The latest budget reductions announced by Gov. Tim Kaine in early September included a 4.7 percent cut for sheriff’s offices. Given the budget cuts to the Charlottesville Sheriff’s Office, what are your priorities? What programs would you consider funding and which one would you consider cutting? Paul Best, (I) These are tough times for all […]
According to the Virginia Department of Education, the drop-out rate for county schools, although lower than that of the city, is still significant. How would you address this question? What measures would you recommend, specifically, to lower the rate? JACK JOUETT DISTRICT Diantha McKeel (Incumbent) When a student does not obtain a high school diploma, […]
According to the Virginia Department of Education, the drop-out rate for Charlottesville high school students is 13 percent. How would you address this question? What measures would you recommend, specifically, to lower the rate? Ned Michie (Incumbent) As of last year, the state is calculating the dropout rate in a new, more accurate manner than […]
The rising number of inmates in state prisons correlates to the rising number of detached families and a rising number of children raised without parents. Are there meaningful changes the legislature can make to the justice system to reverse this problem for Virginia families? 57TH DISTRICT Robert Brandon Smith III, (I) Robert Brandon Smith III […]
GOVERNOR Creigh Deeds Born: Richmond, 1958. Family moved to Bath County. Education: B.A., Concord College. J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law. Political career: – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 until 2001 and has been serving in the Senate since December 2001, following the death of Senator Emily Couric. – In […]
GOVERNOR Bob McDonnell Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1954. Grew up in Northern Virginia. Education: B.B.A., University of Notre Dame. M.S.B.A., Boston University. M.A./J.D., Regent University School of Law. Political career: – Served 14 years as a representative of the 84th District (Virginia Beach) in the Virginia House of Delegates, starting in 1991. – Co-chair of […]
With the local elections less than a week away, C-VILLE asked candidates to speak directly to readers. GO TO: • Charlottesville City Council • Albemarle Board of Supervisors • Charlottesville City Sheriff • Charlottesville School Board • Albemarle School Board • 57th and 58th District in the House of Delegates We gave every candidate in […]
The events surrounding the 1995 Million Man March confirmed for Gwendolyn Whiting that her training as a dialogue facilitator needed to continue.
A line on a map, representing a road not likely to be built for decades, has nonetheless become a political hot potato in Albemarle.
Welcome to the 42nd week of our year-long trip through two decades of C-VILLE archives. Here is your table. Here is your napkin.