Jonathan Morris wants to make something clear. “At no time did we ever say that Jon Stewart is poisoning democracy,” says the political science professor, though you wouldn’t have known it from this summer’s ample media coverage of “The Daily Show Effect,” an article Morris wrote with his East Carolina University colleague Jody Baumgartner…
Jonathan Morris wants to make something clear. “At no time did we ever say that Jon Stewart is poisoning democracy,” says the political science professor, though you wouldn’t have known it from this summer’s ample media coverage of “The Daily Show Effect,” an article Morris wrote with his East Carolina University colleague Jody Baumgartner…
Since Habitat for Humanity and Charlottesville’s Housing Authority are currently planning mixed-income developments, we thought it would be a good chance to get a professorial take on the issue.
Former UVA employee Dena Bowers\’ lawsuit against the University will change venues soon.
Call it the governmental butterfly effect: A congressman takes a bribe in California, and 30 people lose their jobs in Martinsville, Virginia.
In light of several behavior issues last year, the Charlottesville school system has been searching high and low for disciplinary solutions. A fixation on “restorative practices” further manifested itself July 31, when high school Principal Joseph Roy spoke to an audience of more than 100 teachers, administrators and citizens about how restorative practices work in […]
Two years ago this month, President Bush signed an energy bill that provided for millions in incentives to build new nuclear plants. Richmond-based Dominion Energy responded almost immediately, proposing two new reactors on Lake Anna in Louisa County, 30 miles from Charlottesville, to add to the two already stationed at the north end of the […]
Pissed off about how the government is handling the issues? Want to spout off on stem cells, gay rights, The PATRIOT Act, Iraq? If you’re of the mind that even a little Limbaugh is too much, local talk radio now offers broadcasts from the other side of the spectrum. National progressive radio host and self-described […]
Dear Lyna: Ace must agree: Nothing is worse than being kept up by noise on hot summer nights like these⦠unless, of course, you’re the one causing that noise. (Ace is looking at you, Advice Goddess, you salty minx!)
There is an argument circulating in my household, put forward by one of my college student sons, that the worst thing that ever happened to Charlottesville was being rated the No. 1 city in America—resulting in people from California with money to burn moving here, paying ridiculous prices for real estate and clogging our streets […]
Well, here we are againâand there you are, too! For those just tuning in, and for everyone playing at home, let’s review the rules, shall we? As has become our annual habit, we’ve solicited C-VILLE readers to answer our call for the “Best Of,” and boy did you respond!