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Energy Facts and Figures for Dummies, Part VII

(This is part VII of this series on energy. We hope it helps the reader better understand the issues facing our country and our state as we endeavor to tackle the problem of providing our citizens and our businesses with … Continue reading

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Needed in Virginia: A Fiscal Early Warning System

In the wake of the City of Petersburg’s fiscal meltdown, the General Assembly has appointed Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, to head a subcommittee to study how other states deal with fiscally stressed localities. In surveying best practices in other states, … Continue reading

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Future of the Interstates Study Under Way

The Transportation Research Board last week formally kicked off a several-year study of the future of America’s Interstate highway system. In the FAST Act, Congress authorized $5 million for the study to figure out how this vital infrastructure should be … Continue reading

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Deeper Analysis on Potential Pacific Trade Pact: Japan

(Editor’s note: this is the fourth in this series by Gary Baise, a noted agriculture policy/environmental stewardship expert who lives here in Virginia.) The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) sets forth each nation’s tariff commitments. It is argued by many in … Continue reading

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Who is Guarding the Guards?

Several years ago, Wells Fargo Bank discovered that employees had boosted sales, by opening some 2 million deposit and credit card accounts without customer knowledge or authorization. Over the next few years, the bank fired more than 5,000 employees for … Continue reading

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