Guest Columns http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/1392 Category: Guest Columns en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 17:34:58 -0400 The bill is now due By Aubrey Layne We live in a society in which many of our citizens believe roads can be constructed and bridges built without paying for them. Gas taxes and tolls are loudly vilified, yet complaints about our roads are routinely heard at every public transportation meeting. This mentality is short-sighted and detrimental to our community. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/bill-now-due Thu, 24 May 2012 07:29:56 -0400 Why the U.S. Senate doesn't work By Jeff Bergner Harry Reid and other Democratic Senate leaders have praised Dick Lugar in the wake of his recent primary defeat. That is fair enough - Sen. Lugar has had a long and successful career with many accomplishments. He deserves it. But they cannot seem to leave it at that. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/why-us-senate-doesnt-work Thu, 24 May 2012 07:28:04 -0400 Don't jump on the anti-coal train By David Hudgins http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/dont-jump-anticoal-train Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Bob McDonnell's 'evolution' By J. Amy Dillard Gov. Bob McDonnell's record as a cultural warrior belies a recent assertion by his spokesman after Republicans in the General Assembly rejected the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland for a General District Court judgeship because he is an openly gay man. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/bob-mcdonnells-evolution Sun, 20 May 2012 06:30:11 -0400 The men who freed themselves By Sheri Bailey  and Steve Corneliussen A May 24 Fort Monroe history celebration will arrive the way the undersized, awkwardly divided Fort Monroe National Monument did: notably late and wrongly defined. But we can still do better. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/men-who-freed-themselves Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 A great start to ending homelessness By Alice Tousignant Many communities prepare 10-year plans to reduce or end homelessness, and those plans remain on shelves, their goals never achieved. That is not the case for the cities of South Hampton Roads. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/great-start-ending-homelessness Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Lawmakers speak | Not the stuff of a would-be judge By Dels. Rich Anderson, Mark Cole, John Cosgrove, Mark Dudenhefer, Tim Hugo, L. Scott Lingamfelter and Chris Stolle http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/lawmakers-speak-not-stuff-wouldbe-judge Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The sequestration crisis By Norbert Ryan To most Americans, it may seem that the ongoing budget fights on Capitol Hill are just another political drill. If only that were so. The reality is that the Budget Control Act passed by Congress and signed into law by the president last summer chained a ticking time bomb to America's national defense capability. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/sequestration-crisis Tue, 15 May 2012 11:07:43 -0400 All have made money off a dirty Chesapeake Bay By Skip Stiles For 39 years, since the first Chesapeake Bay agreement was signed, we have promised to clean up the bay, but we've fallen short. As a result, for 39 years we've all made money off those broken promises. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/all-have-made-money-dirty-chesapeake-bay Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Granola head goes to 2.0Land By Lisa Suhay A couple of weeks ago I was a granola-headed mom of four who ran a free chess program and wrote mermaid books and stories. However, after accidentally attending an Apprentice-like competition called Start Norfolk, I am now Suhay 2.0. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/granola-head-goes-20land Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400