Once upon a Monday dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore … the April 21, 2008 edition of the Bacon’s Rebellion e-zine popped into my inbox. Suddenly, the clouds parted, the sun started shining, and life was good. And here’s what the e-zine contained:
In two high-profile lawsuits, Patrick McSweeney has defended the interests of the common citizen against power grabs by the political class. Virginians owe him a bigger debt than they’ll ever know.
by James A. Bacon
It’s called road maintenance, and it’s draining the Transportation Trust Fund of revenue for new construction.
by Doug Koelemay
The End of Flight as We Know It
Between fuel prices, terrorism and the environment, air travel is losing altitude fast. In the not-too-distant future, plane rides will be a luxury for those at the top of the economic pyramid.
by EM Risse
Congressional politicking could eviscerate one of the few federal programs proven to help at-risk children in Virginia learn to read.
by Chris Braunlich
And Now, a Kind Word about Tolls
The public prefers tolls to taxes as a method to fund transportation improvements — as long as the public sees a clear benefit and politicians do not divert revenues to other projects.
by Norm Leahy
Is Dominion’s coal-fired plant destroying the Governor’s political future?
by Peter Galuszka
Our call for an alternative transportation policy is indeed “conservative” — organized around free markets, an aversion to subsidies and devolution of government power to the local level.
by Pat McSweeney
Virginia citizens achieved a momentous victory with the defeat of regional transportation authorities. Now is the time to press their advantage and hold politicians truly accountable.
by Ron Utt
Adopting the tried-and-tested agricultural practice of no-till farming could be Virginia’s simplest, most cost-effective strategy for restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
by David Schnare
Beyond Bluegrass: Virginia’s Rock ‘n’ Rollers
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs
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