Letters
LETTER- Coyotes deserve habitats too
Published on May 14th, 2009
0 comments Looks like our tourism motto is changing to "Welcome to Albemarle– where if it runs wild and doesn't look like a poodle, kill it... if it doesn't look enough like NoVA, pave it." ["Invasion of...
LETTER- You can coexist with coyotes
Published on May 14th, 2009
0 comments Despite the unpleasant welcome mat rolled out for Albemarle County's newest inhabitants ["Invasion of the doggy snatchers? Uptick in area coyote sightings has residents nervous," April 23...
LETTER- Coyote ugly: the pictures, that is
Published on May 14th, 2009
0 comments I was really disappointed in your article on coyotes ["Invasion of the doggy snatchers? Uptick in area coyote sightings has residents nervous," April 23.] What purpose was served by showing multiple...
LETTER- Sometimes, the best advice is none
Published on Apr 30th, 2009
0 comments I enjoyed Turner Hay's back-page story, ["ESSAY- A plea: Don't ask this UVA grad about his job," April 16], especially his well-placed advice to people to bag the advice. It brought back memories....
LETTER- New reservoir would waste water
Published on Apr 23rd, 2009
0 comments In her letter, ["Give thanks for higher water rates," April 9], Diane LaSauce welcomes the higher price for water that she claims is "the only way to draw attention to water conservation." Ms....
LETTER- <i>Senior</i> had every right to exist in Arizona
Published on Apr 23rd, 2009
0 comments I am the founder and publisher of Senior Magazine in Arizona and have spoken with Ted Richards although briefly ["Senior Magazine: Garrett mystery solved?" April 22, 2008.] He should remember me but...
LETTER- Jumbo crosswalks increase danger
Published on Apr 16th, 2009
0 comments I am really not surprised after seeing the many articles about pedestians being hit, and in some instances killed by automobiles in the city and surrounding areas. [Avon accident: No charges expected...
LETTER- Slutzky has earned his rebuke
Published on Apr 9th, 2009
0 comments David Slutzky deserves the ire of his constituents for trying to raise taxes during a recession. ["Supervise this! Shop owner displays anti-Slutzky sign," online March 25; print March 26] As a small...
LETTER- Slutzky should buy his own pizza, beer
Published on Apr 9th, 2009
0 comments I applaud Tom Shaw's stance on declaring his property a "Dave Slutzky Free Zone." ["Supervise this! Shop owner displays anti-Slutzky sign," online March 25; print March 26] Mr. Slutzky was very...
LETTER- Give thanks for higher water rates
Published on Apr 9th, 2009
6 comments As a long-time resident of Albemarle County, I am delighted that water prices are rising. ["County to sell less water, hike rates 12+%," online March 19; print March 26] Finally, people residing here...
LETTER- Tenant has the right to shower alone
Published on Apr 9th, 2009
0 comments I enjoyed your article ["The Tough Customer- Open door policy: Towel-clad woman traumatized," March 26] This was good to learn, and I will never let Associated Brokers Realty manage any of my...
LETTER- Top Ten uses for Halsey's Landmark hotel
Published on Mar 19th, 2009
0 comments It's been lately to the point of becoming hackneyed that crisis is a chance for opportunity; case in point being the Landmark hotel [March 12 news, "Hotel default: Bank sues Minor over Landmark loan...
LETTER- Govt. goons would love Neanderthals
Published on Mar 12th, 2009
0 comments I enjoyed Ronald Bailey's [March 5] essay, "Neanderthal rights: Payback for our ancestors' genocide of them?" He informs us, raises questions, and finally hits us with his comedic conclusion that we...
LETTER- Checkpoints work regardless of arrests
Published on Mar 5th, 2009
1 comments I consider the Hook to be the best weekly in Charlottesville. I like your thoughtful and forward-looking reporting and editorial policy (not to mention your excellent movie reviews). Therefore I was...
LETTER- As economy worsens, we may grow our own
Published on Feb 19th, 2009
0 comments The February 12 cover storyHOOK COVER Lisa Provence's February 12 article, "Surviving the Depression: True tales of the 1930s,"was a well-presented retrospective of those difficult times and gave me...
LETTER- Give calamari man his due
Published on Feb 12th, 2009
0 comments Like many diners around town, I've been a fan of Adam Beckel's cooking for a long time. From his work at the Clifton Inn, to Fellini's, to Hamilton's, and now Zynedoa, he has cooked some of...
LETTER- Developers need to get on a bus
Published on Feb 12th, 2009
4 comments In [the February 5 cover story: "King of the Road: The unstoppable Wendell Wood"], Wendell Wood compares land buying to eating a pie: "You take one piece, then you come back and take another, then...
LETTER- Rall biased and unaware
Published on Feb 5th, 2009
0 comments The following line by Ted Rall in the January 29 issue [Essay:
LETTER- Hooray for Ted Rall
Published on Feb 5th, 2009
0 comments Congratulations for publishing
LETTER- Scholars, parents smeared by story
Published on Jan 29th, 2009
0 comments I have pretty much come to terms with The Hook's one-sided coverage of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. However, I draw the line at Lisa Provence's uninformed and unwarranted insult of two...
LETTER- Rehab coulda saved money, history
Published on Jan 29th, 2009
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LETTER- Dad deserved better
Published on Jan 22nd, 2009
1 comments As the daughter of Mr. James Wyatt who was robbed [December 25 news: "Home invasion: Man tells of terror on Cleveland Ave."], I would like to add that this man worked as a volunteer for the Obama...
LETTER- Perriello wasn't smug
Published on Jan 22nd, 2009
0 comments [Re: December 25 news: "Recount complete, Perriello officially defeats Goode"]: A lot of us who voted saw the obvious. Vrigil Goode was so smug. He also chose to renege on the scheduled debate which...
LETTER- Handsome O'Connell deserves looser imagery
Published on Jan 15th, 2009
1 comments The infamous coverHOOK COVER Sorry, but both the photo on the cover and the main photo for the cover story are ridiculous. [December 18 cover story: "Person of the Year: Gary O'Connell– The...
LETTER- 1967 murder: when we all lost our innocence
Published on Dec 25th, 2008
0 comments [Re: "Finally solved? Woman arrested for 1967 double murder," online December 12; in print December 18]: I was 11 years old when this crime was committed, when Staunton lost its innocence. Through...
LETTER- 30 years is enough
Published on Dec 18th, 2008
0 comments "Make it last" is a part of the code of conduct for green living that pertains to possessions. Unfortunately, this maxim is being ignored by the officials who plan to junk our main water supply...
LETTER- <i>Hook</i> humiliated amorous old men
Published on Dec 4th, 2008
3 comments The Hook did a bad thing. Shame on the Hook for gratuitously publishing the pictures of two unfortunate senior citizens found allegedly having oral sex in a car in Staunton [November 13: "Wal-Mart...
LETTER- It's not religion that creates generosity
Published on Dec 4th, 2008
2 comments The [November 20] essay, Sky Big Brother: Does religion make people nicer? by Ronald Bailey reviews an article by two researchers that found religion encourages generosity and honesty. The...
LETTER- UVA can afford to lose a billion
Published on Dec 4th, 2008
0 comments In defense of UVIMCO (and, by extension, the "Yale" model) [November 20 cover story: "Missing billion: how UVA's investment strategy worked... until it didn't"], the paper value of the endowment has...
LETTER- Graveyard allegations preceded witnesses, bulldozing
Published on Nov 20th, 2008
0 comments Dave McNair's column, "Sacred ground? Ridge Street sale raises the dead," was– like all of his others– well reported and well written. Unfortunately, however, a quote he included puts me...