As a 47 plus year veteran of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry, I strongly believe the best direction for the State of Virginia and the consumer is privatization [“Absolute profit?” August 24]. However, the plan put forth by the Governor is a poor one. The alcoholic beverage industry works best in an open competitive market. For […]
As a 47 plus year veteran of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry, I strongly believe the best direction for the State of Virginia and the consumer is privatization [“Absolute profit?” August 24]. However, the plan put forth by the Governor is a poor one. The alcoholic beverage industry works best in an open competitive market. For […]
Abortion is risky I am glad that Ms. Daugherty and the women she interviewed were unharmed by their abortions [“Cuccinelli versus women’s health?” Opinion, Sept. 21]. Sadly, not all women share that experience. Like all surgeries, abortion poses serious risks. These include excessive bleeding, puncture of the uterus, infection, and (rarely) maternal death. Abortion facilities […]
Trash talk Tom “two-faced” Frederick says in “The Waste Land” [Sept. 14], “we never have and never will compete with private companies.” I guess he’s forgotten his long legal battle, paid by taxpayers, to put private companies out of business. I don’t know if McIntire and Ivy should be closed, but I sure know […]
Call for impartial VQR investigation We are writing in response to the recent tragic events at the Virginia Quarterly Review [“Following colleague’s suicide, is Ted Genoways out of VQR?” UVA News, August 10]. The suicide of Mr. Kevin Morrissey, the managing editor of the magazine, has been painful and heartrending for all who knew him. […]
A bird in the hand… Am I willing to kill my dinner with my own hands [“Meet the new neighbor,” Green Living, August 10]? I absolutely am and definitely have. I’ve also killed quite a few other people’s dinners for them as well. My boyfriend Joel and I own/operate Free Union Grass Farm in Free […]
Will work for change I’m writing in response to your cover story, “Asking For Change” [July 20]. I was disturbed by the comments of business owners and citizens. One business owner said, “We’re watching guys and women…who are quite capable of working…but they choose panhandling instead.” He believes the culprit in the increase […]
Readers respond to a previous cover story and a Green Living column by Green Scene blogger Erika Howsare.
Weed wackiness Erika Howsare: Good article, “A quest for less lawn” [Green Living, June 29]. You rightly point out that if you stop mowing, trees start growing. It would be the same if you tried starting a meadow. It could only be done with lots of hand weeding or spraying of trees, poison ivy, prickly […]
Whole endorsement Gawd—trashy Kmart should be happy to get upscale Whole Foods within feet of them [“City to join Whole Foods suit?,” Development News, June 15]. Did they think it might possibly bring them more business? With Super Walmart coming in, they should count this as a blessing! Kimberly Farish Charlottesville Coal ain’t cool […]
Nothing is illuminated What was the point of “A Tale of Two Crimes [June 8]?” Does it illuminate anything? Is it news that poor people and rich people live in different environments? Is it surprising that psychopaths can come from a variety of backgrounds? Does the author suggest that either or both men have […]