Registrars dig out from form avalanche
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Registrars dig out from form avalanche
City sees double-digit increase in voter registration
Before the votes can be tallied, the voters must be tallied.
Stark's Goode attack titillating but substance-lite
Mike Stark is at it again. The UVA law student by day and GOP-stalker by night helped sink George Allen’s foundering re-election campaign in 2006 by getting dragged out of the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville and has since been fighting the Bill O’Reillys of the world. With less than three weeks until the November 4 […]
Goode doubles Perriello in cash on-hand
If you haven’t yet seen negative ads against Tom Perriello, get ready. With less than three weeks until election day, Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has more than double the amount of spending money of his Democratic challenger, according to financial disclosures filed October 15 with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Though Perriello turned in […]
City asks N.Y. Giants for sign money
NFL Hall-of-Famer and Charlottesville hometown hero Roosevelt Brown has a street named after him, but he may soon have more than that. The City of Charlottesville, gently pushed by city resident John Gaines, sent a proposal to the New York Giants requesting funds to have signs placed along Roosevelt Brown Boulevard here in Charlottesville. “He […]
Your tax dollars, at work
Job title: Captain, Albemarle County Fire Department. Brooks staves off blazes and educates county residents on fire safety. Has worked for the county for: 11 years Resides in: Goochland County Best of times: “I love my job, so every time I come to work is the best of times. That and my co-workers.” Chris Brooks […]
Staff member explains HR decision
After 15 years working at UVA, Michael Kidd has to decide what to do with his HR plan. To switch or not to switch? That’s the $64,000 question. In July, Kidd and wife Jolene, who also works at UVA, discussed their thoughts with C-VILLE. At the time, Michael was more skeptical than his wife. Three […]
Students give to homeless by going homeless
Five days after the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur began the Festival of Sukkot, an week-long commemoration of the biblical 40-year period during which the children of Israel wandered in the desert, living in temporary shelters, after their exodus from Egypt. To celebrate their escape, in Leviticus 23:42, it is written, “Ye shall dwell in […]
Darden funds tied up in Lehman
The effects of the recent Wall Street crash that drove Lehman Brothers to its historic bankruptcy have reached the Darden School of Business’ student-managed capital funds.
What's in your backpack?
Tara Altizer Age: 22 Hometown: Nelson County Year: Senior Major: Athletic training Tara Altizer What’s in your backpack? Three notebooks, wallet, iPod, sweater, Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues by Alasdair MacIntyre, five Sharpies, four highlighters, six pens, two pencils, two packs of Post-it notes, pack of Orbitz gum, Warrior Girls: […]
Poop pipe mistake remains unclaimed
When Mark Watson bought a new house on St. Charles Court in 2006, he knew that a sewer interceptor ran underneath the edge of the property. What he did not know was that a mistake in the site’s development would cost him and his neighbors the scenic stand of sycamores that buffers his property from […]