Doug Wilder
Doug Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilderis an American politician, who served as the first African American to be elected as governor of Virginia and first African-American governor of any state since Reconstruction. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009...
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I hope that we recognize this could be a very severe time for a lot of people,
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Despite weeks and weeks of evidence -- even before Hurricane Katrina -- that these families were going to face record energy bills, your Administration has made no recommendations to deal with their financial straits,
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When kids are truant and they're brought back in, nothing is done. You say okay, fine you were truant. Then you go out and miss 10 more days. There have to be consequences,
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We need to ensure there is consistent dialogue . . . and not just one person speaking for the city.
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We will make certain that this is the people's city hall. It's open to all, the outside has been cleaned, we're gonna clean the inside, too,