Daily Press - Today's Opinion

More than an emergency

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you break a leg or your child can't stop throwing up, head to the emergency room.

HRBT flood

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

VDOT has a lot of explaining to do.

Safety first

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia is clear about what comes first in its approach to regulating construction: dollars.

While the sun shines

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The breakdown of (not in) the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel after that freak July 1 storm inconvenienced thousands of people.

What now in Buckroe?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Citizens have decided to take matters into their own hands on Buckroe. What will that mean?

Taking the train

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you want to see what a dreamer looks like, find someone who's working on passenger rail service.

First, the good news

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The financial misery index is lifting a bit in Virginia, and the brightening is in one of the most miserable quarters of the market, where borrowers with few options are at the mercy of lenders with few scruples.

A money back deal

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you bought property in Hampton, and then the plunging economy prevented you from coming up with the money to realize your dream, do you think the city would step in to take it off your hands — and pay you more than you paid for it?

No to coal in Surry

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, which is seeking approval for a massive, coal-burning power plant in Surry County, serves fewer than 300,000 homes in Virginia. Those homes need a reliable source of power, but this plant would exact an environmental cost far out of scale to the number of people who would benefit.

Medicaid's big bill

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

As the Democratic leadership in Congress pushes ahead with its goal of erecting a radically new health-care system, it has hit upon a way to nudge the camel's nose further under the tent. It is contemplating ways to expand Medicaid.