“Feelings” vs. “facts” As a faculty member at UVA since 1987 and supporter of classified employees for the last decade, I’d like to respond to Carol Wood’s letter [Mailbag, July 18] disparaging staff concerns about the impact of “restructuring” on their jobs [“Restructuring Arrives in July,” June 27]. Wood suggests not only that Jan Cornell, […]
“Feelings” vs. “facts” As a faculty member at UVA since 1987 and supporter of classified employees for the last decade, I’d like to respond to Carol Wood’s letter [Mailbag, July 18] disparaging staff concerns about the impact of “restructuring” on their jobs [“Restructuring Arrives in July,” June 27]. Wood suggests not only that Jan Cornell, […]
On the cover of the July 11 issue of C-VILLE, “Drive yourself crazy” is an unfortunate and dehumanizing choice of words. They are an affront to people who struggle to cope with symptoms of mental illness. Labels like “crazy,” “loony bin,” funny farm,” etc., are dehumanizing to victims of mental illness. The stigma can deter people from seeking medical help.
In reviewing the National Research Council’s rankings, I would like to clarify a statement I made in response to a question during the Board of Visitors meeting on Friday, June 9, and that you included in your recent article on graduate student funding [“Grad student funding not up to snuff,” UVA News, June 13].
Since you chose to give some credibility to the opinions of UVA Professor Patrick Michaels by interviewing him as part of your article on global warming [“Al Gore Heats Up,” June 6], I thought your readers should be aware of Professor Michaels\’ questionable motives and methods. The following quotes are from an article by a fellow academician, Paul Krugman, in the New York Times, May 29, 2006.
I applaud your publishing Pete Armetta\’s article on the mental health services public funding crisis [“Opinionated,” May 30]. Under-funded mental health services mean under-treated people, and one of the tragic results of untreated mental illness
is suicide.
Radio FidoI was very happy to see the article by Sheila Pell about the proposed NAIS system in the “Government News” section of your May 16 issue. The Department of Homeland Security has joined with the USDA to try to create a way to protect consumers from diseases like “Mad Cow Disease” and Avian Flu. […]
Housing rights(and wrongs) I would like to take issue with Joy Johnson’s comments at the Left of Center’s meeting on Tuesday, May 9, as featured in “Development News” of the C-VILLE dated May 16-22. Ms. Johnson stated that “housing is a right.” Stating that housing is a “right” is not only incorrect, but it is […]
Panel discussion Apparently Andy Singer cannot distinguish between terrorist recruiters and military recruiters [“No Exit,” May 10]. Allow me to enlighten him: A terrorist recruiter would not hesitate to take his life in order to suppress his freedom of speech. A military recruiter would not hesitate to give his life to protect his freedom of […]
Lillian Mezey’s “Opinionated” column [May 6] was right on. The bottom-line isâwhere is the real protection for the rural areas?