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Dennis Kucinich: 'I Am a Candidate of the Mainstream'new
"These other candidates are more like Republicans."
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
12-05-2007 |
Politics
Is Racial Profiling a Virginia Problem?new
Citizens, state police disagree; group wants numbers.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-28-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Agritourism Links Wineries and Rural Protectionsnew
Agritourism is good business, and it's a good way to keep Albemarle County's views lush and uncluttered.
C-Ville Weekly |
Cathy Harding |
11-14-2007 |
Food+Drink
John Echeverri-Gent on Pakistan Crisisnew
The UVA politics prof compares situation to fall of Shah in Iran.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
11-14-2007 |
International
Tags: Pakistan, international
Families of Virginia Tech Shooting Victims Sue Citynew
Blacksburg, Va., faces 25 possible lawsuits related to the campus shooting.
C-Ville Weekly |
Allison Cintins |
11-14-2007 |
Disasters
Democrats Retake Virginia's State Senatenew
Shift looks to have most meaning for 2011 redistricting.
C-Ville Weekly |
Alan Zimmerman |
11-14-2007 |
Politics
Sex Files: Turn to Face the Strange Changesnew
New info on hormones and menopausal women.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
11-07-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
In Virginia, Obama Blasts Bush, Calls for Changenew
Barack Obama ripped into his opponents' claims that he lacked the experience to be the next president and promised to raise the minimum wage every year and restore the country's standing in the world.
C-Ville Weekly |
Staff |
11-07-2007 |
Politics
Rutherford Institute Fights for Religious Pot Usenew
Since the early '70s, Carl Eric Olsen has been a member of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, a religious group that holds that marijuana is a sacrament, and whose members smoke it all day, every day.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
11-07-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Cities Ask Virginia to Cap Payday Lending at 36 Percentnew
Currently, most lenders charge borrowers $15 interest for every $100 borrowed -- per week. The APR on these loans can balloon to 391 percent, trapping borrowers in a vicious cycle of debt.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Med School Explores Upside (and Down) of Podcastingnew

iPods are cool and all, but some University of Virginia profs wonder if podcasting lectures is driving down classroom attendance.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Local Meat Farmers Can't Swallow Food Regulationsnew

It is illegal to sell cuts of meat if they have not been slaughtered and processed in a United States Department of Agriculture-certified facility. Largely out of frustration with a system that costs hundreds of dollars per pig, many small farmers have taken to slaughtering animals themselves.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
11-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
Is John Warner a Key to Averting War With Iran?new
While Warner is not opposing Kyl-Lieberman, he does not seem quite in concert with the Bush-Cheney program either.
C-Ville Weekly |
Alan Zimmerman |
11-07-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
Introducing Wilco's Musical Leader, Nels Clinenew
Since the May 2007 release of Sky Blue Sky, Wilco's sixth proper album, the searing sounds of distorted jazz guitar -- courtesy of lead guitarist Nels Cline -- have wreaked impressive havoc on many eardrums.
C-Ville Weekly |
Staff |
10-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wilco
Higher Ed Leaders Warn of Issues to Comenew
Faculty needs, big science and China loom large.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
10-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education