As a public health professional for more than 30 years, I applaud Rep. Tom Periello and others who voted in favor of the recent healthcare legislation [“Perriello looks ahead to 2010,” December 1, 2009]. The reforms contained in this legislation help move us from a system designed to provide expensive care when people are sick […]
Lose the stereotype Although The Bridge art space is described in the subhead to your cover story as “the city’s freshest art space” I have to say I was put off by the stale image that was used by Greg Kelly in the very first paragraph of the article [“Greg Kelly’s big vision for local […]
For your interest You asked about supporting Tom Perriello [“Perriello looks ahead to 2010,” December 1]. How can any Virginian support a Representative who is bent on ruining our economy by voting for Cap and Trade Bill and a Health Care Bill which will include a government run single-payer health care system? Mr. Perriello is […]
Opposites attract I will work for and donate to anyone who runs against Congressman Perriello [“Perriello looks ahead to 2010,” December 1]. The current Congress is intoxicated with spending without the honesty or integrity to raise the income taxes necessary to pay for their spending. Congress uses spending to buy votes and expects our children […]
True north For 20 or so years now, my brother and I have been owners of property on the side of Cook’s Mountain in North Garden, having ultimately inherited it from our grandfather, who bought in 1909. He and our grandmother lived there until 1918, when they moved to Charlottesville. We often drove down from […]
No direction home The question about what North Garden is “north” of [“Northern Exposure,” Ask Ace, November 10], illustrates how Charlottesville-centric we are in this area. Having moved from Charlottesville to North Garden several years ago, I had the same question and the most plausible explanation I have heard is that is located (sort of) […]
May I unhelp you? Jonathan Keifer: Please, oh please, do your homework before writing your review next time [“Dude, where are the Coen bros?” November 3]. A Serious Man is an interpretation of the Book of Job. While it may also have some personal Coen brother touches, it is just about as far from anti-semitic […]
Separate and equal Being a loyal customer to Fleurie for the last five years, I was incredibly disappointed when I saw the recipe published recently by the “executive chef”, Brian Helleberg, of Fleurie [Food and Drink Annual, October 20]. While he is a chef and owner, it should be noted that he is, in fact, […]
Regarding the article about Professor Ruddiman [“Humans began changing climate 7,000 years ago,” UVA News, October 6], I pose the following query: What vehicles, factory smokestacks, home furnaces, etc. did the population possess 5,000 years ago generating CO2? Also, is the current melting of the Martian icecaps due to the Martians riding around in their […]
Roll of the Dice Thank you for devoting space to the increasing traffic pressure that City development policy is exerting on streets least able to bear it [“Fifeville, a traffic hazard,” Government News, September 15]. Your focal point—the intersection of Fifth Street S.W. and Dice Street (really two intersections rather than one)—illustrates the problem particularly […]