Part of the pleasure of sports is the nakedness of its emperors. The head football coach might be the highest paid employee at a university, but for him there is no such thing as tenure. After a disappointing season, and another loss against rival Virginia Tech, Al Groh was fired and UVA hired Mike London […]
To build anything of note in Albemarle County—a shopping mall, a cluster of townhomes, an office park—usually requires a rezoning. Sounds simple enough, but rezoning usually requires a series of back-and-forths between developer and county planning staff as they work through a long checklist of ordinances and regulations. Then there are the numerous public meetings […]
READ MORE • Click here for an exclusive interview with freshman Congressman Tom Perriello. The trouble with getting elected a Democratic congressman from a Republican leaning district? Staying elected a Democratic congressman from a Republican leaning district. Tom Perriello was one of 2008’s biggest surprises, eking out a recount win over six-term incumbent Virgil Goode […]
After nearly a year on the job, Congressman Tom Perriello, who is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reflects on his work in Washington, the health care bill, almost being burned in effigy, and Nancy Pelosi’s locker room. How have you approached the job so far in terms […]
Has Tom Perriello’s political career already gone up in flames?
This week, a boyish 40-year-old who shares a name with an iconic crooner takes the floor at the John Paul Jones Arena for his first basketball game as Virginia’s eleventh head coach when UVA battles Longwood University. Does Tony Bennett really know what he’s getting himself into? New basketball head coach Tony Bennett is […]
As expected, Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds got creamed yesterday by Republican Bob McDonnell, losing by about 18 points.
As expected, Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds got creamed yesterday by Republican Bob McDonnell, losing by about 18 points.
If Creigh Deeds becomes Virginia’s next governor, it will be in spite of himself. If, in a shocking turn of events, Virginia voters elect Creigh Deeds the Commonwealth’s next governor next week, Deeds will have a lot of thanking to do. In the waning weeks of the campaign, the job has increasingly fallen to others […]
When William Ruddiman stepped away from the classroom in 2001, he expected to be more retired by now.