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Bookstore Offers Textbook Rentals to Studentsnew

The University of Virginia has joined a small alliance of higher ed institutions in offering alternative avenues for students to obtain their required reading.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Jon Schroeder  |  09-19-2007  |  Education

The War on Drugs, via FAFSAnew

Groups hope Congress will finally ditch financial aid question.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  09-05-2007  |  Education

State Cuts $11.4 Million from University of Virginia Budgetnew

We brainstorms how to make ends meet.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Will Goldsmith  |  08-29-2007  |  Education

Charlottesville Considers Cutting Out Bottled Waternew

Mayor wants city to stop buying bottled water; Council skeptical.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  08-29-2007  |  Environment

Virginia Mortgage Foreclosures Increasenew

Charlottesville area has nation's worst racial discrepancy in high-cost lending.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  08-22-2007  |  Economy

Prisoners Paying More for Stampsnew

Other commissary items at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail are priced above normal, thanks to Keefe Supply Company.
C-Ville Weekly  |  David Moltz  |  08-15-2007  |  Business & Labor

Local Farmers Cheer as Livestock ID System is Killednew

A provision requiring the mandatory registration, identification and tracking of all livestock in the U.S. was removed from the massive farm bill passed by the House of Representatives July 27.
C-Ville Weekly  |  David Moltz  |  08-08-2007  |  Animal Issues

New Breakthrough Will Help Cancer Patentsnew

Algorithm by researchers predicts treatment's success.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Carianne King  |  08-08-2007  |  Science

Mike Stark is Stark Raving Madnew

While the national media can sometimes be a lamb, the left-wing blogger behind Calling All Wingnuts is always a lion.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Alan Zimmerman  |  08-08-2007  |  Media

Iraq Vet's Journey From Soldier to "Malingerer"new

James Wilson's three-year struggle to prove his combat injury.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  07-30-2007  |  War

Looking for Lessons from VT Shootingnew

Panel meets locally to hear from campus police, parents of victims.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Will Goldsmith  |  07-30-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Virginia Health Dept. Ad Riles the Rightnew

Campaign aimed at child sex abuse ticks off Rush Limbaugh, father advocates.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  07-25-2007  |  Children & Families

Looking for Lessons from Virginia Tech Shootingnew

Incident Review Panel hears from campus police, parents of victims.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Will Goldsmith  |  07-25-2007  |  Disasters

Congrats: You've Been Reassigned!new

UVA dissenter files FOIAs and gets a new job description.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  07-18-2007  |  Civil Liberties

Iraq Vet Fights for Housingnew

Spc. James Wilson and his wife, Heidi, have battled military and government bureaucracy in their fight for health care after James sustained a head injury in Iraq, leaving them in debt and without a home.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  07-18-2007  |  War

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