Monthly Archives: July 2008

Thank You, Joe

Posted on July 21, 2008 by matt ohern

Former state Senator Joe Gartlan left his fingerprints all over the Code of Virginia and boosted the future of the Commonwealth. Continue reading →

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No Salvaging the Mill Towns

Posted on July 21, 2008 by matt ohern

Ten years and $400 million has failed to transform the economies of Southside and Southwest Virginia. Until leaders confront dispersed human settlement patterns, they will never address root causes. Continue reading →

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The City of Squares

Posted on July 7, 2008 by matt ohern

The historical core of Savannah, Ga., is one of the great urban places in the United States. Modern-day Virginia could learn a few lessons from James Oglethorpe’s unique experiment. Continue reading →

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The Wealth Gap

Posted on July 7, 2008 by matt ohern

Sooner or later, an economy built on wildly unequal incomes, cheap energy and debt-fueled mass over- consumption will collapse. Mass denial will not change this reality. Continue reading →

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Let the People Decide

Posted on July 7, 2008 by matt ohern

It’s time to fish or cut bait on the gas tax. Either pass a tax increase to pay for transportation projects or take it off the table so we can pursue other options. Continue reading →

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