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15-Year Old Bomb Suspect Sentenced

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 12, 2006 in Law and Justice. 17 Comments

The Hook reports on the 15-year-old would-be bomber’s punishment:

Amid the sobbing of family and friends, Judge Susan Whitlock committed the Albemarle High student found guilty of conspiring blow up two high schools to the Department of Juvenile Justice for 60 days, with a review May 23.

And in another development, sources revealed that the conviction was based not on any physical evidence or online communications but on a lawyerless interrogation between police and the 15-year-old boy. In court, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Darby Lowe asked that the boy be committed, citing his statement to the police that “We were just going to go to school and kill everybody we saw who wasn’t our friends.”

One would think that 60 days would include time served, but apparently not.

Community Supported Agriculture Program?

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 12, 2006 in Ask cvillenews.com. 3 Comments

As the trees turn green and my wife and I prepare to transfer our seedlings into the garden, I’ve found myself wanting to sign up for a share in a Community Supported Agriculture program. Having a weekly supply of fruits, vegetables, herbs and meats would be great. I see that Best of What’s Around is full up for the season, so they’re out. Does anybody have any experience with area CSA programs? Any recommendations?

Council Passes Budget

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 12, 2006 in Politics and Taxes. 8 Comments

Council passed the city’s annual budget last night, John Yellig writes in today’s Daily Progress. In the process they further cut the real estate tax rate from the planned $1.00 to $0.99, the biggest rate cut in city history. That’s thanks to the 18.8% spike in real estate assessments this year. No services were cut with the new budget.

Republican Rob Schilling voted against the budget, as always, preferring not to participate in the process. He demanded more tax cuts but couldn’t locate any corresponding services to eliminate. Sounds like a lot like our leadership in Richmond and D.C., don’t it?

Charter School Proposal Withdrawn

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 12, 2006 in Education. 4 Comments

A year after submitting their proposal to the Charlottesville School Board, backers of a character school have withdrawn their proposal, Sarah Barry writes in today’s Progress. Bobbi Snow and Sandy Richardson had planned for a grade 5-8 arts-based school for at-risk kids. Twice the Charter School Review Committee rejected the proposal (wanting to see a curriculum defined and a proper budget), leading the school board to ask the pair to enhance their plans and resubmit the proposal. Citing frustration, they’re looking to propose the school to the Albemarle school system.

TJ Center Announces Muzzle Winners

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 11, 2006 in Politics. Closed

Charlottesville’s Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has announced the winners of their 2006 Jefferson Muzzles, Liesel Nowak reports in today’s Daily Progress. The dubious honor goes to thirteen people and organizations this year, most notably President Bush and the Department of Justice.

My favorite winner would have to be the UConn students who heckled Ann Coulter to the point at which her presentation was drowned out by shouting; Coulter is an idiot, but that’s best proved by sitting back and letting her blabber on, not shouting at her.

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