Madeline Ostrander: Protect America’s coasts and waterways

Column by Madeline Ostrander Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net   Dave Rauschkolb took on the oil industry when it got personal—it threatened his beach and his business. Rauschkolb is not an environmental lawyer or professional Sierra Club-type. He’s an avid surfer and owns a pizza bar on the northwest coast of Florida, within range of the [...]

Posted July 7, 2010  

Feds to Wildlife Center: Thanks, but no thanks

Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net   Ed Clark has been in the wildlife business long enough to remember when his help was wanted after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. The deskbound experts running the show in the wake of the still-ongoing spill in the Gulf of Mexico have made it clear that they think they [...]

Posted June 21, 2010  

David Toscano: BP and Cuccinelli

Column by David Toscano Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net   Virginia is the model of the citizen legislature. Delegates and senators are not full-time elected officials; most of us have other jobs. The House of Delegates and the State Senate meet for only 60 days during one year and 45 days during the next year. While [...]

Posted June 18, 2010