Afternoon links for 13 March 2006

Running government as a business (archived: 2006) – now there’s a thought. (via Commonwealth Conservative (archived: 2006))

More to the point, Richman said, governments don’t have to make a profit – “they don’t have to satisfy consumers who can simply turn around and take their money elsewhere,” Richman said, “so they don’t face the same kind of pressures as businesses.”

Crozet to pass 12,000 – by the County’s own admission! (and here)
Bloggers and ethics (archived: 2012).
Mark Warner profile – I think I really like this guy – he seems to understand that strict party-line thinking is past its prime.
Virginia’s thoughts on the region’s growth
In search of inspiration
Joe says: Internet 1, Real World, 0 (archived: 2025)

Fluvanna struggles with growth (no longer available)

The last word, in substance if not in sequence, came from Supervisor Don Weaver (Cunningham): “A good question is does this Board want to slow down growth in the county. Either they do or they don’t … I always thought that’s what they [supervisors] wanted; maybe they don’t.”