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Refusal of Service:
Photographer Refused to Shoot Gay Ceremony

Letters to the Editor:
Ned Michie Endorses Parkway Land Deal

Civil Society:
America's apartheid mentality toward the world

Political Humor:
It's Funny How Funny Just the Facts Can Be

Privacy in America:
Pr. William Supervisor Backs Funding Police Cameras

University of Virginia:
Show-and-Tell Becomes Public Art

Agricultural Economics:
Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming

Agricultural Economics:
Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars

U.S. Supreme Court:
High Court Upholds Indiana Law On Voter ID

Homeland Security:
From Chief Prosecutor To Critic at Guantanamo

Agricultural Economics:
Emptying the Breadbasket

Living in Louisiana:
American Alligators

Immigration:
N.Va. Hit With Cost Of School Migration

Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority:
Plan Dredges Up Old Arguments

Organized Religion:
Reverend Wright's Words Stir Debate on His Creed

Organized Religion:
An Unusual Prosecution of a Way of Life

Blast from the Past:
At Columbia, Remembering a Revolution

Political Economy:
The New Economics of Hunger

Privacy in America:
The Wrong Way To Carry Out Video Surveillance in D.C.

Civil Society:
Suit Against Smithsonian Executive Dismissed

Animal Husbandry:
T. Rex Closer to Gizzards Than Lizards

USA at War:
What the Family Would Let You See, the Pentagon Obstructs

Political Economy:
Blame Women for the Pay Gap

Political Economy:
Seven Myths of Energy Independence

USA at War:
What the shifting of generals bodes for Afghanistan and Iraq.

Criminal Justice:
After Court Ruling, States to Proceed With Executions

Living in Louisiana:
Midwest rain forces opening of spillway

Political Economy:
Food Crisis Is Depicted As 'Silent Tsunami'

Political Humor:
Sharp Edge, Lethal Aim: Chris Rock Brings the Pain to D.C.

University of Virginia:
UVa to Warn of Mental Illness Signs

Organized Religion:
Tex. Compound Was Considered A 'Holy Land'

Conceptual Art:
Yale Senior's 'Abortion Art' Whips Up Debate, Protests

Pope Benedict XVI:
Pontiff Prays With Sex Abuse Victims

Blast from the Past:
Former '60s Radical Is Now Considered Mainstream in Chicago

Freedom of Expression:
Paying the Fiddler Over Celebration of Jefferson's Birth

Criminal Justice:
Escort Service Boss Found Guilty

Gun Control:
Va. Issues 60% More Permits for Guns

Military Matters:
Waivers for Recruits With Convictions Rise

Environment Matters:
Green for a Day, but Then Comes Tomorrow

Education Matters:
Proposed Special-Ed Change Assailed

Living in Baltimore:
Back from the brink

Creative Writing:
Nature Writer by Day, Heartthrob by Night

The Internet:
The defection of a prized chef is a worrying portent

Political Economy:
The intriguing relationship between height and income

Charlottesville City Schools:
Greenbrier Elementary leading the ESL way

Meadowcreek Parkway:
Schools likely to OK land deal

Meadowcreek Parkway:
Board delays school land decision

Living in Charlottesville:
Interfaith group says much work needed to help end homelessness

The Israel Lobby:
Jewish Liberals to Launch a Counterpoint to AIPAC

Development:
UVa Students Learn About Land Preservation

Letters to the Editor:
Liz Kutchai Comments on Architectural Preservation

Criminal Justice:
Child Rape Tests Limits Of Death Penalty

Justice Antonin Scalia:
Church, State Not Always Separate

Education Matters:
Randolph College Class Trip to the Chicken Ranch

Letters to the Editor:
Daniel Bluestone Deplores Design of Planned Graduate Center

Library of Congress:
Re-Created Library Speaks Volumes About Jefferson

Civil Society:
The Folly Of Measuring Character By Race

Civil Society:
Behavioral Study on Students Stirs Debate

Living in Charlottesville:
Chief Longo tours pedestrian shortfalls

Freedom of Expression:
Free Speech, Free Nation

Freedom of Religion:
Texas Takes More Than 400 Children From Sect

Immigration:
Detainee Program Strains Va. Jail

Freedom of Speech:
Free Speech Center Releases Dubious 'Muzzle' Awards

Faith Matters:
Pastor and Prophet

Education Matters:
No Child Left Behind Act Needs Fixing, NEA Chief Tells Aspiring Teachers at UVa

Political Economy:
Despite Growing Bad Rap, NAFTA a Net Plus, Experts Say

Living in D.C.:
A Capital City With the Devil in the Details?

Political Economy:
Payrolls Fell The Most In 5 Years Last Month

Political Economy:
5 Myths About NAFTA

Media 2008:
Networks Say Live TV Is at Stake in Fox Decency Case

Organized Religion:
Court Ruling Boosts Breakaway Churches

Housing:
City to Provide Funding Boost for Mixed-Income Development

Chris Bliss:
Comic Juggles Performance, Activism

Letters to the Editor:
Rey Barry Comments on Airport Security

Who's Your City?:
Home Is Where the Paycheck Is

Privacy in America:
Provocative Blog Spawns Its Anti-Blog in Pr. William

Privacy in America:
Every Click You Make

Martin Luther King, Jr.:
The Other Side of the Mountaintop

Meadowcreek Parkway:
VDOT Wants CHS Land for Parkway

Meadowcreek Parkway:
Interchange Faces Funding Gap

Blast from the Past:
How Dr. King Snatched Success in Charlottesville

Letters to the Editor:
Joan Schatzman Questions Airport Security

Transitions:
After 31 years, Gibson leaves Daily Progress

Progress Through Technology:
Electronic Pickpocket Stoppers

Homeland Security:
Environmental Laws to Be Waived for Fence

Freedom of Expression:
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases

Freedom of Expression:
Judge strikes down ban on alcohol ads in college papers

Shrub Time:
Memo: Laws Didn't Apply to Interrogators

Political Internet:
Campaign.USA

Calendar 2008:
Community Historical & Political Events for April