How low can you go?
Disgust is not nearly a strong enough word for the way I feel in regards to your article on former UVIMCO CEO Chris Brightman [“Could Brightman’s ‘personal’ reasons for leaving UVIMCO be an affair with his assistant?” April 13]. It’s sad that I have to question the moral integrity of such a prestigious local paper. Your article puts you at the same level of publications like The National Enquirer. The only news that ought to be reported regarding Mr. Brightman is his resignation from his position. Any reasons for his leaving his position, unless illegal, ought to be dealt with by those directly involved. You,
C-VILLE, were not. How dare you humiliate not just Mr. Brightman and Ms. Barfield, but also their families? Reading such an article only furthers my growing negative view of the modern press. When did we begin sacrificing integrity for good gossip? Please admit that although the story may be true, it is a story far below the bar of decent news reporting. I can hardly believe that Charlottesville has gotten so small that the only articles there are to write are ones that draw snickers from the readers of them. I am repulsed, angry, and horrified that such an article was written. It is disappointing that no one at your office questioned whether or not it was right as people, and not as a news source, to publish it. I’m sorry to say that I read no further than page 9 of that issue for you have successfully lost one of your formally devoted readers.
Alex Peterson
Albemarle County
Big presence, small world
John Douglas Forbes was my history professor at Bennington College in the late 1940s. Neither one of us would have dreamed that we would end up in Charlottesville [UVA News, April 20, “Darden celebrates first professor on his 100th birthday”]. We, however, have kept up with each other, lunching at Farmington and elsewhere and I have been fortunate enough to celebrate most of his birthdays at family dinners. John may be 100, but there is no one I would rather be with than this truly Renaissance man. I have read all his books, each one fascinating, as is he and his life is a compilation of so many adventures and interests. If there was a John Forbes Cult, he would have a huge following!
Felicia Warburg Rogan
Charlottesville
CORRECTION
Due to a reporting error and poor writing, Restaurantarama left readers with the impression, two weeks ago, that the Biltmore Grill on Elliewood Avenue is closed. It is not. It is open for business and waiting to serve. We sincerely regret the errors, and will refrain from talking and chewing at the same time henceforth.