Category Archives: infrastructure

DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER WINS ROUND ONE

There is no such thing as winning all the time.  Sometimes all you can do is continue to struggle and hope for the best.  Some time back Hearing Examiner Alexander F. Skirpan Jr. asked the public what they thought of … Continue reading

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HERO OR HUMBLE SERVANT?

Bruce Roemmelt has a fascinating post (here).  What he has done is post both his own and Bob Marshall’s testimony before the State Corporation Commission (SCC).  Both gentlemen testified to SCC on the Dominion Virginia Power‘s proposal to build the Meadow Brook to … Continue reading

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THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

Today, I got a bit of a surprise.  My little blog got a visit (see here) by a former candidate for office, the Honorable Bruce Roemmelt.  For some reason, my blog has received a lot of comments of late, and … Continue reading

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THE LAST WORD ON THE SPECIAL SESSION

 Here is Bob Marshall‘s take on the Special Session of the General Assembly. Special Transportation Session Wrap Up Thankfully, there were no tax or service fee increases imposed on Virginians in the recent transportation session called by Governor Kaine.  However, House … Continue reading

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THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM

How does America solve problems?  In America, does government solve problems or do Americans solve problems?  As an illustration, let us consider the transportation problem.  When we want to move people or their things, what does the government do?  The … Continue reading

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EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE RICH

Beware of politicians with fancy new schemes to spend your money.  From the point-of-view of too many politicians, the only unqualified good is more money to spend.  Anything that brings more money into the ”public” treasury so they can spend it is good.  … Continue reading

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HERE WE GO AGAIN

What defines a Democrat?  A Democrat believes that someone else’s money provides the solution to every problem.  Since there is no end to problems, a Democrat is also someone who never believes that government has a enough money.  So long as one person has any … Continue reading

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ELECTRIC THOUGHTS CORRECTED

I made an error in the post ELECTRIC THOUGHTS.  Fortunately a reader noted the error so I can correct it.  I misunderstood a portion of SB 596.  Because the bill mentions two commissions, I got confused and thought that a commission … Continue reading

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