Poor, poor, pitiful them I was deeply offended by a headline in your July12 issue of C-VILLE regarding the County’s new law that prohibits collecting money on public roads [7 Days]. The headline read “County drivers forced to look at poor people no more.” I was shocked and appalled at the callous and derogatory manner […]
Poor, poor, pitiful them I was deeply offended by a headline in your July12 issue of C-VILLE regarding the County’s new law that prohibits collecting money on public roads [7 Days]. The headline read “County drivers forced to look at poor people no more.” I was shocked and appalled at the callous and derogatory manner […]
The little engines that could Jenny Gardiner’s vitriolic personal attack on my mom, Meredith Richards, and her efforts to bring new passenger rail service to Charlottesville [“Choo-choo-choose wisely,” Mailbag, July 12] speaks volumes about the writer herself. How ironic that someone who recently moved to our area from the D.C. suburbs would now oppose train […]
Choo-choo-choose wisely I was seeing red as I read your piece about Meredith Richards’ ill-conceived plans to extend the VRE, a Northern Virginia commuter rail service, all the way to Charlottesville [“Local motion,” The Week, June 28]. Why on earth would anyone want to accelerate the manifestation of Charlottesville as but another bedroom community of […]
PHA needs a history lesson Thank you for “Trash or treasure?” [June 28], your article surveying the preservation and development issues surrounding the Smith-Reaves house at 223 Fourth St. SW, one of the 65 individually listed historic structures in the city. The building’s owner, the Piedmont Housing Alliance, has tried to demolish the house to […]
Don’t you forget about me Last week’s C-VILLE recognized people in the Charlottesville community [“C-VILLE 20,” June 21]. One of those people who is a tireless advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is Claire Kaplan. She works hard for domestic partner benefits at UVA and does an amazing job at the Women’s Center. […]
Clinical diagnosis I really appreciate the article on Addiction Recovery Services’ Pantops Clinic in your June 7 issue [“Road to recovery”]. I am writing to ask if you could note two corrections. 1) On page 22, the article states that the methadone program costs $500 per month (it should be $320 per month), but later […]
Drawing a line Was this poor taste or simply poor judgment? On page 9 of the June 7 edition you debased the article about Dr. Jonathan Moreno [“Dr. Moreno’s House call,” The Week] with the quote of the week from a heroin addict. That quote would have been fine in the article about heroin [“Road […]
Press elect on School Board I understand why City Council appointed an advisory commission to assist the School Board in its search for a new superintendent [“Trying to resume course?” The Week, May 24]. Council had to do something to reduce the chances that the mistakes of the past year won’t be repeated. The Board […]
Hottie hunt I’m a little tired of the “Advice Goddess” Amy Alkon’s simplified views of male and female sexuality [“Leering impaired,” Ask the Advice Goddess, May 17]. Of course men are “hardwired” to look at pretty women, but to suggest women care very little about how a man looks is crazy. Women have as much […]
Chalk one up In the letter titled “Chalk outline” appearing in last week’s C-VILLE [Mailbag, May 10], the author expressed a number of criticisms of the Community Chalkboard monument being proposed by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. We at the Thomas Jefferson Center respect the author’s right to express her […]