Letters
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...
LETTER- Bank correct to be cautious
Published on Jan 20th, 2011
0 comments [Re: October 13 news: "'Without cause': Bank fires complaining client"] The reason for the refusal is to protect the second party. To my knowledge, they have always had the policy to refuse to...
LETTER- No comfort in county school schedule spin
Published on Jan 20th, 2011
0 comments Thank you for opening up some more balanced discussion on the high school semesterization. [October 22 news] It seems that the county is pitching the same line to many parents: the students and...
LETTER- Nature can squish stinkbugs
Published on Jan 20th, 2011
0 comments Based solely on my own observation, I have seen plenty of these bugs around, [September 25 news: "Bugged out: Albemarle swarming with stink bugs,"but mostly at other people's houses. There has not...
You wouldn't illustrate a TJ story with Madison
Published on Jan 5th, 2011
0 comments I was wondering why the photo for [the Hook's November 24 cover story: "The road: Death count mounts in Albemarle"] uses a relatively late-model Renault Clio which, judging from the appearance of the...
LETTER- When in doubt, call CEO
Published on Dec 23rd, 2010
1 comments [Re: October 13 news:
LETTER- Loved the South Lawn package
Published on Dec 23rd, 2010
0 comments Thank you for the great article on the South Lawn. [September 30 cover story: "Going South: But where's the Lawn?"] Congratulations to the Hook, Dave McNair, Tom Daly, and Skip Degan for giving us...
LETTER- So much for Brazen solidarity
Published on Nov 25th, 2010
0 comments It was with shock and disgust that I read the Brazen Careerist column in which Ms. Trunk instructs women to accept the "boy's club" that is the corporate ladder and endure sexual harassment in order...
LETTER- Condon manipulated facts
Published on Oct 7th, 2010
0 comments In her August 12 essay [ESSAY: "Playing God: Why it's still a fools' game"], Marlene Condon has the done the community a great service by instilling awareness of living responsibly with nature....
LETTER- Mugshot unfair to beating victim
Published on Sep 23rd, 2010
0 comments It is extremely inappropriate to use a mugshot, from a past event, when writing a story about the victim of a violent crime. ["Downtown attack: Man fights for life after brutal beating"] Because...
LETTER- Closed doors evidence of nothing
Published on Sep 23rd, 2010
0 comments "Tale of Woe: The Death of VQR's Kevin Morrissey" is compelling reading. It is also an example of journalistic malpractice. The writer, Dave McNair, portrays Ted Genoways, the editor of the Virginia...
LETTER- VQR stories diss Genoways
Published on Sep 23rd, 2010
0 comments We are writing in response to the recent tragic events at the Virginia Quarterly Review. ["Tale of woe: the death of the VQR's Kevin Morrissey"] The suicide of Mr. Kevin Morrissey, the managing...
LETTER- McNair's VQR story unfair
Published on Sep 23rd, 2010
0 comments Dave McNair's August 18 article on the tragic suicide and the ordeal unfolding at the Virginia Quarterly Review ["Tale of woe: the death of the VQR's Kevin Morrissey"] is an objectionable piece of...
LETTER- Trunk uses Brazen manipulation
Published on Sep 9th, 2010
0 comments I admit that The Brazen Careerist is not my favorite column as most of the essays are a series of suggestions on how to manipulate the real experiences, knowledge, and humanity of a person into a...
LETTER- Doc too jocular on Huntingtons
Published on Sep 9th, 2010
0 comments As a physician treating patients with Huntington's disease (HD), I wanted to respond to Dr. Hong's July 7 column: "Wasteful inheritance: Huntington's disease devastates everyone." While I support...
LETTER- Albemarle school leaders flunk censorship test
Published on Aug 26th, 2010
1 comments I have strongly supported Albemarle schools in their budgetary woes, but Albemarle High's successful attempt to squelch any student input on how to save money means Albemarle schools have lost my...
LETTER- Doors rocked; review stank
Published on Aug 12th, 2010
0 comments Regarding your review of the Doors [June 8: "Mili-mouthing: Local man fronts Doors legends Manzarek-Krieger"], what happened was my jaw dropped and my first thought was who wrote this–- a deaf...
LETTER- Spencer slickly manipulates irony
Published on Aug 12th, 2010
1 comments The fact that the Tasing of Michael Hogberg while in handcuffs last November caused the Albemarle Police manual to be changed should lessen or exonerate any subsequent alleged misbehaviors by Mr....
LETTER- Not saying 'bully' to bully cover
Published on Jul 22nd, 2010
1 comments Who is the person leaping out of the monitor on the cover of the June 3 issue? ["Cyberbullied: Fluco parent angered by school, police response"] The angry parent? No, she's pictured inside and sports...
LETTER- I wanna make the trespass trek too
Published on Jul 22nd, 2010
0 comments Thanks for publishing Wick Hunt's June 10 story, "Back way to Monticello: Timeless, beautiful, illegal." It reminded me of many pleasant outdoor investigations around Woolen Mills. (Finding a...
LETTER- Sports Doctor's a quack
Published on Jul 15th, 2010
0 comments Juanita Giles, the Sports "Doctor," should be charged with malpractice after her god awful take on the US Men's National Team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [May 6: "Exercise in futility: US World Cup...
LETTER- Online report on turkey shed fire unfair
Published on Jul 8th, 2010
0 comments It was only 20 words long, but your May 22 online news item "11,000 turkeys die in fire" did your readers and Virginia's poultry farms a disservice. Your dismissive reference to the "Elkton-area...
LETTER- Loyal listener: Don't change 'TJU-
Published on Jul 1st, 2010
0 comments For 32 years WTJU has been introducing me to more music, genres of music, music history, and all-out-soul (even you, opera!) than any other radio station or teacher in my life. I'm proud of my...
LETTER- Even climate scientists must follow the law
Published on Jun 24th, 2010
0 comments In [the May 21 news story] "Fighting back? UVA mulls options for Cuccinelli climate demand" the response of UVA to the legal request by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for documents of ex-UVa...
LETTER- Even with Chang, no taste at Taste
Published on Jun 24th, 2010
3 comments I ate at the Taste of China twice when Peter Chang was there. [March 23 cover story: "The Chang effect: Wooing palates, breaking hearts— and why he left"] It was the two worst meals for myself...
LETTER- Let's compete to use new train
Published on Jun 17th, 2010
2 comments Three cheers for Amtrak, the new train, and the rebirth of Virginia passenger rail! [May 20 news story: "Choo ching: New Amtrak service smashes ridership goal" This train is the City's first train in...
LETTER- Poem was wrong way to launch murder story
Published on Jun 3rd, 2010
1 comments As a UVA alum, I have been following the Yeardley Love story closely with a heavy heart. I appreciate the Hook's efforts to provide analysis and insight that I don't find in a standard newspaper like...
LETTER- Cover was tabloid trash
Published on Jun 3rd, 2010
0 comments The May 6 cover.HOOK GRAPHIC I don't often comment on the design or layout of newspapers or magazines or cereal boxes at the store. I understand that design in particular is often subjective and...
LETTER- Sanitation, the better mousetrap
Published on May 20th, 2010
0 comments Regarding the [April 22] cover story, "Dog, gone: How poison killed his pet," poisoning wildlife (in this case, mice) is accepted in our society but it shouldn't be. Wild animals are no different...