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COVER Too soon: Lawmakers pause on gun policy Published on Apr 26th, 2007 0 comments
The smoke had barely cleared from last week's horror at Virginia Tech before the specter of America's long-simmering gun-control debate rose again, with various blogs declaring the 2nd Amendment dead...
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COVER Killer instinct: What drives a shooting spree?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Published on Apr 26th, 2007 24 comments
Was he a paranoid schizophrenic? A psychopath? Did he have a brain tumor? What could have turned a college student into a killing machine? In the nearly two weeks since the horrible Monday morning...
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COVER Next for Norris: What happens to places where horrors happen? Published on Apr 26th, 2007 2 comments
On Monday, Virginia Tech officials announced that Norris Hall– site of 31 of the 33 deaths in the worst school shooting in American history– will never house another class. Still, the...
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COVER Talking it out: Radio host offers disaster therapy Published on Apr 26th, 2007 7 comments
It's late Thursday afternoon, three days after the Virginia Tech massacre, and Charlottesville's best-known afternoon radio host, WINA's Coy Barefoot, is once again working through the seemingly...
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COVER- Handling grief: Prognosis good for recovery Published on Apr 26th, 2007 0 comments
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, UVA announced that it was offering extra group meetings and prepared its counselors for a wave of psychological appointments. Yet the wave hasn't come, and...
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COVER SIDEBAR- Been there: Former Kent State VP lauds response Published on Apr 26th, 2007 0 comments
The April 16 massacre at Virginia Tech was, for most Charlottesvillians, their first experience with a deadly shooting on a college campus. But not for Robert Matson.
Long before coming to...
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COVER- Hokie low: Blacksburg campus fills with somber throngs Published on Apr 19th, 2007 8 comments
Other than state troopers stationed at each intersection and television trucks weighted down with satellite dishes, the entrances of Virginia Tech on Tuesday gave little sign of the previous...
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COVER- Under the radar and dreaming: Music experts pick our next big thing Published on Apr 12th, 2007 0 comments
Nearly 13 years ago, Dave Matthews Band released its major label debut Under the Table and Dreaming and suddenly put Charlottesville on America's musical map. Some of the youthful musicians...
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COVER- Tectonic shift: Eugene Williams loosens his tie Published on Apr 5th, 2007 0 comments
As a youngster growing up in Charlottesville during the Depression, Eugene Williams lived a block from one of Charlottesville's best neighborhoods. His father was a gardener, and their house had a...
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COVER- Is America ready for Moore? Trevor sure hopes so Published on Mar 22nd, 2007 40 comments
For a second, it looks like a typical rap music video: spinning chrome rims on a sleek sports car, beautiful women fawning over a rapper sporting "bling" and sipping Cristal. The only difference is...
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COVER- Dressing down: Was this bar speaking in Code? Published on Mar 22nd, 2007 58 comments
Are big, baggy clothes bad news? Owners of Jaberwoke restaurant on the Corner recently decided the answer is yes. People sporting such duds, they claim, are more likely to be rude to staff and start...
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COVER- Lit-a-palooza: Top picks in the <i>other</i> March Madness Published on Mar 15th, 2007 0 comments
In Charlottesville, March Madness has a slightly different meaning from the rest of the basketball-crazed universe. Sure, we keep one eye on the NCAA playoffs, but in a town where you can...
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600-pound black bear: 'It sounded like it was tearing my arm off' Published on Mar 8th, 2007 0 comments
It was just before dawn on Friday, November 17, and Thurman Hensley's life was about to change. Making his way over the rocky terrain and thick patches of mountain laurel of his 250-acre property...
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Do we desire a streetcar? Published on Feb 22nd, 2007 0 comments
Carting a Styrofoam cooler– like the ones that carry hearts to be transplanted– the post-doctoral researcher startles me by hopping on the Charlottesville Free Trolley near the...
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COVER- Dilemma zone: Are red-light cameras the answer? Published on Feb 22nd, 2007 0 comments
You know you've experienced it– that anxious moment when a green light turns yellow just as you reach the intersection. Is there enough time to make it through? Should you slam on the brakes?...
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COVER- Capital offense: Jury sends a message Published on Feb 15th, 2007 10 comments
Did Sarah Louise Crawford still love her estranged husband on the late November day when she died? Did she lie to her family, friends, and coworkers, telling them she was finished with an abusive...
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COVER- (Re)Cycle of life: We want to believe Published on Feb 8th, 2007 0 comments
We love to recycle. We feel soooo virtuous recycling and saving the planet– even when it doesn't make economic (or perhaps even environmental) sense. Consider:
– At the Ivy Landfill,...
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COVER- Prism reborn? New group rises from the ashes Published on Feb 1st, 2007 3 comments
"You've got me under your spell again," sang country crooner Buck Owens. And while the late singer may never have made a local appearance, his words seem to sum up the appeal of a beloved UVA-area...
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COVER- <i>Love Is a Mix Tape</i>: <i>Rolling Stone </i>writer on love and loss in Charlottesville Published on Jan 25th, 2007 0 comments
The two nationally known, Charlottesville-based rock critics were so inseparable that someone thought they were one person. But May will mark 10 years since the two were separated by death. Now a...
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COVER- Radioheads: Locals succumb to the call of the airwaves Published on Jan 18th, 2007 5 comments
They usually don't do drive time. They don't get paid. Sometimes, in the wee hours, they wonder if anyone is even listening.
Yet hundreds of locals do radio on their own nickels, and without...
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COVER- Ye Olde School: Crafty like it's 1799 Published on Jan 11th, 2007 0 comments
Although McMansions and high-tech industries may be sprouting across the Albemarle County landscape, there are people here still practicing techniques and tools from a bygone era. In fact, some have...
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COVER- You've got male: New school says boys will be... separate Published on Jan 4th, 2007 0 comments
Name some Little Rascals. Alfalfa, Spanky, Buckwheat. If Darla or Mary didn't make your list, that may be because the boys– rowdy, hyper, messy– took center stage. But a new school aims...
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COVER- Stuck in the midterm with you: The best and worst of 2006 Published on Dec 21st, 2006 1 comments
Typically, the tide shifts during a two-term presidency, so 2006 was the year of the Republican rebuke. Americans went to the polls in November and showed their displeasure with the war in Iraq that...
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COVER- Never mind the iTunes, here's Snocap Published on Dec 14th, 2006 0 comments
Shawn Fanning looked into the eyes of his trusted friends and asked where he had gone wrong. The date was June 4, 2002, and the previous day, the 21-year-old and his music industry-shaking company,...
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COVER- Why are we here? A literal look at an abstract question Published on Dec 7th, 2006 2 comments
Why are we here? The question has tormented philosophers for millennia, and this week, at long, long last, the great minds at the Hook will finally... nah, we won't even try to answer it. At least...
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COVER- Riddled: What happens after police shootings? Published on Nov 30th, 2006 10 comments
New York– where three police officers fired 50 bullets at three unarmed men early Saturday, November 25– isn't the only community wrestling with the issue of shootings by law enforcement...
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COVER- Hook for the Holidays!- Our guide to local holiday tradition Published on Nov 23rd, 2006 0 comments
Each November and December, an ever-growing chorus sings the same refrain: "The holidays have gotten too commercial!" Yes, spending on gifts is higher than ever, and yes, it's easy to lose focus on...
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COVER- I [heart] Charlottesville: Is our town the new Little Apple? Published on Nov 16th, 2006 0 comments
Dine at Ten, catch Whoopi Goldberg at the Paramount, and cap the night at a trendy new martini bar called the X-Lounge. The next morning, take a class in Bikram Yoga, visit the Miller Center for a...
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COVER- Seeing trouble: Renier's 'mind for murder' Published on Nov 9th, 2006 0 comments
Norman Lewis disappeared from Williston, Florida in April 1994, leaving no trace for worried family and friends, who contacted the authorities the moment they realized that his medication had been...
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COVER- Life of Larry: How Sabato faces the election Published on Nov 2nd, 2006 0 comments
One by one they line up to ask him to peer into the future.
Who's going to control the Senate after Election Day?
The seer speaks: "The best Republicans can hope for is 52 seats. They're going to...
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