Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (www.oag.state.va.us) announced early this month his plan to supervise sex offenders in cyberspace, and MySpace (www.myspace.com), one of the most popular social networking sites, is actually cozying up. Superbly coiffed State Attorney General Bob McDonnell is getting cuddly with MySpace, the social networking giant. Together, they’ll try to rid the […]
Correction Appended O.K., so a night with the Bar isn’t quite as much fun as a night at the bar. But, for a room full of lawyers, at least the Judicial Endorsements Committee spiced things up with one lighthearted question. The occasion was last Thursday night’s Q&A at the Albemarle County Office Building to determine […]
A judge ruled on December 14 that Dena Bowers had to reveal the names of collaborators on the NAACP report that led to her firing in November 2005. Though Bowers initially refused, fearing those named could also be fired, her lawyer, Debbie Wyatt, confirmed December 15
Judge Paul M. Peatross decided former Charlottesville High School Choir Director Jonathan Spivey, indicted on seven counts of sexual abuse while in a custodial role, is not a flight risk and granted him $50,000 bond on December 8. But, Spivey is barred from leaving the state, having direct or indirect contact with any of his […]
It was a warm day Friday, April 7, and Leon Mann was doing some yard work at his home in the Ashcroft subdivision east of Pantops, when he got a phone call. Removing his shoes to step inside his house, Mann picked up the phone and heard his next-door-neighbor’s frantic voice on the other end. […]
After Lorenzo Townes served 32 years for a string of sexual offenses, including the rape of a 10-year-old girl, he spent two years at a treatment center, then appealed and was granted his release. Four months later, he was arrested for raping a 12-year-old girl, according to The Washington Post. Many states are grappling with […]
Is it just us, or do the holidays make everyone just a bit desperate? Whether it’s accepting a New Year’s date with the guy named Wilbur from your meditation class or breaking down in tears when the lady in front of you buys the last Jingle Beanie, it’s amazing how the season of joy can […]
The resignation of Arts & Sciences Dean Ed Ayers after five years in UVA’s administration (www.virginia.edu) prompts the question—how long do University top dogs stay, and when is it time to roll over? You can’t touch this: John Casteen outpaces other elite university presidents by almost 3 to 1. If administrators at comparable universities are […]
In September, a hospital reported a patient in Minnesota had gotten a rare bacterial infection from a knee surgery that used a tendon from a donor cadaver. The Centers for Disease Control launched an investigation of thousands of tissues used in transplant surgeries supplied by Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), the tissue bank that sold the […]
When the City reported earlier this month it had a surplus of $9.9 million, people sure were troubled at the idea of all that money sitting around somewhere. “Well, then, why are my real estate taxes so damn high?” and “I sure could think of a few things to do with $9.9 million!” were common refrains.