In 1969, Richard J. Bonnie was teaching at UVA's School of Law, from which he had just graduated, when he read about a case in Roanoke that involved a sentence of 20 years in jail for possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Ben Wiley Year: Senior Major: French and English Home town: Richmond Backpack contents: Notebook, binder, personal checks, Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle, Jean de Lery’s Histoire d’un Voyage Faict en la Terre du Bresil
UVA men’s basketball Head Coach Dave Leitao did a lot of fussing during the first half against Howard on November 14. The visiting Bison were pummeled 92-53, but they had the lead early in the first half, up 24-19 at one point. Senior Sean Singletary wouldn’t let it last, however, pouring in 14 second half […]
Previous coverage: Supes struggle over tax rateCounty approves 68 cents, city opts for 95 cents Pressured leaders lower tax rateCounty schools look to lose some funding County attacked for tax rateSupervisor Slutzky irked by “intellectual dishonesty” Last April, as the county Board of Supervisors were trying to set the real estate tax rate as part […]
Previous coverage: Water may be low, but blame’s highRWSA weathers stormy comments on water supply plan Flowing toward the futureRWSA approves $118M five-year plan to ease strained infrastructure Uncharted watersWhat happened to our water supply plan? Assuming the maxim "Laugh now, cry later" holds true, city and county residents are in for some serious weeping. […]
A day before the public hearing for the proposed 250-McIntire Interchange, one part of the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP), Marc Holma sent a letter to the City of Charlottesville arguing that the city had not included enough parties in the project’s planning. This might have been just another angry letter from another principled and vocal opponent […]
Last March, a teeming Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center was the site of an impressive show of numbers.
Dear Ace: I was driving home late last night and saw a dead cat lying in the street in my neighborhood. After I got home, I wondered, Who would I call to get that cat picked up off the side of the road? And, what if that cat were a bear? Would I call the […]
Due to a reporting error, in last week’s cover story ["Trending Blue"], State Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. was listed as an independent instead of a Republican. While many Republicans campaigned against Hanger during the primary season this year and supported more conservative challenger Scott Sayre, Hanger still won the nomination and has yet to […]
Tuesday, November 13Crack sentences may get reduced Julian Bond supports reducing sentences for crack-related offenses. After more relaxed guidelines for federal sentencing for future crack cocaine offenders were put in place last spring, an independent panel is today considering whether to retroactively reduce the sentences of federal inmates in prison for crack-related offenses. The Washington […]