Nan Russell | Your five acres
It was the third time in as many weeks he’d asked to see me. Once again sitting across the desk, Jeff was expressing distress at something. This time he was upset that Lydia was making more money than he was. Last week he was unhappy with the hours Joe wasn’t putting in, leaving at five when he was often stuck past six. The week before, he registered a complaint about the way work assignments were handed out by his supervisor. As my mother would say, “Same song, thirtieth verse.” Read more
Roads fix on the backburner again
Looking back on it, wouldn’t it have made sense to have started doing something about our transportation-infrastructure limitations, I don’t know, maybe a few years ago when the economy was relatively purring and the dollars were available to address the traffic jams in NoVa and Hampton Roads and the clogged arteries inhibiting commerce statewide? Read more
Another perspective on the proposed cig-tax increase
We’ve heard from the politicians howling about Tim Kaine proposing a tax increase during a recession. There’s another side howling over the governor’s proposed 30-cent increase in the state cigarette tax. Read more
From business to Teacher of the Year
Therese Warner was in the business world when inspiration struck.
“I thought, Well, if I’m a teacher, at least I’ll have seven hours a day with these kids, and they’ll be safe, and they’ll be treated with respect, and they’ll be learning, and they’ll be in a good environment,” said Warner, whose first dealings with youngsters came working in a retail store after graduating with a business-management degree from James Madison University. Read more
The return of Caption Contest
It’s time for Round Two of Caption Contest.
Starring …
Bob Goodlatte!
Have fun!


















Today’s Loser | Chip Saltsman
Posted December 29, 2008
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