Category: Blogs and Blog Administration
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Apology to B.R. Newsletter Subscribers
While doing some file clean-up in WordPress, I accidentally published an unfinished version of an article I am in the process of writing, which probably triggered an email to many Bacon’s Rebellion subscribers. The article was incomplete. I have not fully thought it through, and I have not fact-checked it. You will do yourself no…
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Introducing John Szczesny
A quick note to readers: John Szczesny, a Chesterfield resident, urban planner and telecommunications consultant, is joining the stable of Bacon’s Rebellion contributors. He has a B.A. in political science from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Master’s in Planning from SUNY-Albany. He will write about a variety of issues relating to planning and telecommunications in Virginia.…
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Out of Action Today
Honorable Daughter Number One is getting married tomorrow in North Carolina, and I have a number of fatherly duties to attend to this weekend. Sorry, but no posts until next week! — JAB
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Swimming with the Sharks
I’ll be blogging sporadically this week, as I am vacationing with the in-laws at Emerald Isle, N.C. — JAB
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Coming Up: Comment Highlights
Some of the best content of the Bacon’s Rebellion blog lies buried in the comments. Readers are extraordinarily knowledgeable, and they often share their knowledge to amplify or take issue with posts appearing on the blog. I have been so impressed with readers’ contributions recently that I have decided to highlight their contributions. Readers should check…
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So Long, Bacon's Rebellion
By Peter Galuszka For that past six (or is it seven or eight?) years, I’m been pleased to pound away posting my peculiar views on Bacons Rebellion. My stance has typically been that of a liberal or progressive albeit one of the near and not the far left. My opinions have been honed by 41…
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So Long, Bacon’s Rebellion
By Peter Galuszka For that past six (or is it seven or eight?) years, I’m been pleased to pound away posting my peculiar views on Bacons Rebellion. My stance has typically been that of a liberal or progressive albeit one of the near and not the far left. My opinions have been honed by 41…
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Note to Subscribers….
Subscribers to the Bacon’s Rebellion email alert received notification of a newly published article about legal issues surrounding the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. That story was incomplete. I published it by clicking on the wrong button in WordPress, and I deleted it from the blog as soon as I recognized the mistake. My apologies for the…
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Dominion to Sponsor Bacon’s Rebellion
by James A. Bacon Bacon’s Rebellion is pleased to announce that Dominion is sponsoring year-long blog commentary and journalistic coverage of energy and environmental issues in Virginia. Dominion joins a list of Bacon’s Rebellion sponsors that has included the Piedmont Environmental Council, Bon Secours Richmond and Smart Growth America. Like its predecessors, Dominion asks for nothing…
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Dominion to Sponsor Bacon's Rebellion
by James A. Bacon Bacon’s Rebellion is pleased to announce that Dominion is sponsoring year-long blog commentary and journalistic coverage of energy and environmental issues in Virginia. Dominion joins a list of Bacon’s Rebellion sponsors that has included the Piedmont Environmental Council, Bon Secours Richmond and Smart Growth America. Like its predecessors, Dominion asks for nothing…
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On the Road Today…
Sorry, no blog post for the Rebellion today. Your humble correspondent is on the road in search of paying gigs. I’ll keep my eyes open for bloggable material in the deepest, darkest heartland of Northern Virginia. — JAB
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Note to Readers
Late last night, I published a detailed accounting of the impact of SB 1349 on Dominion Virginia Power. I took that story down this morning when Dominion expressed concern about the accuracy of some of the numbers I used. I expect to get an update from Dominion officials this morning, and I will update the…
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Time for a Red Cloud’s Rebellion?
I don’t need much of an excuse to pull up stakes and move to Jackson Hole — and this could be enough to push me over the edge. I took the ISideWith.com quiz to see which party I was most closely aligned with, and which states other respondents most closely matched my own. As far as…
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Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
By Peter Galuszka The World Wide Web is a wonderful thing. It can provide useful, nearly instantaneous information, build communities and topple dictators. It has also wreaked havoc on how journalists and commentators gather and disseminate original content. Tens of thousands of journalists have lost their jobs because the old business model that paid them…
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Show the Love, Support this Blog
Dear readers, Bacon’s Rebellion is Virginia’s leading non-partisan blog devoted to state and local public policy issues. There are other great blogs in Virginia, but they are aligned with one partisan viewpoint or the other. We’re different. We focus on policy issues — not politics — and we entertain a wide variety of perspectives. People don’t read Bacon’s Rebellion…