Logmill Road to be flattened

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The News and Messenger reports that Logmill Road is to be flattened.  It has been the scene of 7 deaths  since 2000 and countless more injuries.  The project will be completed with federal funds and is projected to be finished November, 2012. 

After reading some of the hateful reader comments on insidenova.com, it seems that some discussion is needed.  Many communities have stretches of road that are particularly deadly, as evidenced by the make-shift graves that spring up along road sides.  Logmill Road is one of Prince William County’s most deadly.  It has no shoulders.  It is like riding a roller coaster because of the hills.  The faster one goes, the better the effect, unless you lose control of your car or an animal darts out in front of you.  The kids used to  call it   ‘jumping the hills’   according to family members (in-laws) who grew up out on the Mountain.  

Good for the county for recognizing this problem   But can this problem be addressed in other, less disruptive ways?   There is a stretch of road on route 29, just as you leave Madison and enter Green County on the way to Charlottesville.  I have never driven through that area that I didn’t see at least one cop car.   The natural inclination there is to speed.  You are coming off a hill to a flat stretch of road.  And the cops are waiting for you.  I always kept my speed to the limit through there and I expect they could probably built a new school or 2 with the money they have brought in giving tickets to unsuspecting drivers. You can tell those who are familiar with that stretch.  Those are the folks going exactly the speed limit.  they learned.

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Corey Stewart Still Flirts with Upcoming Senate Seat

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It seems that Corey Stewart is still attempting to flirt with running for the U. S. Senate, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. In an interview, Corey boasts that people either love him or hate him:

“I’ve been a very controversial figure, and people either love me or hate me,” said Stewart, 42.

The moment of blithe self-awareness followed a ceremonial announcement of his bid for re-election as at-large chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Elected countywide, the position answers to more than 400,000 constituents.

But with political ambition to spare, Stewart, an affable international trade attorney and spirited conservative, has designs on higher office — a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Corey still doesn’t get it.  No one I have ever talked to hates Corey.  They dislike his style of governance–that fly by the seat of your pants way of saying one thing to one person and the opposite to the next person.  Corey has a reputation for breaking his word.  He signs pledges he does not keep when a better deal comes along, such as his sell out on the Avendale property.  His total disregard for previous pledges to guard the Rural Crescent was highlighted on this blog.   Most people who know Corey say he is affable and fun to be with.   Many who know him simply don’t trust him, having been screwed over in the past.

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Restrepo: Birds Eye View of Afghanistan

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I just finished watching Restrepo.  It is available on Netflix.  It will also be shown again on NatGeo Monday night at 9 pm.  We have been so protected from our wars.  Only military families have suffered.  Industry and defense contractors have gotten rich.  The rest of us have basically remained untouched.

The war in Afghanistan is costing 2 billion dollars a week.  Our troops are being asked to be social workers.  Meanwhile, those same troops are suffering death, horrible brain injuries, loss of limb and overall life-altering injuries.  Military families have suffered because also because of the multiply deployments.  Children have grown up without a parent and spouses have spent 10 years with partners popping in and out of their lives. 

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Faux News in-fighting?

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Glenn Beck must be planning to go out in a blaze of glory.  He apparently called Mike Huckabee a ‘progressive’  because of his support of First Lady Michelle Obama over her childhood obesity initiatives.  Anyone who knows anything about Mike Huckabee knows he has continually fought his own personal weight demons and has written a book on the subject.  He also has done some of his own crusading while governor of Arkansas towards childhood obesity. 

According to Huffington Post:

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shot back on Thursday at recent claims made by Glenn Beck that he is a “progressive,” a word that the conservative radio host often uses to describe some of his most prominent enemies.

Beck declaredearlier this week that Huckabee was “John McCain” and a “progressive” because of his choice to defend First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity initiative while other conservatives were getting in on the fray.

Huckabee retaliated with a poston his PAC’s website Thursday, standing by his support of the First Lady’s program and even taking a few shots of his own at Beck.

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