Free, enslaved first builders honored
Toward the end of his annual State of the University speech last month, President John T. Casteen III said, “[There is] substantial interest in the efforts that we’re making now […]
Judge hears arguments in Bowers case
Fifteen minutes before a 1pm hearing in Dena Bowers’ $1 million wrongful firing lawsuit, UVA administrators and their attorneys were downright giggly. Chief Financial Officer Yoke San Reynolds and UVA
Vinegar Hill resurrected online
Before it was demolished in the late 1960s, Vinegar Hill was black Charlottesville’s cultural and commercial hub from Reconstruction through the Jim Crow era. The neighborhood was declared “blighted” during […]
James Baker coming to Miller Center
President Bush may not be the only one “staying the course.” The Miller Center of Public Affairs (www.millercenter.virginia.edu) at UVA announced last week that it has assembled a National War […]
No speech rights in shopping centers
Proposed shopping centers like North Pointe and Albemarle Place are supposed to be the modern town squares, according to the county’s neighborhood model policy. But thanks to a
Parents busted for child abuse
Two Augusta County teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, have been removed from their father and stepmother’s custody. Those guardians, Steven Tomlin, 35, and Heather Tomlin, 27, have been charged […]
Legislature fights crime
In general, the State of Virginia is known for dealing with criminals, shall we say…effectively. During this last General Assembly session (www.legis.state.va.us), lawmakers did find a few ways to make […]
Aged witnesses cling to false memories
As age advances, memory declines. Old news? Perhaps, but a recent UVA study suggests that the issue may not be quite so simple. The study, “I misremember it well: Why […]
Transportation Plan goes to Kaine
It’s an election year for every single member of the General Assembly, and the Republican majority knew coming into this session that it was now or never to make a play on transportation.
No rise in minimum wage
No rise in minimum wageAlso, payday lenders get by with no new regulations “For ye have the poor always with you,” Jesus Christ says in Matthew 26:11. Virginia seems to […]