at home In his victory speech last night, Governor-elect L. Douglas Wilder made reference to the failure of negative campaigning in Virginia. He said that his victory proves that such campaigns don’t always work. We heartily agree,...
Nov 16, 1989 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...GOP Primary into which his opponents together poured $7.5 million. Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the Democrat, raised almost than $6.7 million by the close of October. For comparison. Gov. Gerald L. Baliles raised $4.4 million in his 1985 raise...
Nov 16, 1989 Editorial ...Commonwealth of Virginia, the heart of the old Confederacy. Though Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder has downplayed the importance of his color during his campaign, and in his apparent victory , the achievement remains worthy of note. He will become,...
Nov 23, 1989 would win, but that Coleman’s ...dohe better than the Times-DispatCh After all, in 1985 The Post poll had Wilder ahead of Republican John Chichester by an astounding <14 percentage points just hours before election day, and Wilder managed to win by only three points and...
Nov 30, 1989 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...official seal on the Nov. 7 election results Monday, certifying Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder as the next governor of Virginia and clearing the way for a state-financed vote recount. Votes tallied by the board show Democrat Wilder defeating Republican...
Dec 7, 1989 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...raising the total from 10 to 11. * The historic election of L. Douglas Wilder as governor can only in
Dec 28, 1989 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...Newspapers State Writer After the state-paid election recount affirmed his victory, Governor-elect L. Douglas Wilder set the stage for his administration Friday, announcing key cabinet appointments. A three-judge recount panel declared Wilder the 66th governor of the Commonwealth last Thursday...
Dec 28, 1989 Shenandoah River downstream from ...carbonized rayon yam used in its rocket nozzles. Statehouse sweep Lt: Gov. L. Douglas Wilder
Jan 4, 1990 near $400 million, said Dickinson. Currently, there are five ...next two years, Virginia’s fiscal situation leaves little breathing space for Governor-elect L. Douglas Wilder, who will take office on Jan. 13. Wilder promised Virginia voters that he would seek to repeal the state tax on food and non-prescription drugs....
Jan 4, 1990 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...Rappahannock New* Special Writer Despite the campaign rhetoric, anyone who expects Gov.-elect L. Douglas Wilder’s administration to be a du'ect extension of the RobbBaliles years is likely to be fooled. It’s not that Gov.-elect Wilder won’t continue many of the...
Jan 11, 1990 * y Rappahannock County resident Rappahannock County resident Elizabeth H. Haskell was appointed Tuesday by Governor-elect L. Douglas Wilder to serve as his Secretary of Natural Resources. Mrs. Haskell is a 15-year ' t veteran of the state Air Pollution Control : Board, and has...
Jan 18, 1990 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...Virginia voiced the thoughts of mapy when he said that State Sen. L. Douglas Wilder would be elected Virginia’s lieutenant governor “when hell freezes over.” k This weekend, Wilder became
Jan 18, 1990 Rappahannock News photos/Lou Hatter THE WINNING TEAM, from left, ...Hatter THE WINNING TEAM, from left, Lt. Gov. Donald S. Beyer, Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry acknowledge the crowd following their inauguration Saturday.
Jan 18, 1990 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...a heart may be broken. And now that the historic inagural of L. Douglas Wilder, with all its accompanying revelry, is over, many a heart is about to be wrenched in Richmond. First there will be the inevitable matter of...
Jan 18, 1990 Governor Wilder made it clear during his well-received “Son Governor Wilder made it clear during his well-received “Son df Virginia” inagural address that he has no intention of being a caretaker governor presiding over an ailing economy. , Social justice will undoubtedly pe one of his major concerns. He...
Jan 25, 1990 8333; Sarah Brown, 675-3624; Janet ...Bailey, Marie Davis, Virginia Brown and Joan Bailey attended the inauguration of L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia’s first elected black governor, in Richmond on January 13. Congratulations to Benji Roy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Roy, who has been accepted...
Feb 22, 1990 By MARY K. BLEWITT By MARY K. BLEWITT Arundel Newspaper* Richmond Bureau _ RICHMOND — Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s budget recommendations were largely successful in the General Assembly money committees Sunday, despite his additional cuts and adjustments to accomodate an added $267 million ^lortfall...
Mar 8, 1990 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...six weeks after his inauguration as governor, the pundits are already taking L. Douglas Wilder to task for an alleged conservative, hands-off approach supposedly designed to fiuther his national political aspirations. Typical of the species were a recent Washington Post...
Mar 15, 1990 By MARY K. BLEWITT ...Capitol. But despite fiscal constraints, the Assembly was able to grant Gov. L. Douglas Wilder his requested $200 million revenue reserve fund. In addition, the legislature removed the sales tax on non-prescription drugs — a longtime aim of Wilder’s —...
Mar 15, 1990 Death Penalty: The state legislature extended the death penalty ...Edgar C. Eck, D-Richmond. The new law will fulfill one of Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s campaign promises in his pledge to get tough on drugs. No Smoking: Popular sentiment overrode a strong tobacco lobby this session, producing the state’s first...