Staunton reporter fired for plagiarism [October 26]
Staunton's News Leader fired sports reporter Blair J. Parker on Tuesday, October 23 for plagiarizing at least four stories from different internet sources, that paper reports this week.
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Staunton reporter fired for plagiarism [October 26]
Newspaper editors find quotes and text lifted from web sources
Staunton's News Leader fired sports reporter Blair J. Parker on Tuesday, October 23 for plagiarizing at least four stories from different internet sources, that paper reports this week.
Public questions, applauds third nuclear reactor [Updated October 26]
It was a dark and stormy night when Lake Anna residents, staff members from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) and officials from Dominion Power met to discuss plans for a third nuclear reactor on Lake Anna.
Law students get supreme experience
When Michael Watson, then 55 years old, accepted an unloaded pistol as payment for 24 doses of OxyContin, the definition of a single word came into question. A federal provision criminalizes the "use" of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense and imposes a mandatory consecutive sentence of at least five years. Because of the […]
Ancient Rome revitalized via virtual reality
Bernard Frischer spends most of his life living in—to borrow a line from Stevie Wonder—a pastime paradise. As I sit across from him at the foot of a 20′ projection screen, I can’t help but think that he’s a spittin’ image of the Motown recording artist, wearing dark virtual reality glasses, bathed in colored lights […]
Take it lying down
They lay on their backs, shoulder to shoulder, for three minutes. Each was dressed in black, and each wore maroon and yellow ribbons around his or her neck. Thirty-two UVA students held a "lie in" October 16 in protest of what organizers say are the country’s lax gun laws, the 32 signifying the victims of […]
City not happy with proposed YMCA pool
When Kurt Krueger, the president of the Piedmont Family YMCA’s Board of Directors, got up to speak at the October 15 City Council meeting, the first thing he said was that the YMCA and the city have some negotiating to do. The Council is considering a $14 million YMCA facility in McIntire Park, and that […]
School, church partner on $200K award
This summer, Rydell Payne—executive director of Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries—approached Johnson Elementary Principal Vernon Bock with a proposal. For almost three years, Abundant Life had been working out of their office on Grove Street and in the Blue Ridge Commons area with Johnson’s most needy students as part of an after school program. Twice a […]
Safety last?
Dear Ace: I was a recent passenger of Amtrak‘s Crescent line and had a bit of a mishap. Not-so-spry passengers had to negotiate a wire fence and stumble over an unpaved surface simply to board the train. Is it possible there are no safety guidelines in place to protect at-risk travelers from falling through the […]
Who's to blame for Lake Hollymead?
One morning almost three years ago, Forest Lakes resident Jim Grace woke up and walked out to look at his stunning view of Hollymead Lake. Stunned he was. "It was suddenly the view of a 20-acre mud puddle," he says. "It just kind of went from there." The "moonscape" land clearing at Hollymead Town Center […]
Adding value to Crozet strip mall
Built in 1967, the Crozet Shopping Center is now the drab home of a less than pristine Great Valu grocery store. Located in the heart of downtown, it is also an ideal candidate for redevelopment. On October 16, architect Bill Atwood appeared before the Albemarle Planning Commission with just such a request, asking for a […]