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Latest blog posts from Bacon's Rebellion

Back and forth over Patrick Henry
One of the more fascinating things about Richmond politics is that it combines roughness with dysfunction to such a degree that it becomes a form of art. The two strands are on full display here, where not just average folks, but a passel of school board members go at it in the comments section.... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

The Patrick Henry Contract
Via RVANews comes a copy of the contract for the Patrick Henry Charter School. It contains margin notes from school board member Carol Wolf, some of which are quite interesting.The story is that board member Keith West will try to revised and resubmit the contract to the board. However, his... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Arguably the Most Ossified Public School System in the Country
Virginia doesn't have the worst public school system in the country -- we're fair to middlin' as measured by spending per pupil and educational outcomes -- but it is arguably the most resistant to change. The latest evidence is a rejection of a charter for the Patrick Henry charter school earlier... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Price Gougers Beware!
Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to graze the coast of Virginia this weekend on its northward path, and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has declared a state of emergency. In a follow-up message, Attorney General Bob McDonnell issued a warning that the Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Statute is... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Taming Virginia's Hardened Landscapes
If you haven't noticed, I've been narrowing the focus of my blog posts to an interlocking set of topics: transportation, land use, energy, environment and infrastructure. Each of these themes is inextricably bound with the other. We'll never make sense of any one of them until we understand how... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

Climate Change Commission Ponders Recommendations
The Governor's Commission on Climate Change has issued a draft interim report summing up the testimony from five sessions of public hearings. To my mind, the most compelling graphic in the document shows that the intensity of energy use in Virginia is twice that of several advanced European... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

Life for Virginia's Working Man Not So Bad
As we sink into the La-Z-Boy recliner, watch the cable TV news about Hurricane Gustav, pop open another beer and pat our fat, comfortable bellies, it is appropriate to pause and consider the condition of the working man and woman in Virginia and the United States on this Labor Day.We've heard a... Read more...
Published 7 days ago

A Mighty Wind (Farm) in Virginia Beach
Construction of vast wind farms off the coast of Virginia Beach is realistic and doable, a team of academic and industry researchers has concluded. The study, part of a $1.4 million state study of alternate energy sources in the Old Dominion, is only halfway through but members of the group told... Read more...
Published a week ago

Traffic, Humans and Culture
Tom Vanderbilt has written what looks to be a fascinating book, "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us)," that examines the human interaction with streets, roads and highways. Remember, transportation systems are more than sluices of bedrock, asphalt and steel. They are... Read more...
Published a week ago

At Last, Wi-Fi on Buses
News from the Times-Dispatch: The GRTC Transit System in Richmond has begin equipping buses on its longer express routes with Wi-Fi service. Riders can use their transit time to respond to e-mails or do other work, says spokeswoman Kathy Shaw Clary. "It's spreading more. It's still pretty... Read more...
Published a week ago

How Much Profit at Carilion Is Too Much?
How much profit is it appropriate for a not-for-profit hospital to make? In a quasi-market economy, even not-for-profits need to make some profit -- not only to ensure their long-term financial viability but to invest in expansions, renovations, new services and the like. But how much profit? One... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Big Questions For Roanoke's Carilion
If you've ever wondered about runaway health care costs, maybe you shouldn't blame the government. Blame non-profit, monopolistic health care organizations.Such as Carilion Health System in Roanoke.In a scathing Wall Street Journal story on the front page this morning, Carilion, the only name in... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago