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A Call to Action

By Hannah Serrano

The survival of the Virginia Commission for the Arts depends on your action right now.

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The Last Day to Take a Stand on HSR

By Ray Taylor

The public comment period on high speed rail closes tomorrow, but you still have time to make your voice heard.

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A Safer, Greener Hampton Roads with High Speed Rail

By Christopher Malendoski

The whole subject of High-Speed Rail is today a front-burner issue for innumerable reasons, particularly environmental and safety issues. But one thing is for sure–better late than never.

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Hampton Roads: Wake Up Already and Get on HSR

By Grant Cothran

Hampton Roads is the “other guy” an awful lot of the time. We lose entire interstate highways because we’re asleep a moment longer than other regions.

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The Lowdown on High Speed Rail

By Hannah Serrano

A comprehensive explanation of just what high speed rail is, how it differs from light rail, how much it costs, what Obama’s plans are, where Hampton Roads is in his plans, and why all of this will affect the rest of our lives.

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Past is Prologue: The Unworthy History of High Speed Rail to Hampton Roads

By Louis Guy

How did Hampton Roads get behind the Eight Ball on High Speed Rail? What can we learn from our history?

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The Future of Hampton Roads: The Survey

By Jesse Scaccia

The ‘Vision Hampton Roads’ document is available for public comment until Feb 5th. We talked to one of its developers about what it all means.

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Giving to Haiti Locally & Tonight’s Love for Haiti Benefit

By Jesse Scaccia

And how inspiring watching others give can be.

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Special Election in VB Tuesday… Be Special Enough to Vote in It

By Tench Phillips

An op-ed in support of Bill Fleming from The Naro’s Tench Phillips.

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Light Rail: All Is Not Lost

By Hannah Serrano

Even amidst budget overruns and controversy surrounding HRT President Michael Townes, The Tide is on a similar cost per mile pace to other recent American light rail systems.

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Suzanne Vega at Sandler Center

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