Paper chase Kudos to C-Ville writer Brendan Fitzgerald for the April 13 article “Could Brightman’s ‘personal’ reasons for leaving UVIMCO be an affair with his assistant?” It appears to be well-researched, well-written, and validly-newsworthy. It would be nice to see more such journalism from all local media. Carefully following document trails and being unafraid to […]
At-grade gets an F on traffic The city should absolutely not go ahead with an at-grade interchange [“Sudden return of MCP at-grade interchange baffles,” March 30]. That was never part of the deal, nor should it suddenly be stuck in now in a last-minute, patched-up effort to get around federal regulations. Such an interchange would, […]
Make that "green money is the new black" I have just read the article “Green is the new black” by Erika Howsare in the February 16 issue. I thought it covered the story of Dominion’s coal investments well. I live 15 miles from Dominion’s Virginia City power plant and find it difficult to drive […]
Boyd: Taxing in his own way Matt Deegan’s article [“In the Grip,” March 2] on the city-county revenue sharing agreement—and Rob Bell’s state budget amendment to change the terms of that agreement —was an interesting read. But it presents city and county positions as if both were equally valid. They’re not. Probably the most […]
The sun always rises Renewable energy rocks and kicks Kahler’s ass [“Power to you people” in Mailbag, February 23]. While we cannot speak to whether or not Dominion Power is terrible we can speak to the fact that we have ceased to obtain power from our local power company. In fact, we do not […]
Supply and demand I am dismayed and more than a little alarmed that a majority on City Council want our city to take on the responsibility for housing central Virginia’s low-income families [“The definition of affordable,” Development News, February 9]. Affordable housing is a regional problem that requires regional solutions. If we build it, […]
Macaca talk The January 19 issue of C-VILLE invited readers to offer comments on former Senator Allen’s use of the word “macaca” [“Allen vs. Webb part deux?,” Government News]. Undoubtedly your readers are aware that he was criticized for tagging one of his political opponent’s observers with the nickname “macaca.” It should be noted that […]
Like being a "little" pregnant In an otherwise good article about the probable impacts of DIA/NGIC on our community [“In jobs we trust?”, January 26], Will Goldsmith—one of our community’s best reporters—concludes with a crumb of serious misinformation. He accurately points out that the new government outfits will hire few of our own un- and […]
United we stand As one of the persons interviewed, I wanted to add some important information to the cover article “Will Work for Meds” [January 5]. Since my one phone interview by Ms. Canzi in November, United Way’s RxRelief program funded by the Virginia Health Care Foundation has increasingly become an important resource for our […]
Perriello got it wrong I commend John Whitehead and the Rutherford Institute for defending the free speech rights of the protesters in front of Perriello’s office [“Pavement blues,” Government News, December 22]. I really think our notorious Obamanite Congressmen has a “thin skin” when it comes to criticism of his policies. He does NOT represent […]