Posted by Thor on June 22nd, 2009
It’s never fun bringing bad news, but we’ve got problems right now. Things aren’t looking any better for our local economy. Sure, the downtown mall rebricking is complete and under-budget, but between unemployment rates, general business activity, a slow real estate market, mall vacancies and increases in welfare recipients, our recession looks like it’s getting worse, not better in the near term. I talk about each in detail after the break…
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Posted by Thor on April 2nd, 2008
The Charleston Daily Mail reports that 1 in 6 West Virginians is on food stamps. Wild and Wonderful? Good golly.
And then I got to thinking, how many Virginia residents are on food stamps? Also, how many people in Charlottesville and Albemarle County receive food stamps?
I think everyone knows that West Virginia is the poorest state in the Nation, but where does little old Virginia and Charlottesville compare? The answers and details are below. »Read More
