HopeTree Development Approved, Hollins Professor on Syria, and Is College Education a Holiday Gift Idea?
In today’s WFIR News Express, Salem City Council approves a major development plan for HopeTree Family Services’ land, allowing for new apartments, houses, and businesses. Despite residents’ concerns about traffic and runoff, HopeTree officials vow to maintain transparency throughout the project. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has the details. Gene Marrano speaks with Hollins University political science chair Ed Lynch about the fall of Syria’s Assad regime and the geopolitical impact of Bashar al-Assad’s exile to Russia after insurgents seized Damascus. Families are turning to 529 college savings plans…
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