Letters
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Letter: Candidate Responds to Times-Virginian Letter
“…to vote on the waterline is fair and democratic.”
Letter: VDOT Worker Asks Drivers to Put Away Cell Phones
Texting while driving increases accident odds by 20 times.
Letter: Ask Virginia Politicians to Support Clean Energy
“…clean-energy investments would create 45,000 jobs in Virginia alone.”
Letter: Encourage Warner and Webb to Support Energy Jobs
Ryan Doyle from Charlottesville asks readers to support clean energy jobs.
Letter: Laurence Verga Challenges Perriello on Medicare
Laurence Verga is running against Perriello in 2010.
Letter: Uranium Mining and the Governor’s Race
An anti-uranium mining proponent supports Deeds for governor.
Attacked at a Virginia Rest Stop
Two years ago, while driving back from a trade show, I stopped to use the facilities at a public rest area in Virginia. It was early evening and I was the only traveler in the bathroom. As I was washing my hands, a young, fairly large female attendant walked in and began spraying a disinfectant around the entire area. I asked the attendant to stop spraying and let her know that I had terrible allergies. She refused to acknowledge me and continued spraying. As I attempted to get out the door, she turned and intentionally sprayed the disinfectant directly into my face. Gasping for breath, I ran to my car and called the emergency number posted at the rest stop to report the incident.
Conservation Easements in an Uncertain Economy
While any time is the right time for preserving our valuable natural resources and for leaving a legacy of land for future generations, many people are asking if placing a conservation easement on their property is a wise financial decision in our current recession. Only your financial adviser can determine what is right for your particular circumstances, but here are some reasons why this is perhaps an opportune time to proceed with an easement.
VUI and NEI: Cheerleaders for Nuclear Energy
The VUI oligarchy continues to ignore and minimize the negative impacts of uranium mining and milling. Equally disturbing is this industry’s ongoing attempts to errode our civil rights and the legislators who are allowing this travesty.
Political Corruption
The recent Republican Attorney General’s opinion declaring that Pittsylvania County does not have the right to enact an ordinance banning uranium mining within its borders speaks volumes about how corrupt our political system has become.
Letter in Support of Employee Free Choice Act
I am writing to express my support for the Employee Free Choice Act, and I want to encourage Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner to support this bill.
VDOT Letter on Work Zone Awareness Week
In the next few months, most people will drive through a highway work zone. It may happen on the morning commute to the office or on a long trip to the beach. You’ll notice the orange cones, caution signs, large trucks and equipment and white hard hats. But, most likely, you won’t see the faces of the people who are working to make your commute better, safer and more efficient.
Another Truck Driver died today
Another driver passed away today in a wreck just south of a rest area that is scheduled to be shut down by the Commonwealth of Va.
