For whatever reason, some sportsmen just aren’t very sporting when it comes to hunting. Road hunting, the unlawful act of killing an animal from a vehicle, has long been an issue for law enforcement. And, as if guns didn’t give mankind enough of an advantage, some hunters shine bright lights at animals—mainly deer—to immobilize them, […]
For whatever reason, some sportsmen just aren’t very sporting when it comes to hunting. Road hunting, the unlawful act of killing an animal from a vehicle, has long been an issue for law enforcement. And, as if guns didn’t give mankind enough of an advantage, some hunters shine bright lights at animals—mainly deer—to immobilize them, […]
Worked for the city for: 7 yearsResides in: Fluvanna CountyJob Title: Gardener, department of Parks and Recreation, horticulture team. Hall takes care of the Downtown area and designs and places all the pots around the Mall. Lori Hall Best of times: Putting in new plants around Downtown. “It just seems to bring a whole new […]
The July 9 Board of Supervisors meeting had all the makings of another knockdown, drag-out stand off. Lane Auditorium was opened up to overflow and abou
The Miller Center’s national profile rose a little more last week when the National War Powers Commission, convened by the public affairs research center at UVA in February 2007, released its recommendations on July 8. The conclusion of the all-star group? Repeal the War Powers Resolution of 1973. It has failed to promote cooperation between […]
Peter Tschirhart Age: 26Year: Grad studentConcentration: MusicHometown: Houston, TexasWhat’s in your backpack?: Notebook, Twilight in the Desert by Matthew Simmons, Beyond Civilization by Daniel Quinn, articles from The New Yorker and The Economist, copy of J.S. Bach’s English Suites for harpsichord, iPhone, USB drive, pens.
The Daily Progress ceased all printing operations at its W. Rio Road facility last week, canning 25 workers in the process. The local daily immediately started rolling out of a Hanover County press where the Richmond Times-Dispatch has been printed. Both papers are owned by Richmond-based Media General, which also owns the press and is […]
“George the Third is supposed to be our father, that’s what a sovereign is, he’s supposed to protect us,” rumbles Peter Onuf, raising the pitch of his gravely baritone. “How do you feel protected when you’ve got your dad out there sending mercenaries to Boston to kill your countrymen?” “O.K., O.K., slow down, Peter,” commands […]
Saint Anne’s-Belfield, the Charlottesville private school adept at soaking up the children of the elites, including those of John Grisham and Howie Long, has been granted $30 million in low-interest loans issued by the Albemarle County Industrial Development Authority to expand its lower school campus and, in the process, tear down a 94-year-old house that […]
Dear Ace: I saw the article in The Daily Progress about algae working its way into our tap water as of late. Should I be afraid?—Al G. Green Al: Look, man, this ain’t no advice column. Ace can no more tell you to be scared of a little algae than he can tell you that it’s […]
O.K., it’s official: With the presidential nominating contests finally, mercifully kaput, and the party’s respective candidates solemnly girding themselves for November’s political battle, our quaint little Commonwealth is fast emerging as the key battlefield of 2008’s wide-ranging electoral war.