Monthly Archives: October 2012

Virginia Shows How Not to Rebuild an Interstate with Tolls

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

Regular readers know I have long argued that the best way to pay for the enormous cost of reconstructing and modernizing this country’s aging Interstate highway system is via what I call “value-added tolling.” That means only instituting tolling where … Continue reading →

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Do Americans (and Virginians) Still Love the Suburbs?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

One of the hottest debates today among urbanists and economic geographers is the extent to which population growth and development are shifting from the periphery of U.S. metropolitan areas back to their urban cores. The latest contribution to this discussion, … Continue reading →

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College Degrees Help Protect Jobs

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

Students who are just starting with a new semester would do well to think about their future careers. Additional training or education after high school gives students more opportunities in the job market. This fact is reflected in unemployment rates, … Continue reading →

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Major Attempt to Silence Pork Producers

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

(Publisher’s note:Gary Baise is a nationally respected environmental attorney living in Virginia and he owns a family farm in Illinois. Virginia is a major pork producing state and this article shows the pending impact on this industry from the lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Climate Alarmism: Our Sanity and Wallets Need a Break

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

Pick up any 40-year-old science textbook – on chemistry, biology, geology, physics, astronomy or medicine – and you’ll find a slew of “facts” and theories that have been proven wrong or are no longer the “consensus” view. Climatology is no … Continue reading →

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