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Jeff E.
Member since Apr 8, 2011
Recent Comments
Re: “Blogger Hides 200 “Magic Wands” Across Richmond”
Thank you Patience for showing Richmond that there is still wonder and magic to be found in this world... and most importantly of all that it's to be found within all of us! We're truly lucky to have you here.
Re: “Blogger Hides 200 “Magic Wands” Across Richmond”
What a wonderful human being... thank you Patience for showing the people of Richmond that there is still wonder and magic to be be found in this world.
Re: “Developer Nixes Echo Harbour Condos”
The view from Libby Hill Park, while beautiful, is anything but pristine. The view includes a wastewater treatment plant, a derelict dock, and hundreds of industrial buildings on the Southside. There is nothing to "preserve" here. The landscape has been modified thousands of times since the naming of our fair City and to draw a line in the sand now, as if today marks the pinnacle of the viewshed, is to take a self-serving and limited point of view IMO. Economic development should take place on the river as long as it includes a public element such as restaurants and river access which in this case would be required because of the Capital Trail. Preserving a concrete plant and a weed-infested, chain linked lot is nothing to celebrate.
Re: “City’s Sidewalk Repairs Top $21 Million”
There is money but it would require our leadership thinking outside of the tiny box they seemingly continue to put themselves in in order to get it. The vision for Richmond is finally growing amongst the ranks of our public officials but this is an example of old Richmond, set in its limited ways, at work. In a City trying to become more walkable, bikeable, and tourist friendly, there's simply no excuse for allotting such a small amount of money toward this.
Re: “’Tis of Three”
Great article. We really do need to wake up and stop accepting that we only have two choices (both being fairly similar in their well-entrenched bureaucracy). Candidates with D's and R's by their name serve their party, along with said party's big donors, not the people they are supposed to represent.
Re: “Crimes of Expression”
The drama is fabricated... we're talking about a non-invasive ultrasound vs. an invasive procedure to kill an embryo. Don't you find it odd that the thing people are screaming about is the former? Dedicated protestors could be on the streets 24-7 if they wanted to be but instead of working within a pretty broad framework of freedom of expression, they chose to do one of the few things they were asked not to and then screamed foul after they were held accountable. It's a complete manipulation of the facts and of the press in order to get the attention they seek. In the liberal circle it doesn't seem to be considered a legitimate protest unless there is a confrontation with authority... legitimate or not. I think the leaders of the movement realized in the 60's the power of events like Kent State and the Civil Rights movement and keep trying to duplicate it whether it's justified or not. Occupy tried to conjure up grandiose images of a new civil rights movement and now you bring up Rosa Parks? I think that proves my point perfectly.
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Re: “Latino Project at Pony Pasture Is Sign of the Times”
This is awesome. Ownership in a community creates pride in a community. Nice to see the Latino population becoming more engaged.