All Opinions Are Local Archive: Prince William County
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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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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Rough waters for George Allen
It's no surprise that George Allen wants his Senate seat back. The question for him is whether he understands how much the political landscape has changed in Virginia since his disastrous reelection run in 2006. Republican insiders say that...
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Peter Galuszka
| January 26, 2011; 12:35 PM ET |
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The new immigration battleground
Ever wonder why white opposition to darker-skinned immigrants seems to be centered in outer suburbs such as Prince William and Stafford counties? An analysis of new Census data provides the answer. The reason, the American Community Survey reports, is...
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Peter Galuszka
| December 15, 2010; 4:15 PM ET |
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How curious: Cuccinelli vs. Stewart
Holy demagogue! Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is dissing the anti-illegal-immigrant "Virginia Rule of Law Campaign" masterminded by Corey A. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Stewart has based his campaign, which involves state legislation...
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Peter Galuszka
| November 29, 2010; 5:42 PM ET |
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