Year of the rat February 2008


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Art in Charlottesville:
Slavery's Legacy on the Wall

Documentation:
The Photographer as Customs Inspector: Judgment Mars the Focus

Blasts from the Past:
'Chicago 10' and the Revolution of 1969's 'Medium Cool'

Race Matters:
Pullman Porters Helped Others Reach Their Destination

Ragged Mountain Reservoir:
Reservoir dogged: A $142 million boondoggle?

Criminal Justice:
New High In U.S. Prison Numbers

William F. Buckley Jr.:
Rapier Wit Of the Right

Political Economy:
An Upside for the Middle Class

Gun Control:
Gun Rules May Be Eased in U.S. Parks

U.S. Supreme Court:
At the High Court, Damage Control

Virginia General Assembly:
Area residents defend drug court

Animal Husbandry:
A Crozet catamount or just crazy talk?

Hacking:
Security Code Easy Hack for UVa Student

Weapons Technology:
Spy Satellite's Downing Shows a New U.S. Weapon Capability

U.S. Supreme Court:
What do you sue for a drunken sailor?

In Memoriam:
William F. Buckley Jr.: Erudite Voice of the Conservative Movement

Right to Organize:
DHS Withdraws Bid to Curb Union Rights

Political Economy:
Time for Wall Street to Pay

Right to Privacy:
Hazardous to Your Privacy?

Political Economy:
Cuomo Near Deal On Home Appraisals

Political Economy:
Mobilization for Globalization

Political Economy:
Door Could Open To Class Actions

University of Virginia:
UVa 'SexFest' a mixture of the serious, whimsical

Blast from the Past:
Historical group's forum, film recalls city during Vietnam era

Media 2008:
Danish newspapers republish Prophet cartoon

RWSA:
RWSA obtains permit for new dam

Animal Husbandry:
Gray wolves to lose endangered status

Charlottesville City Schools:
City School Exchange Program Shelved

Political Economy:
Victory Near for Utilties in Kansas Coal Battle

Letters to the Editor:
Uriah Fields Eulogizes Johnnie R. Carr

Living in Texas:
The last of the Wildcatters

Religion in America:
It's Not Your Father's Religious Right

Religion in America:
I'm an Evangelical -- and a Liberal. Really.

Living in America:
Immigrants Are Transforming Some Surprising Parts of America

Animal Husbandry:
Cat-Lovers and Bird-Lovers Fight over N.J. Beach

Government Service:
Refusing to Give Up On the Foreign Service

In Memoriam:
Mike Davis

Civil Society:
Buyer Beware: Unsold Homes Are Often 'Re-listed'

Civil Society:
A Man's Home Is His Castle, and He Can Defend It

Living in New York:
Naked Cowboy Wrangles an M&M in Times Square

Freedom of Expression:
Measure Tabled Over Unions' Free-Speech Concerns

Living in Virginia:
Hints of Change in the Heart of Virginia

USA at War:
The Man on Both Sides of Air War Debate

Transportation:
Derailing Economic Growth

Political Economy:
Buffett Unveils Proposal To Bail Out Bond Insurers

Criminal Justice:
Goodbye to Old Sparky

Toyland:
In the Online Playground, Barbie's Doing the Chasing

University of Virginia:
Cleaning up the plant in our backyard

Letters to the Editor:
Paul Gaston Comments on Firing of Gene Nichol of W&M

RWSA:
Green groups splinter over water plan

U.S. Supreme Court:
The Court squints at America's elderly federal employees

Love and Marriage:
Three, or More, Is Never a Crowd

Letters to the Editor:
Ginger Greene in South Africa

Living in France:
French Women Don't Get Fat and Do Get Lucky

Animal Husbandry:
Elk Herds Upsetting Ecosystems In Parks

Homeland Security:
Moussaoui Deprived of Constitutional Rights, Attorneys Say

Environmental Matters:
More Than Tissues in a Box of Kleenex

Mental Health:
Many Not Sick Enough for Services

Censorship:
Two Guys and a Chick Set Off Tiff Over School Library Policy

Higher Ed:
W&M: Getting What They Paid For

Higher Ed:
W&M President's Exit Prompts Anger, Relief

Race Matters:
PBS's 'Banished' Exposes the Tainted Past of Three White Enclaves

Race Matters:
A 'Klan Room' Filled With Relics, but Empty of Import

Housing:
Has the Boom Gone Bust?

Higher Education:
William and Mary President Resigns

Albemarle County Schools:
Schools to Charge for Rides?

Intellect in America:
Call Me a Snob, but Really, We're a Nation of Dunces

NAACP:
NAACP Celebration of Founder's Day a Success!

Political Economy:
Legislation Aimed at Immigrants Protested

Political Economy:
Failure In Need of A Theory

Political Economy:
King's Dream Deferred, One More Victim of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Performance Enhancement:
Everyone Plays in the Blame Game

History Matters:
Lincoln's Roots Reach Into the Shenandoah Valley

Performance Enhancement:
In Attempt to Clear the Air, Hurler May Have Clouded Legacy

Performance Enhancement:
Untruth Be Told

Historic Landmarks:
S. Korea Mourns Landmark Lost to Arson

Performance Enhancement:
On Capitol Hill, Clemens Denies Steroid Use

Media Humor:
Newspapers

Mental Health:
Proposals to Force More Involuntary Treatment Stir Debate

University of Virginia:
Casteen: UVa weathering economic woes

University of Virginia:
Some faculty bristle at emergency memo

Charlottesville City Schools:
Edwards pursuer pursued by police

Homeland Security:
Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches

Death Matters:
Northern Virginia Trails State in Deaths, Report Says

Albemarle County Schools:
Gun Discovery at Walton Nets 2nd Arrest

The Internet:
Spies' Battleground Turns Virtual

Media 2008:
Cartoonists to Protest Lack of Color in the Comics

Media 2008:
CNN Hits The Wall for the Election

Transitions:
Knight Resigns at Texas Tech

Personal Values:
Why Voters Play Follow-the-Leader

University of Virginia:
UVa dean seeking to improve 'dismal' black enrollments

Housing:
More than 125 city residents back housing relief

Albemarle County Schools:
One arrested after gun found at Walton

Evolution:
Languages and species evolve in surprisingly similar ways

City of Charlottesville:
City weighs guidelines for proffers

Generations:
The Boomers Had Their Day. Make Way for the Millennials.

Renewable Energy:
Five Myths About Earth-Friendly Energy

Housing:
Zip Code 'Redlining': A Sweeping View of Risk

Honoring the Confederacy:
Klan hijacks a symbol of heritage

Housing:
Mayor pushes housing fund

Virginia General Assembly:
Bag a pet cat, go to prison

Political Economy:
U.S. Loses Jobs For First Time In Five Years

The Internet:
TSA's Happy Talk Turns Ugly

The Internet:
Enough About Pollution Regulations; Here's a Riff on Amy Winehouse

Living in France:
Sarkozy, Bruni Decry Ad Spoofing Presumed Marital Plans

Organized Religion:
NFL Pulls Plug On Big-Screen Church Parties For Super Bowl

Political Economy:
Canadian Mill Towns Pay For U.S. Housing Collapse

Love and Marriage:
The Envoy & His Navel Liaison

Calendar 2008:
Community Historical & Political Events for February