The editors of the Free Lance-Black Hole took a little longer than the rest of MSM to miss the point of the House Republican transportation plan, but they missed it all the same.  In fact, the FLBH (along with the rest of MSM) are actually making me do the unthinkable (for me) – defend Bill Howell!
The […]

Almost no one has read the fine print in the tax hike proposed by Senate Democrats (and which may well pass the Senate as I’m writing this).  Most will just assume it does what MSM says it will, namely ” increase the gasoline tax and other levies to generate new money for Virginia’s transportation needs […]

The tax-hiking crew on the Board of Supervisors (including mine – Gary Skinner) are calling for a gas-tax hike, cleverly disguised as “VRE participation” (Free Lance-Star):
Spotsylvania County supervisors may vote on joining Virginia Railway Express by the end of the summer.
Supervisors Benjamin Pitts and Gary Skinner, who made joining the rail service a centerpiece of […]

After whining for months about being cash-strapped, the Spotsylvania School Board is considering a venture that ordinary, budget-conscious people would never even contemplate (Free Lance-Star, emphasis added):
The Spotsylvania County School Board is considering allowing children of full-time employees who live out of the district to attend county schools tuition-free.
“We do see that this policy would be great […]