by Bud Meyer | Aug 29, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A goodly number of Foothills Forum folks gathered for our second annual meeting Saturday at the only-in-Rappahannock County home of our super treasurer, Mary Frances leMat (and her husband, Chief Harold Beebout; thanks, MF and H!). The turnout was rewarding with many...
by Bud Meyer | May 9, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Some of you may recall an earlier post describing Rappahannock County as a “news desert” (see Why Local News Matters from down below). Well, things change, often for the better. Apart from what Foothills Forum has done recently via its agreement with...
by Bud Meyer | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized |
The Rappahannock News completed publication of a three-part series on the findings of the Foothills Forum Survey, with part three appearing in this week’s (April 28) edition. Great reporting by Christopher Connell, superb graphics from Laura Stanton, topnotch...
by Bud Meyer | Apr 13, 2016 | Uncategorized |
What is the genesis of the Foothills Forum Survey? In a 2013 coffee chat hosted by the Rappahannock News, Rappahannock County citizens spoke out urging broader, deeper coverage. The nonpartisan nonprofit Foothills Forum formed to meet that demand. Dozens of...
by Bud Meyer | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
We got an early Christmas present this week from none other than the Internal Revenue Service. In a letter dated Dec. 17, the IRS let us know they’ve determined Foothills Forum qualifies once again as a tax-exempt public charity. The ruling is retroactive, which means...
