Douglas Wilder

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

Feb 2, 1994 I By SHARON KILPATRICK ...of the time in Rappahannock County after four years as former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s Secretary of Natural Resources. I Mrs. Haskell and her husband Rjobert own the former Joe Keyser fofrm in Tiger Valley. The Haskell family also owns...
Mar 16, 1994 ►Assembly ...between rich and poor schools. Lawmakers also restored funding that former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder cut for colleges and pegged tuition to the inflation rate. Aside from legislation, the 1994 session saw a larger and stronger Republican minority force the...
Apr 20, 1994 campaign back on track. Though the GOP convention will ...an independent over North if it comes down to that. State Sen. L. Douglas Wilder has hinted he may seek the senatorial seat as an independent if Robb and North are nominated. Wilder is reportedly backing Goode for the Democratic...
May 11, 1994 Wilder Wilder Should Not Run To the Editor ( Virginia’s former governor, Douglas Wilder, is considering a run for the United State’s Senate this November as an Independent. If he does so, he will be running against a Republican nominee to...
May 25, 1994 3 Editorial U.S. Senate Races This years contest to ...Sue Terry’s endorsement of Sen. Goode Tuesday, he remains relatively unknown. Former Gov. Douglas Wilder having challenged Sen. Robb to compete in a primary or face Wilder as an independent, decided not to enter the primary, but is saying he...
Jun 1, 1994 He said he does not believe the North campaign ...John Warner, has become involved in the senate campaign, as have former governor Douglas Wilder and former attorney general Marshall Coleman, he said the calls could be coming from “maverick supporters” of any candidate. “I’m not saying it didn’t happen,”...
Jun 15, 1994 figure Oliver North, who was nominated at the Republican ...was nominated at the Republican convention on June 4. Former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder also filed petitions with the Board of Elections, but he has declined to announce his intentions until Saturday, June 18. Wilder’s entry into the race...
Jul 6, 1994 self would have had to bear responsibility for the ...limits.” Galen Brooks, 10th District campaign chairman, spoke on behalf of former Gov. Douglas Wilder’s independent bid for the senate seat. He said, Gov. Wilder is “a candidate you can vote for, rather than one to vote against.”
Jul 13, 1994 By JESSE POND ...nothing, and really has just filled a seat in the Senate. Ex-gov L. Douglas Wilder has one of the better developed egos among politicians. If he, by an odd chance, wins the election it is a good thing that the...
Aug 10, 1994 At his trial, Oliver North was acquitted ...sort of thoughts I have expressed. I believe both Marshall Coleman and L. Douglas Wilder have no chance to win. Charles Robb does have a good chance to win. Your support can enhance Robb’s chances. Vote for him. You may...
Aug 24, 1994 Godwin’s announcement Warner remarked angrily. “If he, as a ...though he polls far short of £ majority of the electorate. Former Governor Douglas Wilder, who running as an indepens dent Democrat, continues to wagg an aggressive campign. Should he remain in the race until the end, he may well...
Oct 19, 1994 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...Black activists in increasing numbers have been endorsing him after former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder pulled out of the race, President Clinton has' finally started to look presidential in his foreign policy dealings with situations in Haiti and along the...
Oct 26, 1994 By SHARON KILPATRICK ...and Highland, were faced with the problem of what to do when L. Douglas Wilder withdrew from the race for the U.S. Senate seat on September 15. He is now supporting incumbent Democratic Sen. Charles S. Robb, and his name...
Nov 9, 1994 party...things have to be done so we have tighter ...a slight six votes. The Scrabble precinct reported lour votes for former Gov. Douglas Wilder, who dropped out of the race after the ballots were printed. Sen. Robb’s victory countered Republican gains elsewhere in the nation Tuesday night when the...
Nov 16, 1994 Former Governor L. Douglas Wilder received four votes in Former Governor L. Douglas Wilder received four votes in the senate race, all in the Scrabble precinct. Virgil Goode received one write-in vote in Washington. In the election for the 10th District member of the House of Delegates, Dennis Bybee...
Mar 29, 1995 Gov. Allen, ...in his announcement. “Unfortunately, that has not been the case.” Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder usurped the lottery' proceeds for the state general fund in the depths of the recent recession. That revenue boost helped the state avoid a tax...
Apr 5, 1995 ed in that goal to a remarkable extent. Yet ...were sky high when they left office, though it is doubtful that L. Douglas Wilder — who I think was a better Governor than Robb and Baliles — would have been re-elected because of the many tough decisions he made....
Apr 12, 1995 State Tax Proposals ...for buildings on the state’s college campuses. With the recession early in Gov. Douglas Wilder’s term the piocecds from the lottery were needed to balance the state’s budget without a tax increase. Later in the Wilder administration lottery proceeds were...
Dec 27, 1995 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...way in the last six years — four of them under Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, a Democrat, and two under Allen, a Republican. Though Wilder had solid Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, he was often at
Mar 6, 1996 view that the best way someone who ardently believes ...played roles on the national stage, albeit brief. They were Robb and L. Douglas Wilder. Robb never actually sought the nomination for president, but was frequently mentioned as a possible future
Jan 1, 1997 By JOHN GOOLRICK ...united , behind Lt. Gov. Don Beyer for governor, though former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder recently directed some _ scathing remarks toward Beyer that ’ bolster the case of those who contend the man will try to win election with...
Jan 22, 1997 By SHARON KILPATRICK ...noted that Virginia was the first state to elect a black governor, L. Douglas Wilder. He said before his inauguration at lieutenant governor, Mr. Wilder spoke at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond. He noted that in the past the...
Jan 7, 1998 Sue Wren, the chairwoman of the Virginia Democratic Party, ...philosophy or soul and is rent by bitter recriminations. Recently former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder called on U.S. Senator Charles Robb, the state party’s highest elected official, to forget any idea of seeking re-election in 2000 since he would undoubtedly...
Mar 4, 1998 first soldier from Rappahannock County killed in World War ...Rappahannock County killed in World War II. Scientist George Washington Carver, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, poet Paul Dunbar, singer Roland Hayes, Olympic star Jesse Owens, concert pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler and founder of the Blood Bank, Charles Drew, were some...
Jul 21, 1999 serves as Chairman of the county Board of Zoning ...representatives in this planning district’s Community Services Board. Mrs. Sharp served on thenGovernor Douglas Wilder’s task force on Early Childhood Professional Development. And prior to becoming director
Oct 24, 2001 Allen L. ...office: None • Related experience: Served as a staff attorney for former Gov. Douglas Wilder; served on the committee that coordinated gubernatorial appointments. Later served in legal affairs for the federal government and U. S. Navy. Currently a lieutenant colonel...
Jan 22, 2004 By Nicholas M. Horrock Rappahannock News Staff Writer Republican ...people and firms owe the Old Dominion state. He said former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness in government
Mar 4, 2004 Our View ...Rappahannock. County Administrator John McCarthy has warned the Board of Supervisors that the wildly different tax packages passed by the Senate and the House of Delegates are so far apart that it will be impossible for him to prepare a...
Nov 18, 2004 Discharge ...oversaw its work when she was Secretary of Natural Resources under then Gov. Douglas Wilder. Haskell spoke during a Q & A session which followed a presentation by Herbert F. White, president of an engineering firm, WW Associates, who outlined...
Dec 7, 2006 to see you until you die?” Prom there, he ...didn’t do it, but couldn’t prove he wasn’t there. With growing doubts, Gov. Douglas Wilder commuted his sentence to life in prison. There Washington remained, while his team continued fighting.
Feb 14, 2008 Virginia Berry ...on Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the L. Douglas Wilder Building on VSU’s campus. Participants will learn about berry production in high tunnels (unheated greenhouses), advances in production technology, and about the first-hand experiences of...