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The Tea Party vs. smart growth
The Tea Party movement in Virginia has a new whipping boy: smart growth. One focus is Chesterfield County, the largest suburban area in the Richmond region, which has been beset with the woes of overbuilding and lax oversight for...
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Peter Galuszka
| March 7, 2011; 2:48 PM ET |
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Coal ships clog Hampton Roads
A curious scene awaits onlookers viewing the waters of Hampton Roads -- at least 18 ships swing at anchor waiting for dock space to export U.S. coal. The last time as many coal ships were lining up at Virginia's...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 21, 2011; 5:39 PM ET |
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Va. boat bill: More than just a tax cut for the rich?
Is it more a tax cut for rich yachtsmen or a jobs-booster for Virginia's marinas? Those are the questions behind a new bill filed by Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), who wants to allow counties to cap personal property taxes...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 14, 2011; 4:38 PM ET |
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Is Webb's departure such a disaster for Democrats?
Jim Webb's long-awaited and unsurprising announcement that he will not seek reelection as U.S. senator from Virginia has the blogosphere buzzing about who's in, who's out and whose bench is simply too small. There seem to be a number...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 10, 2011; 11:33 AM ET |
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Virginia's Tea Party needs to grow up
Is that yellow rattlesnake slithering back into its hole? It could be, since the Virginia Tea Party movement seems to be sputtering now that it has worked its way into the mainstream of state political activity -- namely the...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 9, 2011; 11:19 AM ET |
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Don't scapegoat Pepco
I must side with Pepco regarding power outages during the recent snowstorm. There were trees and limbs down everywhere. On Arcola Avenue in Wheaton, it seemed as if every tree had at least a limb broken off. Many whole trees were down. Pepco did not plant these...
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Sheldon Cheney, Keedysville, Md.
| February 8, 2011; 1:46 PM ET |
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