Letters
We can't afford to lose post offices
Published on Sep 8th, 2011
1 comments [Re: July 28 essay: "Slowing postal: Free Union and the place we won't let go"]: The proposed elimination of hundreds of small post offices is a sad development. It is a loss of convenience and of a...
Pocahontas' decendents not alone is transmitting history
Published on Sep 8th, 2011
0 comments With regard to the July 21 article on Pocahontas ["Uncovering the true story of Pocahontas"], native oral histories have commonly been ignored by anthropologists as sources of reliable information....
Park stokes economy and science
Published on Aug 25th, 2011
0 comments Shenandoah National Park has received notable attention this year as it celebrates its 75th anniversary, including Lisa Provence’s article [July 14: “Secrets of Shenandoah”]. My hope is that we can...
Melampy mistreated by press, party
Published on Aug 18th, 2011
0 comments I'm just now getting to read the article titled "Hot Contests," [the July 21 cover story subtitled, "Democrats clash in dog days of summer."] How my wife has dealt with life as a politician I will...
Actually, water detectors exist
Published on Aug 18th, 2011
0 comments In the “Tales from the Front Line” section of the July 14 "Salvage your Home, Save the Planet" insert, I couldn’t help but notice a comment regarding water detection equipment. The author notes that...
Huja's got lotsa talents
Published on Aug 18th, 2011
0 comments Your July 21 cover story “Hot Contests” gave a barebones description of City Council candidate Satyendra Huja. I would like to add to it his energy and expertise, proven by such accomplishments as...
Rail story should've scolded feds for missed opp at Dulles
Published on Jul 21st, 2011
0 comments Your article [June 23 cover story: "Riding the rails: It's the only way to fly"] was interesting– partly because of the information it provided and partly because it took no stand on the fight...
Groping headline too flippant
Published on Jul 14th, 2011
0 comments I’m glad Lisa Provence chose to cover a story on the questionable penalty structure for crimes that include groping and sexual battery [June 6: “No felony: Victim wants tougher penalty for crotch...
Bypass critics bypass smart network
Published on Jul 14th, 2011
0 comments I am writing to comment on your lead article on the Rt. 29 bypass in the June 16 issue ["Fast track: Western Bypass shifts into overdrive"]. It is very one sided. I say this not as an editorial...
Never believing the Hook again
Published on Jul 7th, 2011
0 comments I read your [June 6] article entitled "Why Waldorf? No vaccines lets measles hit hard." There was only one child at the Waldorf school who had measles, and he caught it directly from the woman...
Biscuit Run deal stinks
Published on Jul 7th, 2011
0 comments [Re: "'Insufficient evidence': State mum as Biscuit Run appraisers go unpunished"]: Thank you for staying on the Biscuit Run story. As a former resident of Albemarle County, I was appalled by what...
Fresh helmets won't hurt you
Published on Jun 16th, 2011
5 comments The points raised by Mr. Ballance and the Hook in the May 24 article on bike helmets ["More risk? Safety engineer slams proposed helmet law"] are not valid arguments against helmet usage. There is no...
Jack Jouett story unplayed the mare
Published on Jun 2nd, 2011
0 comments As a lover of history, I was thrilled to see the relatively unknown Jack Jouett finally receiving the credit he deserved. [May 12 cover story: "Midnight rider: How Jack Jouett saved Virginia"] I...
Good thing Stuart's not more widely read
Published on Jun 2nd, 2011
0 comments I've read your publication since I was a UVA undergrad, and I've never before felt compelled to comment, but the piece written by Ms. Stuart [May 3 cover story: "'Still a fighter': Why this woman is...
Oxygen, herbs cured my Lyme
Published on Jun 2nd, 2011
0 comments I read with interest your May 19 cover story about Lyme disease. I found I had Lyme when my dog, Lilah, went lame in 2006. I immediately visited my family physician, since I, too, was experiencing...
Rall wrong on bin Laden
Published on May 19th, 2011
0 comments I opposed the Iraq war before it even started, in the Charlottesville peace march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2003, and was assaulted for my trouble. However, as a progressive and a proud American...
McCarthy's work doesn't mimic Kahn's
Published on May 12th, 2011
0 comments I guess in anticipation that his work would one day be compared to Wolf Kahn [May 5 art review: "Wolf on the horizon: McCarthy channels Kahn landscapes"], I found the attached among his papers. It is...
Divorce file insufficient evidence for big story
Published on May 5th, 2011
0 comments I was shocked by Courteney Stuart’s April 4 article titled “Broken Trust: Sex allegations against therapist prompt investigation.” My shock did not have to do with the reality of sexual misconduct....
Hook team plans for non-existent Pulitzer
Published on May 5th, 2011
0 comments The monster, Genoways, lives. And worse, he's winning more awards. [April 21 cover story: "Submission guidelines: Will the Fallen VQR rise again?"] Who among us can choke back their envy and attack...
Nuke story said too little, too much
Published on Apr 28th, 2011
0 comments Courteney Stuart's clear, brief, and informative article [Tuesday Mar 15, 2011 in issue #1011: "Nuclear nightmare: Could a Japan happen here?"] raises two concerns: one omitted fact that...
Jimmy Gunn didn't deserve death in jail
Published on Apr 28th, 2011
0 comments 1. I was outraged when I read your article about the circumstances of Jimmy Byrd Gunn's death in the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. [Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 in issue #1006: "Unhealthy...
Radiation column stoked gore and fear
Published on Apr 28th, 2011
0 comments Thank you, Dr. Hook, for your clinically-detailed, step-by-step account of how one slowly dies from a lethal dose of radiation poisoning. [March 24: "Radiation sickness: Horrible symptoms, horrible...
Incident not anti-Semitism
Published on Apr 14th, 2011
0 comments You recent reported an incident where two students in the night-time ran off with another student's flag of Israel which hung outside his door. [April 7: "4Better or Worse"] You reported this as an...
Time for us to help the Haven
Published on Apr 7th, 2011
0 comments Several years ago, a homeless man died one night from the freezing cold. This mobilized local churches to form a cooperative organization called P.A.C.E.M. On a rotating basis, many churches would...
Salzman embodies elite 'cure' for fuel freedom
Published on Mar 31st, 2011
1 comments Randy Salzman’s plea to make energy more expensive [Hook February 9 print edition: “Gas tax…It will stop regulations and wars”] embodies his continuing longing for a European life style here in the...
Taxpayers deserve better Biscuit
Published on Mar 31st, 2011
0 comments Thank you for the excellent article [January 6 cover story: "Bad men? New numbers show spiraling cost of Biscuit Run"] This quality of investigative journalism greatly improves our community and...
Michael Vick only sorry he got caught
Published on Mar 31st, 2011
5 comments I am really having a hard time with the Sports Doctor. [November 25: "Giving thanks: Three cheers for two good sports"] Michael Vick has no remorse for what he did to those dogs. His only regret is...
Chief should note malaise at old P.D.
Published on Mar 24th, 2011
0 comments As a long time resident of Fairfax County now living in Afton (recently Greenwood), I am a bit perplexed by newly hired Deputy Police Chief Steve Sellers characterization of the Fairfax County Police...
Biscuit Run good for the locals
Published on Mar 24th, 2011
1 comments For the sake of argument (and I am not agreeing with your argument), let's say that you are right, that the taxpayers are getting hosed. [January 6 cover story: "Bad men? New numbers show spiraling...
Thanks for the water stories
Published on Mar 10th, 2011
0 comments It is long overdue to thank the Hook and editor Hawes Spencer for shining the light on the curious matter of our community water proposal. For over three years, on more than seventy occasions, the...