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Since January 26, 2010, the Harrington family has kept a steady vigil on their blog and continued to make media appearances as part of their Help Save the Next Girl campaign and their effort to bring Morgan’s killer to justice
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C-VILLE News Briefs
Harringtons mark anniversary, Assane Sene recovers from injury, James Halfaday makes court appearance
Since January 26, 2010, the Harrington family has kept a steady vigil on their blog and continued to make media appearances as part of their Help Save the Next Girl campaign and their effort to bring Morgan’s killer to justice
City schools face $4 million shortfall, possible layoffs
With an estimated budget shortfall between $3.7 million and $4 million, Charlottesville City Schools are faced with one of the toughest budget seasons in recent years—one that could include layoffs and the closing of one of the district’s elementary schools.
Golf versus garden in McIntire Park
It’s not the first time that the future of McIntire Park has divided residents of Charlottesville. First, there was the Meadow Creek Parkway. Then came the YMCA. Now, it’s golf versus botanical garden in the master planning process for the eastern side of the city’s biggest park.
Attorney for homeless plaintiffs mulls next move
Jeffrey Fogel, attorney for the five homeless men who filed a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the City of Charlottesville’s panhandling ordinance, was not surprised about the suit’s dismissal. Rather, Fogel was surprised about how District Court Judge Norman K. Moon dismissed it. “The normal course is that the defendant files an answer and […]
Gov. McDonnell honors UVA Center for Global Health founder
“For many years now, I have been working in the area of how microorganisms, bacteria and parasites in particular, cause trouble in our gastrointestinal track, and you could say that I am nothing but a diarrhea doc.” Dr. Richard Guerrant’s accolades, however, tell a very different story. Most recently, Governor Bob McDonnell named the 68-year-old […]
City Council approves cost sharing agreement, water supply plan
Anyone anxiously waiting for one last epic showdown between pro-dredging advocates and new dam supporters got their wish last Monday when, with a 3-2 vote, City Council ultimately approved the 50-year community water supply plan.
Health Issue 2012
Here’s the bad news: Nothing is certain but death and taxes. At some point in your lifetime, you’ll likely be affected, either personally or peripherally, by a serious health threat. But here’s the good news: There are a number of health professionals and research scientists in our area fighting against the effects of such conditions, […]
137-room Hilton project planned for Rio Road
A Staunton, Virginia-based hotel developer is under contract to purchase the former Phillips Building Supply from Martha Jefferson Hospital
Michael Mann touts skeptics, targets "deniers"
For Mann, news reports that split time between climate researchers and deniers might leave many readers with an inflated idea of how many people disbelieve global warming
Virginia's Senate race draws a wild card
Instead of providing a long, boring description of the myriad ways that a Marshall candidacy might affect the dynamics of the race, why don’t we just list some of Bob’s most impressive pearls of wisdom?