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Three thousand were in attendance. Six of those were escorted from the premises. Seventy-two left of their own free will as newly minted United States citizens. Despite the promise of angry protests against the presence of President George W. Bush who had choppered in from D.C. to tour the house and address the new Americans, the 46th annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello went off smoothly.

The man many liberals love to hate, legendary activist and seemingly perennial Democratic presidential nominee spoiler, Ralph Nader, is holding a rally at the Gravity Lounge

The city of Richmond is gradually staking its claim on Ed Ayers. The former UVA dean of Arts and Sciences has just finished his first year as president of the University of Richmond, and Style Weekly put Ayers on its cover this week, generally calling his start a success.

At midnight last night, Salvia Divinorum, the mind altering Mexican plant whose use by teenagers has been sweeping the nation (if you believe the alarmed media), officially became illegal, giving some of you out there a cool, new, felony-level, drug-using past. Last March, Gov. Tim Kaine signed into law HB21, the Virginia bill criminalizing the drug.

Monticello announced today that approximately 1,000 free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to its July 4 celebration and Naturalization Ceremony beginning Wednesday, July 2.