Monthly Archive for April, 2007

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NBC 29 Ignores VT’s Request to Clear Out

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 24, 2007 in In Brief. Closed

On Sunday, the Virginia Tech student government asked journalists to clear off of campus by 5am Monday so that things could get back to normal. As Big_Al points out in a comment, NBC 29 sent a crew onto the Tech campus on Monday to cover the story of how difficult it is for things to get back to normal for students. How incredibly insensitive. #

Boortz Blames VT Victims

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 24, 2007 in In Brief. 9 Comments

Talk radio host Neal Boortz says that 32 students died at Virginia Tech last week because they were “wusses.” WINA broadcasts Boortz’ show five days a week. Lloyd Snook wants to know why. I can suggest a reason: WINA is owned by an enormous media conglomerate that couldn’t possibly care less about local sensitivities. #

Albino Deer

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 22, 2007 in In Brief. Closed

Sylvia’s husband snapped this picture of an albino deer down in Nelson. #

Anoop’s Return to Reviewing

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 22, 2007 in In Brief. Closed

Anoop has returned to food blogging after a six month break. This week he reviews Just Curry, O’Neil’s, Bizou, and Lemongrass, among others. #

The Virginia Tech Shooting

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 18, 2007 in General News. 78 Comments

I had no electricity for the bulk of Monday, and I didn’t realize that the shooting at Virginia Tech had become the biggest news story in the world. It took spending yesterday at Virginia Tech, attending the convocation, to figure that out. The town is overrun with media outlets. I’ve never seen so many satellite dishes in one place. If discussion on Charlottesville blogs is any indicator, people want to talk about the 32 students and professors killed two days ago, including Dr. Kevin Granata, who taught at UVa. Have at it.

(Photo: Students filing out of the convocation held yesterday at Virginia Tech.)