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March revenue collections by Virginia state government increased by 12.4 percent over the prior year. This is the 12th month out of the last 13 in which state revenue collections exceeded the previous year’s amount. It is the fifth month in a row in which year-over-year revenue growth was greater than 9 percent. Although March…
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Fishburne Military School post-graduate basketball coach Ed Huckaby noticed a gap in the market for basketball recruiters. “Most all-star games are for high-school players,” said Huckaby, who is filling the void with the inaugural Virginia Post-Grad All-Star Basketball Game set for Saturday on campus at FMS in Waynesboro. The all-star weekend, which begins Friday with…
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Fishburne Military School post-graduate basketball coach Ed Huckaby noticed a gap in the market for basketball recruiters. “Most all-star games are for high-school players,” said Huckaby, who is filling the void with the inaugural Virginia Post-Grad All-Star Basketball Game set for Saturday on campus at FMS in Waynesboro. The all-star weekend, which begins Friday with…
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It’s been just a year since the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Rather than focus on enacting much needed safety and environmental reforms, Rep. Goodlatte wants to open Virginia’s waters to drilling, as if last year never happened (“Goodlatte bill would push offshore drilling off Virginia waters,” April 6, 2011). The notion that…
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This past week in Congress we continued to focus on taking the necessary steps to help foster a better environment for job creation for the people of the Fifth District by shrinking the size and scope of the federal government, reducing unnecessary regulations, working to lower energy costs, and cutting spending. I was proud to…
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As Virginians prepare for a 2011 campaign in which every state legislator is up for election, many are probably wondering what the real differences are between the two parties competing for their votes. Fortunately, state government provides a clear contrast between the divergent priorities of Democrats and Republicans in the commonwealth. Democrats believe that making…
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Dear EarthTalk: Were Japan to close all its nuclear plants following the recent damage and radiation leaks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, what could its energy mix look like? Would it be able to provide all of its power in other ways? – Richard Miller, New York Most experts agree that Japan would…
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Virginia Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson and Secretary of Natural Resources Doug Domenech have joined with PepsiCo and Waste Management to encourage K-12 schools in the Commonwealth to participate in the Dream Machine Recycle Rally program in celebration of Earth Week. The Dream Machine Recycle Rally, as one pillar within the broader Dream Machine recycling…
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Dear EarthTalk: I understand a recent government report concluded that our global food system is in deep trouble, that roughly 2 billion people are hungry or undernourished while another billion are over consuming to the point of obesity. What’s going on? – Ellie Francoeur, Baton Rouge, La. The report in question, the Global Farming &…
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Over the past several weeks, there has been great speculation, poor reporting, and gross misrepresentation of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s positions on pension reform and collective bargaining. The erroneous claims have traveled through the blogosphere and grabbed the attention of mainstream media. Unfortunately, due to little or no fact-checking, ALEC’s positions and activities have…
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