Open your park to me We should build the Meadowcreek Parkway [“Parkway Update: If the suit fits…,” Government News, March 1]. because it will give us access by foot to the park on two sides, whereas now there is none. The acreage taken for the road will be replaced by VDOT. We can redesign the [...]
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Cuccinelli is sending a message that state colleges should think twice before fostering an environment hostile to academic and intellectual freedom.
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Assault on some gun facts It is amazing how many ways that Dan Catalano can be misleading or wrong in “Gun Crazy” (Odd Dominion, January 25). Just to even things up a bit I’d like to slip in a few facts and a couple observations. Fact #1: California is also in the Top 10 states [...]
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Big box, big impact Erika Howsare: I appreciated your “mea culpa” in the “Green Living” column of December 28, about the US29 North corridor. The US29 North Corridor is in fact our region’s main commercial boulevard, all pluses and minuses aside. Shopping local is indeed a great idea as many of our local area businesses [...]
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I was very disappointed by the December 21 Green Living column, “When to discourage housecats’ hunting?” It’s totally inappropriate in a green column to support the unnecessary killing of wildlife to allow for the “emotional fulfillment of the pets.” Our wildlife is struggling enough to survive due to loss of habitat. Adding cats into the [...]
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Creature discomfort I like dogs and most other animals, but I don’t like cats. Nevertheless, my neighbors make sure that I don’t lack for cat company. I live in the city, and about 10 cats constantly patrol my neighborhood on the hunt for anything they can kill, not because they are hungry, but simply because [...]
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Goal: no coal So at the cutting edge charging stations of the future, the driver will be able to re-charge their electric car in about a half-hour, that is, if no one were ahead of them in line [“Charge it,” November 16]. But, if it takes about a half hour to refuel, wouldn’t that mean [...]
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Money doesn’t grow on trees Regarding your article on Biscuit Run State Park [“Taxpayer State Park,” October 26], I read it once, skimmed it again and the only thing it seemed to be concerned with is MONEY. Almost every paragraph had dollars and math and all in a negative way. Let’s talk about what a glorious [...]
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As a 47 plus year veteran of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry, I strongly believe the best direction for the State of Virginia and the consumer is privatization [“Absolute profit?” August 24]. However, the plan put forth by the Governor is a poor one. The alcoholic beverage industry works best in an open competitive market. For [...]
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Abortion is risky I am glad that Ms. Daugherty and the women she interviewed were unharmed by their abortions [“Cuccinelli versus women’s health?” Opinion, Sept. 21]. Sadly, not all women share that experience. Like all surgeries, abortion poses serious risks. These include excessive bleeding, puncture of the uterus, infection, and (rarely) maternal death. Abortion facilities [...]
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Call for impartial VQR investigation We are writing in response to the recent tragic events at the Virginia Quarterly Review [“Following colleague’s suicide, is Ted Genoways out of VQR?” UVA News, August 10]. The suicide of Mr. Kevin Morrissey, the managing editor of the magazine, has been painful and heartrending for all who knew him. [...]
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A bird in the hand… Am I willing to kill my dinner with my own hands [“Meet the new neighbor,” Green Living, August 10]? I absolutely am and definitely have. I’ve also killed quite a few other people’s dinners for them as well. My boyfriend Joel and I own/operate Free Union Grass Farm in Free [...]
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Will work for change I’m writing in response to your cover story, “Asking For Change” [July 20]. I was disturbed by the comments of business owners and citizens. One business owner said, “We’re watching guys and women…who are quite capable of working…but they choose panhandling instead.” He believes the culprit in the increase [...]
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Readers respond to a previous cover story and a Green Living column by Green Scene blogger Erika Howsare.
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Weed wackiness Erika Howsare: Good article, “A quest for less lawn” [Green Living, June 29]. You rightly point out that if you stop mowing, trees start growing. It would be the same if you tried starting a meadow. It could only be done with lots of hand weeding or spraying of trees, poison ivy, prickly [...]
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Whole endorsement Gawd—trashy Kmart should be happy to get upscale Whole Foods within feet of them [“City to join Whole Foods suit?,” Development News, June 15]. Did they think it might possibly bring them more business? With Super Walmart coming in, they should count this as a blessing! Kimberly Farish Charlottesville Coal ain’t cool [...]
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Nothing is illuminated What was the point of “A Tale of Two Crimes [June 8]?” Does it illuminate anything? Is it news that poor people and rich people live in different environments? Is it surprising that psychopaths can come from a variety of backgrounds? Does the author suggest that either or both men have [...]
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Come out of the cave! Our gun laws are far too liberal [“Virginia is for gun lovers,” Government News, April 20]. The U.S. is now aligned with the backward countries rather than those in the forefront of civilized development. For me it’s stretching things a bit to allow only hunting guns, exclusively for hunting because [...]
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How low can you go? Disgust is not nearly a strong enough word for the way I feel in regards to your article on former UVIMCO CEO Chris Brightman [“Could Brightman’s ‘personal’ reasons for leaving UVIMCO be an affair with his assistant?” April 13]. It’s sad that I have to question the moral integrity [...]
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Paper chase Kudos to C-Ville writer Brendan Fitzgerald for the April 13 article “Could Brightman’s ‘personal’ reasons for leaving UVIMCO be an affair with his assistant?” It appears to be well-researched, well-written, and validly-newsworthy. It would be nice to see more such journalism from all local media. Carefully following document trails and being unafraid to [...]
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Make that "green money is the new black" I have just read the article “Green is the new black” by Erika Howsare in the February 16 issue. I thought it covered the story of Dominion’s coal investments well. I live 15 miles from Dominion’s Virginia City power plant and find it difficult to drive [...]
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Boyd: Taxing in his own way Matt Deegan’s article [“In the Grip,” March 2] on the city-county revenue sharing agreement—and Rob Bell’s state budget amendment to change the terms of that agreement —was an interesting read. But it presents city and county positions as if both were equally valid. They’re not. Probably the most [...]