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Vocal Farmers Oppose National Animal I.D. Systemnew

Originally, the federal government announced that National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would be mandatory by 2009 -- but the USDA has turned their attention to the state level, and the national website now emphasizes that the program is "voluntary."
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  02-28-2007  |  Animal Issues

Hit This Site: Fark.comnew

A conglomeration of headlines from all over, submitted by people from all over, even more so than Drudge or CNN.com, Fark has the most random, useless and obscure collection of headlines and news stories on the Internet -- and that is a good thing.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Nell Boeschenstein  |  02-21-2007  |  Tech

Moms Say 'Yes' to HPV Vaccinenew

Drug companies and Virginia legislators push for cervical cancer prevention.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  02-21-2007  |  Science

Filling in the Blanksnew

Profs make big discovery in Alzheimer's research.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Jayson Whitehead  |  02-21-2007  |  Science

Obama, Where Art Thou?new

State Democrats eat dinner with the Illinois senator and hope he can make Virginia a Blue state.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  02-21-2007  |  Politics

Hit This Site: Cuteoverload.comnew

Say awwwwwwww!
C-Ville Weekly  |  Nell Boeschenstein  |  02-07-2007  |  Tech

Kid Stuffnew

ATO Pictures scores big with scary-boy indie movie, Joshua.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Cathy Harding  |  02-07-2007  |  Movies

Va. GOP Chair Tackles Party Woesnew

"Stalkers, thieves and perverts" helped throw 2006 elections, according to Ed Gillispie.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Jayson Whitehead  |  02-07-2007  |  Politics

Becoming a Jarheadnew

On Parris Island with Charlottesville's Marine recruits.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Will Goldsmith  |  02-07-2007  |  War

State Fruit and Other Silly Billsnew

The great apple debate takes a bite out of legislators' time in Virginia.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  01-24-2007  |  Politics

Art and Consommenew

How Will Richey -- book lover, wine lover and damn good cook -- puts poetry into the broth.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  01-24-2007  |  Food+Drink

Women's Rights Challenged Againnew

Some Virginia lawmakers are dead set on restricting women's access to contraceptions and abortions, introducing legislation year after year to do just that -- Planned Parenthood outlines this year's attacks.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Courtney Hall  |  01-17-2007  |  Sex

See and Be Seen: Socialitelife.comnew

There's no veneer of legitimacy on A Socialite's Life, but like the best of celebrity blogs, that doesn't mean there's a dearth of intelligence.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Nell Boeschenstein  |  01-10-2007  |  Tech

Slate Hill Phil, RIPnew

The bluegrass banjo player is a Charlottesville fixture no more.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Spencer Lathrop  |  01-10-2007  |  Music

How Dense Can We Get?new

Packing people in with "mixed-use corridors" and the "neighborhood model" sounded good -- but critics now wonder, what were officials thinking?
C-Ville Weekly  |  Will Goldsmith, Erika Howsare and Meg McEvoy  |  01-10-2007  |  Housing & Development

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