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Columns
Salvaging
Tysons
The
Tysons task force on land use has articulated a
compelling vision for the future of Virginia's largest
-- and most dysfunctional -- business district. Just one
problem: It's not clear who will pay for it.
by
James A. Bacon
Asphalt
Deserts
The
American addiction to Autonobiles and imported oil
drains our economy of wealth in ways obvious and subtle.
We convert green landscape into swaths of pavement,
contributing to our own desertification.
by
EM Risse
Closing
the Budget Shortfall
Virginia's
secret weapon in the budget wars is a little-known
agency, the Commonwealth Competition Council, that
seeks savings through privatization and
outsourcing.
by
Leonard Gilmore
State
spending out of control? Enact a Tax and
Expenditure Law that caps spending at the rate of
inflation and population growth. If pols are
unhappy with the limits, they can...
Tell
It to the TEL
by
Norman Leahy
10
Annoying Things About Virginia
Sure,
we're smart and prosperous, but some things still turn
my crank.
by
Peter Galuszka
Saving
Southside
It's
too early to write off Southside Virginia's mill town
economy. But the Tobacco Commission does need to
re-think its strategic priorities.
by
Tom McLaughlin
Departments
Nice
& Curious Questions
Cathedrals,
Temples and Mosques: Spiritual
Shrines in
Virginia
by
Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs
Bacon's
Rebellion - the Blog
Read
the Bacon's
Rebellion blog daily. Here
are the blog posts that have been generating the most commentary:
1.
If
California Can Do It
2.
Smart
Meters, Brainy Power
3.
Gas
Prices and Related
4.
Do
Virginians Support Off-Shore Drilling? Maybe
5.
Is
Tysons Beyond Redemption?
6.
Will
Georgia Spark a Russian Arms Race?
7.
The
Nexus Between the Cost of Bunker Fuel, DVDs from Asia,
Grapes from Chile and Highway Construction in Virginia
8.
How
Virginia May Be a Model for Obama
9.
The
Transmission Line Saga Continues
10.
Kaine
Appoints Dominion Counsel to SCC Judgeship
10:
Dominion
Seeks Loan Guarantees for Nukes
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