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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Let's Drill Off-Shore
Ten years ago Virginia started down the road of lifting the federal government’s moratorium on offshore drilling. Late last week, the Obama Administration announced it was going to allow seismic testing off the Atlantic coast so that energy companies could … Continue reading
EPA’s Plans for Virginia’s Farmers
Cover crops, Virginia says, “…comes at considerable expense to agricultural producers…” Virginia’s WIP (Watershed Implementation Plan) wants cover crops on 10% of available cropland. Financial incentive programs will be available. Virginia’s WIP claims there are approximately 27,000 farms in Virginia … Continue reading
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The Elephant in the Room in Highway Reauthorization
State DOT’s are planning cutbacks in various projects as the Federal Highway Administration begins reducing reimbursement payments next month to a level that can be sustained by existing federal highway funding sources. Just to cover existing contractual obligations through Dec. … Continue reading
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Job Market Remains Sluggish
The national labor market continues to slowly improve, but so many people with work experience are still seeking jobs. This is making it another tough summer for high school and college students who want to work as well as new … Continue reading
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Is the End of America's Culture Wars in Sight?
Have the Culture Wars peaked? Is the national debate over God, Gays and Guns on the downward slide? Michael Lind, a conservative thinker and co-founder of The New America Foundation, thinks the end is foreseeable. Just as the Civil War didn’t … Continue reading
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