Monthly Archives: February 2012

State’s Retirement System Needs Repair

(This column ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 13, 2012.) Frantically, many Virginia Retirement System (VRS) stakeholders have asked me: “Are we really in a financial danger zone?” With the potential McDonnell infusion of $2.21 billion to VRS, … Continue reading

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Public Private Partnerships Key to Virginia Congestion Relief

(Editor’s note: Jim Bacon is one of our state’s best out of the box, yet practical thinkers. This column first ran in the Virginia Pilot on Christmas Day 2011.) While Virginia’s Public Private Partnership Act may be experiencing growing pains … Continue reading

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Job Advancement — Ambition & Motivation not just Education

(This article first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 6, 2012) We’ve heard a lot about the need for college degrees. Individuals with college degrees on average get paid more and have skills that transfer to more occupations … Continue reading

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Job Advancement — Ambition & Motivation not just Education

(This article first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 6, 2012) We’ve heard a lot about the need for college degrees. Individuals with college degrees on average get paid more and have skills that transfer to more occupations … Continue reading

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Remembering Reagan at 101

It was an honor to know and work for Ronald Reagan, whose 101st birthday we celebrate this month. I “cut my political teeth” working for him in West Texas in 1976 and 1980, running for the U.S. House at his … Continue reading

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