Monthly Archives: October 2009

Logic and Passion and the Chesapeake Bay

Posted on October 28, 2009 by matt ohern

Molly Pugh, Executive Director of the Virginia Grain Producers Association, laid out facts and principles that, had they been the keystone of prior decades of Chesapeake Bay policy, would have resulted in a Bay much further along in its recovery. Continue reading →

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Beware Their Cheating Hearts: Part Two – The Special-Ed Hustle

Posted on October 28, 2009 by matt ohern

Unless the miraculous properties of Virginia water cure disabilities after the eighth grade, something is rotten. A dramatic increase in over-identification and misidentification of some children as ‘special education’ has left some teachers, parents and even retired administrators fearing state-wide, systematic cheating on the SOLs. Continue reading →

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Transparency Roundup

Posted on October 28, 2009 by matt ohern

A roundup of online government transparency efforts from around the state and around the country. Continue reading →

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Daily Bacon's | October 28, 2009

Posted on October 28, 2009 by matt ohern

Our daily roundup of news from around the state. In today’s edition: A group is sending out letters to Virginia voters with their past voting records, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is seeking new money for undergraduate tuition and the proposal to keep Virginia jurors anonymous has been withdrawn. Continue reading →

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Daily Bacon's | October 27, 2009

Posted on October 27, 2009 by matt ohern

Our daily roundup of news from around the state. In today’s edition: The North Anna nuclear reactor was shut down because of leaks, advances on the clean energy front, news on gang activity in Nova and much more. Continue reading →

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