A federal jury convicted a Charlottesville woman of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on November 29 in the U.S. Western District Court. City resident Mary Dowdell and California resident Gregory Smyth faced charges stemming from a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $29 million. Smyth pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire […]
A federal jury convicted a Charlottesville woman of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on November 29 in the U.S. Western District Court. City resident Mary Dowdell and California resident Gregory Smyth faced charges stemming from a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $29 million. Smyth pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire […]
Christmas came early this year for local blogger, political activist and UVA law student Mike Stark. His present? Last month, Fox News tried to stir up trouble for Stark at UVA law school in retaliation for Stark’s activism directed toward the conservative network’s prickly talk show host, Bill O’Reilly. Previous coverage: Stark raving madWhile the […]
While the guitar has been around since the days of Chaucer, it took some guy in Tennessee to make an innovation that…
As you’re hopping into your car, gearing up for the holidays, driving every which way to pick out shiny gifts, think about this: According to Robert Hirsch, a past senior energy program advisor for world oil production with Science Application International Corporations, the one resource that provides all those things could soon be in dangerously […]
Annette Morgan, 41, is no stranger to the domestic court system. She can use terms like "remand" and "guardian ad litem," describe how proceedings for child custody work in practice, and discuss eloquently the problem of not having any records kept during domestic court hearings. But like many involved in domestic court, she is not […]
On Friday, December 7, presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will appear at Lane Auditorium in the County Office building to, as he says
"Feature Spread"Click here to view larger More features: You’re getting warmer The Kyoto Accord began the race to halt global warming.On its 10th anniversary, why are we barely past the starting gate? Chill out Skeptical environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg questions the Kyoto Protocol’s effectiveness Kyoto accordinglyWe ask a few American notables how far we’ve come since […]
A dozen or so UVA students stage a "die-in" outside the Corner branch of Bank of America, a protest against the bank's investment in coal. The action was planned in conjunction with the national group Step It Up…
The New York Yankees will play an exhibition game at Virginia Tech on March 18…
Enlightened caution, thy name is Eric Turkheimer. The University of Virginia psychology professor recently weighed in on the raging debate over intelligence and genetics that started…