Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 26.
*Gingrich likens his Virginia failure to Pearl Harbor (Crazy, egomaniacal, disrespectful to those who died at Pearl Harbor…that’s Newt Gingrich for you!)
*Gingrich faces long odds to compete in Virginia presidential primary
*Long-awaited pollution controls
*Va. election, uranium’s future among the top political, government stories of 2012
*Child mental health services underfunded, Va. study says
*Editorial: Track each lawmaker’s voting record (“The House of Delegates has embraced legislative transparency. The Senate should follow suit.”)
*Editorial: Handgun restrictions may top GOP hit list (“The 1993 state law limiting individuals to the purchase of one handgun per month had bipartisan support, but it may face a challenge in 2012.”)
*Lean economic times bring surge in free school lunches in region
*Ups and downs for Hampton Roads transportation in 2011
*Stories pour from Virginia pub owner at Ireland’s Own
*No rest for the weary as post-Christmas rush to stores begins anew
*Forecast: Sunny Boxing day, Tuesday torrent, then tranquil
