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A road plan remains elusive
Legislative gridlock might lead to regional solutions that would doom many of Virginia's roads.
Virginians, particularly in this part of the state, might as well get used to traffic delays. Highways will grow more crowded, interchanges will go unbuilt, and new transportation alternatives will go unfunded. An embarrassing lack of leadership on all sides leaves little hope that the partisan and transportation gridlock that plague the commonwealth will end soon.
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Johnson, Garst and Daulton for Salem

Salem has a fine slate of candidates to choose from in the May 6 city council election.
Even with the late withdrawal of incumbent Chris Clemens from the race for Salem City Council, voters have several good candidates to choose from. Clemens will have to give up his seat on council after receiving a temporary appointment to a General District Court judgeship. That leaves five very qualified candidates running for three seats.
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[April 29, 2008 10:09 PM]

Dave

Wow!

What an informative editorial about transportation, as long as you consider pointing fingers and playing the blame game informative.

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