Author: Peter Galuszka
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Racism and COVID-19 in Virginia
By Peter Galuszka “The Chinese Virus?” “Kung Flu?” Wuflu?” These are some pejorative and racist names being bandied about for what is technically known as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. The disease associated with the virus is COVID-19. These distinctions are part of a column written by the Virginia Asian Advisory Board in…
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What Will COVID-19 Do to Virginia’s Economy?
Hey, Baconauts! This is a podcast I did last week for WTJU, the official radio station of the University of Virginia,I have been contributing for a number of years. I hope you find it interesting. — Peter Galuszka
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A Look at Richmond and COVID-19
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in Agriculture & forestry, Business and Economy, Children and Families, Civil Rights, Individual Liberties, Consumer Protection, Culture wars, Demographics, Disasters and Disaster Preparedness, Economic development, Education (higher ed), Education (K-12), Efficiency in Government, Entrepreneurs and Innovation, Environment, Federal issues, Government Finance, Government workers and pensions, Housing, Infrastructure, Insurance, Labor and Workforce, Money in politics, Planning, Public safety & health, Regulations, Gov’t Oversight, Resilience, Science & Technology, Social Services and Entitlements, Telecommunications, UncategorizedBy Peter Galuszka Here is a roundup story I wrote for Style Weekly that was published today that explains the effects of COVID-19 on the Richmond area. Hopefully, BR readers will find it of interest. It was a tough piece to report. The impacts of the deadly virus are very complicated and multi-faceted. An especially…
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Is Northam Up to the COVID-19 Challenge?
By Peter Galuszka Governor Ralph Northam has approached the COVID-19 pandemic with a light touch that has drawn criticism for doing too little too late. He has declared a state of emergency, banned gatherings of more than 100 people and closed schools until well into April. But he’s also not closed restaurants and businesses or…
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Spy V. Spy in Virginia Politics?
By Peter Galuszka Erik Prince, the highly controversial former Navy SEAL and founder of the security firm Blackwater, recruited spies to infiltrate liberal groups and the 2018 political campaign of U.S. Rep Abigail Spanberger, according to media reports. His role was disclosed in a lawsuit deposition involving the right-wing group Project Veritas that has tried…
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Takeaways on Biden’s Big Win
By Peter Galuszka Joe Biden prevailed in the Virginia Democratic primary Tuesday, showing that the state’s movement to the political left can go only so far. The former vice president got 53% of the vote with Sen. Bernie Sanders snaring 23%,and Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg far behind. Nationally, Biden’s remarkable comeback on Super Tuesday…
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In Memory of a Great (West) Virginian
By Peter Galuszka Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, a pioneering and brilliant African-American mathematician whose on-the-money calculations kept early astronauts alive, died Monday at the age 101. She spent most of her life in Hampton and worked for NASA there until she retired in 1986. Her life and that of two other female African-American mathematicians from…
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Why Won’t They Let Professor Funke In?
By Peter Galuszka There’s a very curious case involving the University of Virginia that involves freedom of speech and free education, but it doesn’t involve the usual complaints of Mr. Jefferson’s University being a hotbed of Bolshevism. Rather, it involves a renowned German professor who has had a rough time getting a U.S. visa after…
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Huge Dominion Pipeline Project Loses Partner
By Peter Galuszka The delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline is undergoing a major change due to rising costs and legal delays – The Southern Company, based in Atlanta, is backing out of the project as an equity partner. According to an announcement late Tuesday, Dominion Energy will acquire The Southern Company’s 5% stake in the natural…
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Blue, Sweet Blue
By Peter Galuszka The Virginia Democratic party’s stunning success in November’s General Assembly elections has, as promised, lead to some big changes, after, forward-moving legislation was stymied for years by GOP politicians, often in committee, Let’s run through a short list of where the Dems have succeeded and what else can happen. I’ll keep this…
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Thoughts on the Big Pro Gun Rally
By Peter Galuszka I was tempted to go the large anti gun-control rally but I had other work to do for customers and I didn’t want to get caught in a traffic jam. I have been to a few of these things before – some violent, some not. There seems to be a certain amount…
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“Unite the Right” Revisited?
By Peter Galuszka Think” of it as “Unite the Right 2.0.” Thousands of protesters from Virginia and beyond the state will be converging on Richmond, many packing heat, to support “Second Amendment Sanctuaries,” which are cities or counties that refuse any law passed by the Democratically controlled General Assembly to pass any law that in…
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Media Botching Second Biggest Political Story of 2020
By Peter Galuszka https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/the-disturbing-second-amendment-sanctuary-trend-in-virginia/2020/01/03/21a442b2-2c0f-11ea-bcb3-ac6482c4a92f_story.html https://www.baconsrebellion.com/crazy-about-guns/ https://www.baconsrebellion.com/the-rank-hypocrisy-of-rural-gun-sanctuaries/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/second-amendment-sanctuary-push-aims-to-defy-new-gun- (I left off the Virginia Mercury sorry)
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Dominion Plans Four New Gas Units
By Peter Galuszka Despite its recent advertising campaign rebranding itself as a “green” utility, Dominion Energy is planning to build four natural gas “peaking units” costing $600 million at its Chesterfield County generating station. The utility filed for a permit for the State Air Pollution Control Board, according to the Chesterfield Observer. The gas plants…
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PSSST! Trump Got Impeached
By Peter Galuszka You won’t hear much about this on Bacon’s Rebellion, but on Wednesday, Donald J. Trump became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached. The vote in the House of Representatives split right down party lines with Virginia’s Democrats voting for impeachment and Republicans voting against. Leading the charge were Abigail…