October 19, 2009

The circular flow of money

The party of “change,” as it turns out, has done little to advance the cause of reform when it comes to military earmarks and political back-scratching.


October 18, 2009

Vitriol eats at governance

As columnist Bob Gibson so rightly points out in today’s Commentary, mud-slinging may help a politician get elected but it doesn’t help him govern.


October 17, 2009

Don’t bother crying ‘Fire!’

A suburban Pittsburgh man slept through a house fire, and not even the sirens of firetrucks or the sounds of firefighters served to wake him up.

Find me on Facebook

Maxi Sopo was a fugitive from a federal bank fraud investigation who apparently had successfully eluded authorities by slipping into Mexico and out of sight.

Possibly inappropriate

“Possibility City” is a great catchphrase. But a new round of ads asking folks to consider the possibilities has some officials squirming with embarrassment.


October 16, 2009

Hey, leave our words alone

If a word is in public use, it ought to remain in common use. Nobody should be able to own it.


October 15, 2009

Locking up reading matter

Once again, our area is at the center of dispute between prison officials and free speech advocates.


October 14, 2009

Experimenting to save money

Say hello to the four-day workweek. And, no, it’s not a move designed to expand the worker’s leisure time.


October 13, 2009

Happy b’day, Mr. Mayor

Well-wishers lavished fond accolades on former Mayor A, Raymon Thacker amid a memory-laden celebration Sunday in Scottsville.

Get aboard the train

In view of the hopes pinned on the expanded Amtrak service to Charlottesville, it is with regret that we learn of a decline in Amtrak ridership.


October 12, 2009

Negotiation, not threats

If we thought Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford would actually stop prosecuting high-profile misdemeanors such as domestic assault and drunken driving — and so put her job at risk in the next election — we would be raising the roof in wrath.


October 11, 2009

Secret juries reverse liberty

Hooded tribunals? Nameless, nonaccountable jurors? No, we’re not talking about “justice” in some Third World autocracy.


October 10, 2009

Local legends get due honors

On the same day, two groups, working independently, memorialized the deaths of two Virginia — and American — legends.

Greatness happens here

Virginia placed three sites on three national lists of Top 10 Great Places in America.


October 09, 2009

A failure of commitment

Amid the gathering malaise of the post-euphoria era of Barack Obama’s presidency, trouble is afoot in Afghanistan.


October 08, 2009

Health records need progress

Electronic medical records are supposed to cut costs and simultaneously improve care. But there are problems with both those goals.


October 07, 2009

Addressing an injustice

Charlottesville City Council apologized for the conspiracy that had kept 12 city youths from their rightful place in the classroom.


October 06, 2009

Looking to next year

The election for Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District seat held by Eric Cantor, minority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, is more than a year away. But already the campaign is heating up.

Civility with a modern twist

In a fascinating — and much needed — project, University of Virginia students are “updating” advice from the Father of our Country with guidance from etiquette maven Miss Manners.


October 05, 2009

It was a grand old flag

A school pool in San Antonio was inadvertently catapulted back more than 100 years when it flew a U.S. flag with just 43 stars.

Jumping for joy?

President Bush the elder may have celebrated his 85th birthday with a skydive, but Jane Bockstruck has gone him one better.

No defense there against zombies

The University of Florida has removed a link to its zombie emergency plan from its Web site.


October 04, 2009

Road plans must be taken very carefully

Neither leaders nor residents endorsed a state suggestion


October 02, 2009

Put teeth in transparency

Transparency in government was one of Barack Obama’s “yes we can” calls to a new and better government. The new president’s first public act was to order more federal openness.


October 01, 2009

Compassion ... and caution

Our hearts go out to the family in Orange County whose toddler was killed by their dog.


September 30, 2009

Keep driving rules uniform

So, alaw stops you from texting while driving your car but allows the driver of that mammoth 18-wheeler to type onto a computer keyboard?


September 29, 2009

Surprise! It’s small schools

In a surprising move, school Superintendent Pam Moran recommended that Albemarle County keep three small southern elementary schools open.


September 28, 2009

Know where money goes

If President Barack Obama wants to make good on his promise of transparency, now is the time.


September 27, 2009

Neighbors, multiplied

Sponsored by the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area and named in memory of local media figure and community leader Laurence E. Richardson, the Day of Caring is in its 18th year of looking out for people.


September 26, 2009

All eyes are on the star spud

Anyone who thinks that a potato is a potato is a potato should think again.

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