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4 Possible Republican Renaissance? 5 When Virginia was first blue… 6 Pursuing Bi-Partisan Solutions to Enhance Behavioral Health 7 Dr. William “Fergie” Reid: A Resilient Force in Virginia Civil Rights 9 Virginia’s Veterans Care Center Provide Top-Notch Care To Veterans: New facilities to be built in Fauquier County and the City of Virginia Beach will complement existing facilities in Richmond and Roanoke 10 Virginia National Guard meets challenges of busy 2016 13 Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Development Team Facilitating Tourism Business and Product Development across the Commonwealth 14 Another Successful Virginia Economic Summit and a Visit from Gubernatorial Hopefuls 15 From Guidance Counseling to School Counseling: What’s Best for Students? Counselor Student 250:1 Ratios 16 The Photography of Wanda Judd 18 Families as a Resource for School Problems 19 Just Saying 20 Standing Rock: A Personal Reflection 22 Kaine 22 One Foot Out The Door 23 The PoorMans Dinner: Southwest Virginia’s Big Event 24 Play along the Border 25 Go Mobile with the Virginia Capitol Connections App 26 In Memoriam 26 Charles J. Colgan 27 The Honorable Chuck Colgan: Excerpts from an interview published in the Spring 2012 issue of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine 28 Alan Mayer 29 Policy Makers of the Year 30 Association and Business Directory C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE On The Web www.vccqm.org Winter 2017

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Behavioral Health page 6 Wicker

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Force in Civil Rights page 7

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On the Cover In the southwestern corner of Capitol Square, at the intersection of Ninth and Franklin Streets, the red brick Bell Tower has stood since 1824. It was once used for a guard house and the bell warned of fires. During the Civil War, the bell sounded when Federal troops approached the city. More recently, it was an office for Lt. Gov. Charles S. Robb (1978-82), and the Capitol Square Preservation Council. It now serves as a Visitor Center for Virginia Tourism www.virginia.org/ listings/VisitorInformationCenters/BellTower/ . www.vacapitol.org/belltower.htm Cover photo by Wanda Judd

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Volume 23 Number 1 • Editor –Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Assistant Editor –Hayley Allison • Publisher –David Bailey • Art Director –John Sours • School Distribution – Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Advertising – Ads@CapitolSquare.com • Printer –Wordsprint • Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine (ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1108 East Main Street • Suite 1200 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2017, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. The views expressed in the articles of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine , a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher.

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