August Wallmeyer brings his unique perspectives on public policy issues in Virginia as a former radio and television news reporter, government speechwriter and energy lobbyist to bear on three ‘rural, poor and largely unknown’ areas of Virginia: Southwest, Southside and the Eastern Shore. With his 40+ years involvement with the Virginia General Assembly, Wallmeyer uses a mixture of humor and blunt candor to dissect conditions in The Extremes of Virginia, and offers his thoughts on practical steps to improve economic, social and cultural conditions for the ten percent of Virginians living there.