Blowin’ in the wind: Albemarle County Zoning ignores “illegal” windmill
In the latest case of local zoning enforcement insanity, Mark Graham, Director of Albemarle County's Department of Community Development, Amelia McCully, Albemarle County...
Guest Editorial: An open letter to Congressman Perriello
An Open Letter to Congressman Perriello
by Hank Martin
Dear Congressman Perriello,
There seems to be some confusion on your part, as well as the leaders in...
Let’s not “Vote for Dave:” Reason #11, the e-mail files
There are many responsibilities that accompany the position of Charlottesville Mayor; primary among them is courtesy in response to citizen concerns.
Mayor David Norris publicly...
Guest Editorial: Loving intolerance
Loving intolerance
by Marnie Deaton
In this day and age, it’s often difficult for Christians to speak out about other people’s actions. Our culture's current love...
RSWA: Yes, we have no “flow control”
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's (RSWA) ongoing attempts to crush private-sector competitor, Van der linde Recycling, get curiouser and curiouser by the moment. And...
Charlottesville High School “celebrates” Islam
America, "land of the free," as we know it, is now on the path to ideological and physical destruction, thanks in part to"enlightened" government...
Fed up with corruption, then “Dump RSWA”
We can't claim the origination of this slogan (that happened on the Hook blog), but the execution is all ours. By popular demand, you...
Mayor Norris(hood)’s $5000 “green” grocery bag fiasco
One would think Charlottesville City officials had not gotten word that the United States of America (and by extension, the City itself) is in...
Guest Editorial: Can America avoid being a nation judged?
Can America avoid being a nation judged?
by Hank Martin
Our nation is intensely divided. We can see how caustic the discord is, because of the...
Charlottesville City: It’s 9/11; Let’s have a party!
Of all the things that Americans could be doing to commemorate the September 11, 2001 radical-Islamic-inspired attacks on the citizens of United States, what...