Monthly Archive for October, 2003

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Sharpton to speak at UVa

dsewell writes: All over UVa Grounds today there are flyers from the University Democrats announcing that presidential candidate Al Sharpton will speak at Old Cabell Hall this Sunday, Oct. 19, at 3:15 p.m. Sharpton has been gaining respect for leadership and eloquence in the Democratic debates (as a Washington Post op-ed noted, he was the only candidate on the platform at the Baltimore debate capable of dealing with a couple of LaRouchite hecklers intent on disrupting the proceedings). Is he finally making it into the political mainstream?

Lundy ‘Hate Crime’ Case Before a Grand Jury

Belle writes: A federal grand jury has been convened in Charlottesville to hear the testimony of witnesses who might know something about the alleged attack of February 26th on Daisy Lundy, who was then a candidate in a hotly contested UVa Student Council run-off election. Alexis Unkovic has the story in today’s Cavalier Daily.

30,000 lbs of Chicken on Rt. 64

Yesterday afternoon, a tractor trailer overturned, dumping its 30,000 pound load of semi-rotten chicken across a forty-foot stretch of Rt. 64 at exit 121. The chicken parts were being taken to the Valley Proteins processing plant in Linville, to be turned into dog food for Alpo, Heinz and Ralston-Purina. The smell was so bad that one onlooker actually vomited. The accident was the result of a driver hydroplaning off of the exit and onto the highway, and then colliding with the truck. Claudia Pinto has the story in today’s Progress.

BOS Candidates All Talking Growth

There’s one issue that all six candidates for the three open Albemarle County Board of Supervisors seats have in common: growth. They all agree that the county’s rural nature is being threatened by suburbanization, and they all agree that some sort of growth limitation is necessary. From there, though, opinions diverge, as Wyant and Strucko (White Hall); Hallock and Boyd (Rivanna); and Dorrier and Fletcher (Scottsville) seek to distance themselves from their respective opponents. In today’s Progress, David Dadurka has a rundown of all the candidates’ positions on the topic.

City Solicits Donations

The City of Charlottesville has launched a new program to seek addition revenue. Through their “Friends of Charlottesville” program, they’re asking for donations from the general public. It is not uncommon for people to declare that they would happily pay a little extra for a particular service, but there’s never been a means to follow through and make that possible. Council — both the Democrats and the Republican — support the program, believing that this program will not only provide an outlet for those people, but hopefully help the city get state and federal grants by allowing them to demonstrate community support. Liz Nelson has the story in today’s Progress.

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