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Recycling is Part of Good Government
Lynchburg’s voluntary recycling program is collecting about 2,400 tons of cans, paper materials, cardboard and plastic goods annually. That’s 2,400 tons of material that doesn’t take up space in the city landfill, thereby extending the life of the landfill. That’s 2,400 tons of material that will be used again — and again and again if it continues to be recycled.
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Residents Take a Stand for Schools
A group of Amherst residents has decided that public education is important to the county – important enough to raise taxes, if that’s what it takes to maintain quality schools for county students.
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Ability, and Nothing More, Should Be What Matters
When Del. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, signed on as one of the main backers of Tracy Thorne-Begland for a open general district judgeship, little did he know the storm of protest the nomination would eventually produce.
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New Owners, but the Mission is Unchanged
The News & Advance has been part of the fabric of the Central Virginia community for more than a century and a half, providing generations of readers with news and information they couldn’t get anywhere else and supporting the greater community in ways too numerous to list.
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General Assembly is Addicted to Mandates
Why aren’t we surprised? Blue-ribbon panel. Gubernatorial and presidential commissions. Special congressional panels. State and national politics are replete with examples of government leaders, when confronted with tough problems to solve, instead opting to toss the headache to some special panel that, ultimately, gets little done.
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Blame for Tax Hikes Lies in Richmond
The General Assembly finally forced many localities in Central Virginia to raise taxes. The alternative for the localities was to ignore the critical needs of their schools and other core services provided by local government.
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Great News for Batteaux Celebration
The James River Batteau Festival will get a welcome shot in the arm from Lynch’s Landing for this year’s festival. That was the news last week from Stephanie Keener, events and communications coordinator for the downtown advocacy nonprofit.
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The Kochs Take Aim at Campbell County
Campbell County and its Board of Supervisors have evidently done something to get under the skin of two of the most politically active Republican billionaires in the country.
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Black and White in the 21st Century Old Dominion
Late last month, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia released a comparative demographic study of what it’s like to be black in Virginia at the dawn of the 21st century.
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Service to the Public a Thankless Job
People don’t become police officers, firefighters, teachers or other public service workers to become rich. For some, it may just be a job, a way to pay the mortgage and get a paycheck, but for many, it truly is public service, a calling, a way to give back to the community. That’s why it’s important for us, the public being served, to do right by our employees.
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More Signs of Vitality in Downtown
One of the most encouraging signs of life in downtown Lynchburg in recent years has been the growth of loft apartments — living units fashioned from 100-year-old brick warehouses with spacious windows and gloriously refinished hardwood floors.
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Old Library In Search of New Owner
Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg’s major example of beaux arts style of architecture, has fallen on hard times. The library needs an owner with the financial means to breathe new life into the grand old building.
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If States and Localities Can Do It, Why Can't D.C.?
Our leaders — and we use that word with more than a bit of sarcasm — in Washington, D.C., never cease to amaze.
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Council, It's Time to Pull Together
The races for Lynchburg City Council are over and done with, thank the good Lord, and it’s now time for our city’s leaders to coalesce as a team to tackle the long-term challenges facing our community.
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Move Over for Police on Virginia Highways
Last week’s accident on the U.S. 29 bypass in Amherst County showed once again the dangers police face on area streets and highways. The accident was fatal for the driver of a pickup truck and sent a Virginia State Trooper to the intensive care unit.
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A Painful Study of a Lake's Death
The water quality of College Lake doesn’t seem to be getting any better. It’s shameful. The lake, a natural resource for generations who have lived and worked around the body of water, is on life support and developers don’t seem to care.
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Voting is Our Duty and Our Responsibility
We Americans say we hate politics, and it shows, with barely half of eligible voters usually casting their ballots in any given election.
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Political Civility's Demise: What Have We Become?
The other week, Richmond was the scene of truly historic event, telling in what was being celebrated and in what we’ve lost.
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Ganders, Geese and the VRS
Ask any worker what quality he values most in a boss, and he’s likely to say something along the lines “She won’t ask me to anything that she wouldn’t do herself.”
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House GOP Avoids Funds for Highways
Despite the efforts of several legislative leaders, the General Assembly closed the 2012 session leaving the state farther behind in transportation funding. It’s a result of tax-averse Republicans in the House of Delegates.
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Board Gets a Lesson From the Students
For a number of Amherst County High School students, it was a lesson in civic responsibility. The lesson? An appearance before the county’s Board of Supervisors to argue against further cuts in the school budget.
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At The Community Trust, It's All About Community
When it comes to enhancing the quality of life in Central Virginia,working to better the daily lives of our most vulnerable neighbors and constructing a solid foundation for the future, the two most important organization are the United Way of Central Virginia and The Greater Lynchburg Community Trust.
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Ineptitude Bordering on Malfeasance
At long last, the commonwealth of Virginia finally has budget for the upcoming biennium that begins July 1. To get one was like pulling teeth, though.
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Sound Case for Higher Police Pay
Lynchburg Police Chief Parks Snead put the importance of better police pay in blunt terms last week. “In a vibrant community, you have to feel comfortable in your neighborhood. There is just no substitute for trained, dedicated and experienced police officers,” he said.
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Paid Street Parking Dies a Quiet Death
A proposal for paid on-street parking downtown never really gained much traction. The Lynchburg Parking Authority took the right course last week by quietly putting the unpopular plan to rest. It voted to suspend any further consideration of it for now.
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