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Winter 2011-12

Virginia Issues & Answers is a public policy forum published by the Office of University Relations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, as an outreach service of the university.

Publisher: Lawrence G. Hincker
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Contributing Writers: Craig Leonard Brians, Quentin Kidd, Ashley Nicole Reynolds, Richard G. Salmon, Lisa A. Sturtevant, Logan Vidal

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James R. Bohland, Vice President and Executive Director, National Capital Region
Ralph M. Byers, Director, Governmental Relations
Brian Cook, Chair, Center for Public Administration and Policy
John E. Dooley, Vice President, Outreach and International Affairs
Larkin Dudley, Associate Professor Emerita of Public Administration and Policy
Steven M. Janosik, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Mark G. McNamee, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
John Randolph, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning
Minnis E. Ridenour, Senior Fellow for Resource Development
Max Stephenson Jr., Director, Institute for Policy and Governance.

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