Yearly Archive for 2002

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Shootout near Garret Square

Published by Waldo Jaquith on May 4, 2002 in Politics. 17 Comments

Will writes: I was just about to fall asleep when a major shootout of some sort erupted somewhere between Garret Square and Avon St. There were a whole lot of shots fired, probably close to two dozen, perhaps more, and it sounded like different types of shots. It lasted a good twenty seconds or so, and there was a lot of screaming and shouting for quite a few minutes afterwards. 911 reports that they’re flooded with calls right now and police sirens just started filling the air. Something seriously bad just went down over there.

05/05 Update:Today’s Progress gives the details. A 21-year-old bystander was shot several times and hospitalized. Albemarle Police arrested two suspects a short time later, charging them with cocaine possession, false identification, reckless driving and eluding police. They have not yet been charged with the shooting.

Warner Apologizes for Sterilizations

Published by Waldo Jaquith on May 3, 2002 in Politics. 11 Comments

Cecil writes: The Washington Post has a story today about Gov. Warner apologizing for Virginia’s eugenics policy, “denouncing a practice under which some 8,000 people were involuntarily sterilized from 1927 until as recently as 1979.”

A Buck vs. Bell historic marker was put up yesterday in front of Region Ten on Preston Avenue, giving the story of Carrie Buck, a seventeen-year-old girl selected to be the first Virginian sterilized under the 1924 Eugenical Sterlization Act. You can also find an article about this in today’s Progress.

Tempers Flare at Meeting about New UVa Garage

Published by Waldo Jaquith on May 3, 2002 in General News. 14 Comments

Belle writes: Last night, residents of the Lewis Mtn. neighborhood let City and University officials know that they are as angry as ever about the proposed Ivy Road parking garage. Eric Swensen reports in today’s Progress that residents described UVa officials as “evasive” and that they directed a “flash of fury” at Mayor Caravati.

Leonard Sandridge continued with his stock response: UVa isn’t willing to change a thing.

Shriner Car Injures 2 At Parade

Published by Waldo Jaquith on May 2, 2002 in Politics. 40 Comments

The Hook‘s newest issue confirms the rumors: a Shriner’s go-cart plowed into the crowd at last Saturday’s Dogwood Parade, breaking the ankle of a 5-year-old and injuring his mother. The driver of the car said it happened because “we were doing a maneuver and someone got out of time, and I had to swerve to avoid hitting him.” The Shriners, appropriately, operate 22 free children’s hospitals across the country; the injureds’ bills will be taken care of, naturally. The Hook has the story.

Butch Davies Appointed to CTB

Published by Waldo Jaquith on May 2, 2002 in Politics. 3 Comments

Belle writes: WINA is reporting that Gov. Warner has appointed former delegate “Butch” Davies to the Commonwealth Transportation Board . Davies replaces Carter Myers, who was a very vocal advocate for new road construction in the Charlottesville area.

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