June 28, 2009
High-speed rail: Rebirth of Intercity Passenger Service
These are exciting and historic times to be in the passenger railroad business. Passenger rail in the U.S. is on the verge of a renaissance and we must...
FROM THE NEWSROOM: What does freedom mean to you?
With the Fourth of July less than a week away, most of you no doubt have plans to spend time with family and friends. Maybe you plan to catch some spectacular...
Virginia Must Lead the Teaching of America’s History
Former Gov. George Allen, whose administration played the essential role in establishing the SOLs, wrote a letter in support of the history test to Mark...
High-Speed Rail: A Tremendous Economic Opportunity
Reasonable people certainly disagree over what impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will have on our country’s economy. Disagreements...
It’s For Time Localities to Stop Acting Like Nation-States
What will it take for cities and suburban counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia to make common cause, put aside their differences and petty jealousies,...
Your 2 Cents
Gov. Mark Sanford, Sens. John Ensign, David Vitter, and Larry Craig—please remind me again why the GOP can claim to be the party of family values?—Greg...
Don’t Cover Our Melting Pot With Slimy Fruit Salad
My husband and I recently met a new VCU graduate. The young man is a native of southern Sudan and one of the Lost Boys. Today he is an American citizen...
Expect A Very Competitive Race for Governor
People who live for politics appreciate what real votes in real elections mean. It’s pure heroin for junkies. Six months after a president is chosen,...
June 21, 2009
70,000 MORE DEGREES: We Must Upgrade Virginia’s Higher Education
The Commonwealth of Virginia is home to a myriad of global business interests, including companies like ours that confront the difficult energy and health...
Tobacco Regulation: Benefits Industry, Consumers, and the Public
Communities are often defined, at least in part, by the businesses that call them home. The history of our great commonwealth has been closely intertwined...
RUBBISH AND BAD REGULATIONS: Campaign Slogans Won’t Solve Virginia’s Energy Woes
Ever since gas hit $4 a gallon on June 8 of last year, energy policy has been an all-consuming passion of America’s political class. Thus, both candidates...
Tobacco Regulation: Opens Better Communications Opportunities
On June 12 Congress approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the “FDA bill”), giving the Food and Drug Administration...
Bob Rayner’s Political Dispatches
Editor’s Note: Here’s a sample from Political Dispatches, the paper’s weekly e-mail newsletter. To subscribe, see the ad on this page....
RUBBISH AND BAD REGULATIONS: Campaign Slogans Won’t Solve Virginia’s Energy Woes
Ever since gas hit $4 a gallon on June 8 of last year, energy policy has been an all-consuming passion of America’s political class. Thus, both candidates...
Tobacco Regulation Opens Better Communications Opportunities
On June 12 Congress approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the “FDA bill”), giving the Food and Drug Administration...
Tobacco Regulation Benefits Industry, Consumers, and the Public
Communities are often defined, at least in part, by the businesses that call them home. The history of our great commonwealth has been closely intertwined...
America’s Still Conservative, But Obama Is Not
Reports about the death of conservatism in America may be greatly exaggerated, at least according to a poll released by Gallup last week that—big...
Bob Rayner’s Political Dispatches
Editor’s Note: Here’s a sample from Political Dispatches, the paper’s weekly e-mail newsletter. To subscribe, see the ad on this page....
June 14, 2009
FAMILY WORK: Berlin Mothers Lead Effort to Integrate Germany’s Turks
Red scarves, bright smiles, focused training—those are the trademarks of Berlin’s “Neighborhood Mothers” campaign, an effort to...
CRAZY SPENDING: Uncle Sam: Show Me the Money!
Taxes are created from several sources, but the biggest source is from corporate and personal income taxes. (I will omit the discussion of sales taxes,...
With Madison Departed, Best to Stick With Original Document
After eight long years, the Revolutionary War finally drew to a close in 1783. The Continental Congress had successfully managed that valiant struggle...
Sketches From Cuba
Hanoi Meneses, a 37-year-old overnight bartender at the Hotel Raquel in Old Havana, can’t wait for the freedom to travel outside Cuba. Like many...
CUTTING CARBON: House Bill Will Help the Environment and the Economy
As we all recognize, our environment is in danger, our climate at risk, and the health of our Earth perilous. We must take steps to remedy this situation...
Your 2 Cents
Where can I get an envelope to push? And a box to think outside of?—Jim Petty, Midlothia
POLITICAL DISPATCHES
Editor’s Note: Here’s a sample from Political Dispatches, the paper’s weekly e-mail newsletter. These days, the most-quoted experts...
Scholar Athletes Lead by Giving Back to the Community
The end of the high school sports season is the perfect time to reflect and honor the student-athletes who grace our fields and sports pages for 10 months...
CUTTING CARBON: House Bill Will Help the Environment and the Economy
As we all recognize, our environment is in danger, our climate at risk, and the health of our Earth perilous. We must take steps to remedy this situation...
With Madison Departed, Best to Stick With Original Document
After eight long years, the Revolutionary War finally drew to a close in 1783. The Continental Congress had successfully managed that valiant struggle...
Sketches From Cuba
BY WILLIAM G. HAMBY HAVANA, Cuba Hanoi Meneses, a 37-year-old overnight bartender at the Hotel Raquel in Old Havana, can’t wait for the freedom to...
Bart Hinkle’s POLITICAL DISPATCHES
Editor’s Note: Here’s a sample from Political Dispatches, the paper’s weekly e-mail newsletter. To subscribe, see the ad on this page. ...
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