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by the Office of University Relations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University, as an outreach service of the university.

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Spring 97: Volume 4, Number 1 Health care for older Virginians: Challenges to Medicare and Medicaid Health and quality of life in the later years It's time to invest in family caregiving Old and sad in Virginia Controlled chaos: The status of education reform Logging: Not in my backyard!	Fall 97: Volume 4, Number 2 Education, transportation, and fiscal health: The keys to Virginia's future Environmental mandates: Can local governments pay the price? Troubled waters: Are tough times ahead for Virginia's commercial fish and seafood industry? Term limits: Should Virginia follow suit?
Summer 98: Volume 5, Number 1 Privatizing job placement services: More bang for the welfare buck? Collaborative environmental management: An emerging approach and experience in Virginia Issues in Virginia higher education: Who gets to go? Virginia's small public water systems: Can they tap the help they need?	Winter 98: Volume 5, Number 2 Will books become the dumb medium? Campaign finance reform: Is it really needed? Taking the final step in raising academic standards Making Virginia stronger: Tourism development in Southwest Virginia New institute fills need in Virginia's tourism industry Virginia Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands: Laying plans for tourism development
Spring 99: Volume 6, Number 1 Are Virginia's public schools failing? Does horse racing have a future in Virginia? Credit accessibility: Hindering economic development in Virginia Defining and ensuring quality in Virginia higher education The Virginia State Capitol: A comparative perspective	Fall 99: Volume 6, Number 2 Virginia's water supply: Has shortage replaced abundance? Transportation: A new sense of urgency for Virginia? Virginia state and local government finance Counties and towns: Improving the relationship Standards of Learning: Why Virginia's education reform is working Horseracing in Virginia: A promise in progress Freedom of information: Virginia needs an ombudsman

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