Don’t you forget about me Last week’s C-VILLE recognized people in the Charlottesville community [“C-VILLE 20,” June 21]. One of those people who is a tireless advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is Claire Kaplan. She works hard for domestic partner benefits at UVA and does an amazing job at the Women’s Center. […]
Clinical diagnosis I really appreciate the article on Addiction Recovery Services’ Pantops Clinic in your June 7 issue [“Road to recovery”]. I am writing to ask if you could note two corrections. 1) On page 22, the article states that the methadone program costs $500 per month (it should be $320 per month), but later […]
Drawing a line Was this poor taste or simply poor judgment? On page 9 of the June 7 edition you debased the article about Dr. Jonathan Moreno [“Dr. Moreno’s House call,” The Week] with the quote of the week from a heroin addict. That quote would have been fine in the article about heroin [“Road […]
Press elect on School Board I understand why City Council appointed an advisory commission to assist the School Board in its search for a new superintendent [“Trying to resume course?” The Week, May 24]. Council had to do something to reduce the chances that the mistakes of the past year won’t be repeated. The Board […]
Hottie hunt I’m a little tired of the “Advice Goddess” Amy Alkon’s simplified views of male and female sexuality [“Leering impaired,” Ask the Advice Goddess, May 17]. Of course men are “hardwired” to look at pretty women, but to suggest women care very little about how a man looks is crazy. Women have as much […]
Chalk one up In the letter titled “Chalk outline” appearing in last week’s C-VILLE [Mailbag, May 10], the author expressed a number of criticisms of the Community Chalkboard monument being proposed by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. We at the Thomas Jefferson Center respect the author’s right to express her […]
Achieving results Thank you for your continued coverage of the controversies in our city school system [“Fall into the gap,” 7 Days, May 3]. Many people are shocked by how heated and polarized the debate over the achievement gap has become. I think this polarization is a natural consequence of the personalities of those who […]
Reaping the benefits Your story, “Where do we go when we die?” was timely and informative [April 19]. Death and dying are topics we mostly try to ignore, hoping they will pass us by. In Sarah Cox’s section, “Paying the piper,” she failed to mention the most obvious resource for those unwilling to pay the […]
Ridge over troubled plotter Regarding your “Plan of inaction” article concerning new developments and the Ridge Street Neighborhood Association (RSNA) [The Week, April 19], your article would have been more accurate if you spent more time talking to ordinary people. I am not an officer of RSNA, but I have done a lot of leg-work […]
Learn about learning The angst currently characterizing the Charlottesville school community has recurred in school districts around this country countless times since mass schooling began [“There’s still time to fix the city schools,” March 29]. The reason for the upset goes beyond the current set of circumstances to deeper structural faults in America’s traditional school […]