It’s a matter of precision. With the word “local” at risk of becoming a term as ubiquitous and somewhat meaningless as “green” or “organic,” as this week’s cover story illustrates, we remind you of the specific use of that term when we applied in our cover package from last year, “How local can you go?” In that piece, Cathy Clary introduced us to area farmers who participate in Community Supported Agriculture—the direct-to-consumer food movement. For CSAs “local” means “grown right here.” By contrast, for Wal-mart and other corporations, it seems to mean “sold right here.” Further, on the subject of precision, we will let you consider whether the ongoing Meadowcreek Parkway controversy still merits a war-like comparison (maybe you’d say, “Yes, more so now than ever!”). Meanwhile, we’ll continue our endeavors to cover local news precisely and meaningfully. It’s a course we’ve been on for 20 years, and much like a road that seems inevitable and a trend that keeps advancing, there’s no stopping us now.
Paging through the archives
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“Current City Councilor Virginia Daugherty, who has voted to progress the project towards completion, is married to former City Councilor John Cover, who has changed his mind on the Parkway and has become one of its most vocal opponents.
“‘It just illustrates what a controversy this is,’ Daugherty says. ‘It happens even within the home—it’s like the Civil War.’
“And like the Civil War, Charlottesville will survive the Meadowcreek Parkway, whether it is built or not. Either way, McIntire Park will most likely be developed further by adding walking trails and perhaps a boating lake.”—Coy Barefoot, December 16, 1997
Getting covered
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April 1, 2008 |
