A porta-potty in every park: Councilor Szakos wants free portable commodes for illegal occupiers

Bending over backwards to accommodate the law-skirting Occupy Charlottesville movement, last evening City Councilor Kristin Szakos upped the ante on her fellow Democrats with...

Cold stone crazy: Charlottesville city using capital improvement funds to buy “free” ice cream...

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First it was the grand vote-buying scheme of government-sponsored pizza parties, courtesy of councilor Kristen Szakos. Now, Charlottesville’s City Council Democrats are using publicly...

Flip-flop: Charlottesville city capitulates on banned political sign

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Less than two days after receiving intense negative publicity on its attempt to ban political signage from a private residence, Charlottesville City Hall has...

Sign off: Charlottesville City orders political sign removed from private residence

In violation of the city’s own ordinance, a Charlottesville homeowner has been threatened by local government for displaying a political sign in his yard. On...

Overexposed: Greene County Superintendent removes controversial picture from web

A controversial photograph of Greene County Schools Superintendent, David Jeck, has been removed from the division’s web site. The picture, which shows Dr. Jeck and...

Guest editorial: Regional Jail inmates want Narcotics Anonymous meetings

By Raymond W. Mason Inmate, Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail For the last month, I have been trying to have Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in Housing Unit...

Muzzled: Democrat Toscano calls for ban on tea party free speech

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From the top down, America’s political left has coordinated a new national pastime. Desperate Democrats—in federal, state and local elected offices—brashly are vilifying the...

Breaking news: Minor’s Landmark Hotel rising from the ashes?

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Halsey Minor, owner of Charlottesville's long-stalled Landmark Hotel project, has announced a new developer/associate in the venture. Minor has partnered with Tim Dixon, the Boutique...

Gun shy: Rooker fires at tea party, then ducks appearance on Schilling Show

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Hot on the heels of a declamatory shot across the bow of the Jefferson Area Tea Party (JATP), Albemarle County Supervisor, Dennis Rooker, has...

Sage against the machine: Melampy speaks on independent clerk run and dirty Charlottesville politics

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Note: Exclusive to The Schilling Show, following is an open letter to Charlottesville voters from independent candidate for Clerk of Court, Pam Melampy: Dear Charlottesville...