Letters
Garrett's a hunk
Published on Sep 18th, 2003
0 comments What a great story/photo! [September 11 HotSeat: "Paul Garrett: boring and proud of it"] I laughed all the way through the story and thought, Gee, maybe I should feel sorry for this super boring guy...
Deep-six Trunk
Published on Sep 11th, 2003
0 comments The Hook's column "The Brazen Careerist" should be called the brazen columnist. I think you've been had by a salesman for a syndicate that was had by a glib babe. First, in the August 28 edition,...
Grabowski's got no talent
Published on Sep 11th, 2003
0 comments I read with amusement the article by Mark Grabowski in the August 28 issue of The Hook [Music Review: "Winning combo: Hot Lunch satisfies the crowd"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93916/music-review-...
Orgasms: Nice not naughty
Published on Sep 11th, 2003
0 comments I submitted an ad to The Hook's Personals and was told it would have to be run in "Wildside," not Males seeking Females– or its reference to "prolonged, multiple female orgasms" would be...
Mandala mixup
Published on Sep 4th, 2003
0 comments Thank you for covering the wonderful sand mandala created by visiting Tibetan Buddhist monks [Culture: Walkabout: "Sand symbol: Buddhist monks bless this town," August 14]. In the future, when...
Parkway is the answer
Published on Sep 4th, 2003
0 comments Chief Longo is not to blame for the traffic back-up on North Avenue, Calhoun Street, and Locust Avenue [News, August 28, "Road rage: Neighbors blame Longo"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93918/news-...
Peabody isn't utopia
Published on Sep 4th, 2003
0 comments Your recent article on Peabody School [News, August 14: "School story: Peabody mom gets son expelled"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93853/news-school-story-peabody-mom-gets-son-...) may have left...
Dating: Yep, it's a myth
Published on Aug 28th, 2003
0 comments I certainly enjoyed all the articles about the non-existent dating scene [August 21 cover package] (http://www.readthehook.com/93867/cover-charlottesville-dating-not-oxymoron). However, you mentioned...
No privacy or decency in DNA bank
Published on Aug 28th, 2003
0 comments There is an interesting disparity between how we want to believe this town works and how it really works. I am writing in response to the DNA collection being asked of black males in Charlottesville...
Please, a little less swanky
Published on Aug 28th, 2003
0 comments In the past, The Hook has creatively injected "new" words like "limn" [June 27, 2002, issue] (http://www.readthehook.com/issues/0121) into its stories. And while some have found the use of such "big...
You shoulda said 'Straka'
Published on Aug 28th, 2003
0 comments Here is an addition to your local authors list, and his character lives in Charlottesville! You may know of him, but he wasn't included in your annual roundup [August 7 edition: The Annual Manual] (...
Get serious, Shirley
Published on Aug 21st, 2003
0 comments I wonder if lovable Shirley ("Razorwire") Presley [News, "Trail nix III, July 31,2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/93810/news-trail-nix-iii-busted-blades-bland) has considered land mines to interdict...
I'd live there
Published on Aug 21st, 2003
0 comments Concerning the recent flap over a play yard for dogs [News, "Dogged Daycare," July 31] (http://www.readthehook.com/93811/newsbiz-dogged-daycare-play-yard-shut-down), I want to add my perspective as...
Hollymead Target's too far
Published on Aug 14th, 2003
0 comments As a recent transplant to Charlottesville and a former avid Target shopper, I was pleased to read that the Albemarle Board of Supervisors had finally approved rezoning the portion of Hollymead Town...
Virginia daycare needs help
Published on Aug 14th, 2003
0 comments I am writing in response to the June 26, 2003, news article, "Bright Beginnings violations vex center." I thought to myself that these types of violations are often found in childcare centers because...
"Eyesore" it is!
Published on Aug 14th, 2003
0 comments I resent the characterization of the owners of All Things Pawssible as innocent victims of a bumbling city bureaucracy [News, "Dogged daycare," July 31] (http://www.readthehook.com/93811/newsbiz-...
Hot pants at Hook?
Published on Jul 31st, 2003
0 comments Did a Charlottesville City Councilor actually use the phrase "little smartypants" [News, "Pudhouse shut: City officials gloat, blame Hook," July 17] (http://www.readthehook.com/93743/news-pudhouse-...
Kluge should know better
Published on Jul 31st, 2003
0 comments Patricia Kluge can talk all she wants about her environmentally friendly development [Letter, "Condon doesn't know Kluge," July 10] (http://www.readthehook.com/93705/letter-condon-doesnt-know-kluge...
Not all well with women at UVA
Published on Jul 31st, 2003
0 comments The recent Hook cover story, "Women at UVA" [July 17, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/93731/cover-women-women-everywhere-trying-jum...) is a fine summary of UVA's exhibit on its history with women...
Rose is a treasure
Published on Jul 31st, 2003
0 comments We were dismayed that you used Darrell Rose's picture to illustrate your mean-spirited little article on Mall musicians [Cover story, "Summer tips," July 24, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/93760/...
Hilarity at the Hook
Published on Jul 24th, 2003
0 comments Regarding the letters you received regarding Emmett Boaz [Letters, July 17, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/issues/0228). Some people have no sense of humor. I got a big chuckle out of it, and it...
Look to the Word
Published on Jul 24th, 2003
0 comments Here are some corrections to the article [News, "Barnhill lives," July 3] (http://www.readthehook.com/93681/news-barnhill-lives-prosecute-me-not-my...) of which you should be aware. Catherine...
My, how the Kluge has fallen
Published on Jul 24th, 2003
0 comments I wanted to give Patricia Kluge a break. She has to overcome all the stereotypes about recipients of great wealth. Her public and private life is subject to a level of scrutiny few of us would...
Strong words, weak cause
Published on Jul 24th, 2003
0 comments I do not wish to embarrass Patricia Kluge by pointing out all of the inaccuracies in her recent letter to the Hook [July 10:"Condon doesn't know Kluge"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93705/letter-...
Condon doesn't know Kluge
Published on Jul 10th, 2003
0 comments At the Kluge Estate and Albemarle Farm, our land is bustling with life. Over the last 20 years I have worked hard to create an environment of sustainable agriculture. In response to Marlene Condon's...
Old as the hills
Published on Jul 10th, 2003
0 comments Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your special music issue [Sonic Boom, July 3] (http://www.readthehook.com/issues/0226). The roundtable discussion was a lot of fun. I really hope this kind...
Reader could have helped
Published on Jul 10th, 2003
0 comments   Your music roundtable [July 3 cover story sidebar] (http://www.readthehook.com/issues/0226) had great promise, but you should have included at least one consumer– one listener– one...
Bright Beginnings works for me
Published on Jul 3rd, 2003
0 comments I would like to respond to the Fearless Consumer's article in last week's edition on the Bright Beginnings Day Care at Mill Creek [June 26: "Bright Beginnings: Violations galore vex center"] (http://...
How natural can Klugeville be?
Published on Jul 3rd, 2003
0 comments I am writing in regard to a comment attributed to Bill Moses (husband of Patricia Kluge) in the June 26 news story, "Sour grapes, Neighbors fermenting over Kluge plan," (http://www.readthehook.com/...
Leave better half alone
Published on Jun 26th, 2003
0 comments Regarding your June 12 article, "Not Colin: Downtown's unsung backer," (http://www.readthehook.com/93598/news-not-colin-downtowns-unsung-backer) about Dorothy and Colin Rolph: How quickly you forget...