Discussing the Moss Free Clinic Former City Councilwoman Debbie Girvan joins Leigh Ann Van Doren to help go over some of the controversy between Mary Washington Hospital and the Moss Free Clinic, the lack of day care access for working families, the importance of business leaders who take care of their people, and share some […]
Taxes and Snakes Monica Gary serves as the Aquia District Supervisor for Stafford County, who shares her successes as a candidate for Virginia State Senate, opens up and explores the balancing act between local need and real estate taxes, and the presence of ACTUAL SNAKES in public school buildings. Plus, an extended analysis of the […]
Property taxes and more Property tax hikes are around the corner in Virginia, folks! How does the LCI actually work? What’s next at Massaponax? Plus a personal note: Marty Davis sends his son off on deployment, which tees off a sobering conversation about how to disagree (and why).
Dr. Will Mackintosh is an associate professor of history for the University of Mary Washington and Councilman-at-Large for the City of Fredericksburg. Mackintosh shares with us his ideas about walkable cities, the prohibitive cost of new development, and why increased density in Fredericksburg is the restoration of the city’s historic character — not its undoing.
What precisely is the true cost of public education in Virginia? Stafford County Superintendent Thomas Taylor shares some of the challenges facing public education, including teacher retention, how COVID recovery is a more serious problem than we realize, and how the relationship between local government, public schools, and Richmond needs a serious rethink built on […]
How does one measure proportionality in conflict? Megan Samples and Cori Blanch talk with Shaun Kenney talk about the humanitarian cost of conflict, how euphemisms such as “mowing the grass” are used, and how civilian populations — especially children — are forced to manage.
Ian Ginger is the Program Director for the Virginia Initiative for Growth & Opportunity (GO Virginia) Region 6 and shares about some of the history of how GO Virginia got started, how data centers are a tremendous boon for Virginia taxpayers, and why regionalism is incredibly important to improving local economies.
Vernon Green Jr. is the founder and CEO of GCubed Inc. and G3 Community Services. Green shares the qualities he looks for in leaders at GCubed Inc. and talks about the intersection of technology and politics, why DEI initiatives are still a necessary part of the American conversation, plus a deep dive on the nature […]
Myriam Brown heads up Stafford Junction, a non-profit organization which helped feed 120 families and give gifts to 144 deserving children this year. Special guest John Symonds talks about Santa Claus and how children still light up during the Christmas season.
Howard Rudat discusses his new Mercedes and its AI, reflects on his campaign for Rock Hill Supervisor for Stafford County, what degree of investment localities need to take on for public education and student meals, why the next high school in Stafford should be named the Frank “Doc” White Flying Bats (or something more creative).
