2007.05.31
Comment on Thursday's local commentary and letters
A few ideas to defenestrate
John Long
Long, director of the Salem Museum and a history teacher at Roanoke College, is a Roanoke Times columnist.
Let's call this feature "My Meandering Mind" -- some short observations and questions that aren't enough to fill a normal column, but are worth some consideration.
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Global trade and global competition
Brian J. Moran
Moran is chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and previous recipient of the Tech-10 award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
In 1957, the Soviet Union sent a satellite into space and claimed the lead over the United States in the space race, but America and the American people rose to the challenge and won the race to the moon. During my visit to India last month on the governor's trade mission, I saw firsthand that this different kind of race in today's global economy provides a challenge that is no less daunting.
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