All Entries in the "Government and Governance" Category
World of (Agnor) Hurt: President Obama, same-sex marriage promoted by Albemarle County Elementary School?
In today’s highly charged political environment, government schools theoretically should be bastions of political non-partisanship. In Albemarle County, as in most Virginia school divisions, there are policies in place to prevent political indoctrination of students. Yet once again, Albemarle County’s enacted guidelines have failed to assuage concerned parents and protect vulnerable children from blatant political [...]
Guest editorial: The unforgiving minute
The Unforgiving Minute By Hank Martin I judge the two preeminent interviews that Rob has completed as of late, to be the ones with Michael Del Rosso and Jim Patterson. In both, the guests made it more than copiously clear, that in the face of America’s current narcissism, where we seem totally captivated with either [...]
Guest editorial: Charlottesville City Council’s plan to give away 20 percent of Oakwood Cemetery
(Note: This is an open letter to Charlottesville City Council from guest editorialist Antoinette W. Roades) To: Members of Charlottesville City Council From: Antoinette W. Roades Date: 1 May 2012 Re: Your plan to give away 20 percent of Oakwood Cemetery Given City practice over the last few years, what you are poised to do [...]
Bad MoJo: Library of Virginia slaps Maurice Jones over Barrick cover-up scandal
In the wake of a recent Schilling Show exposé into institutional corruption within Charlottesville City Hall, a new problem has emerged for Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones. Immediately upon the release of investigative findings implicating (now former) Charlottesville Communications Director, Ric Barrick, in a public bid-rigging and cover-up scandal, Barrick resigned his $95,000 per year [...]
Guest editorial: An open letter to Albemarle County and Charlottesville City Planning Commissions
Guest editorial: An open letter to Albemarle County and Charlottesville City Planning Commissions By Charles Battig, MD With both an engineering and medical background, my views are science and validated-results based. They are more oriented with F. A. Hayek and “The Fatal Conceit,” than with American Planning Association dogma. None of my comments are intended [...]
Judy, Judy, Judy: Mueller leaving Charlottesville Public Works?
Sources deep within the bowels of City Hall have revealed the pending retirement of long-time Charlottesville Public Works director, Judith Mueller. A former assistant director of public works in Virginia Beach, Mueller assumed her Charlottesville position in 1985. Mrs. Mueller’s rumored replacement is Lance Stewart, Charlottesville City’s current Facilities Maintenance Manager. You heard it first [...]
Our Titanic Government: Rob Schilling speaks at Tea Party rally
Schilling Show host, Rob Schilling, delivers searing remarks at the Jefferson Area Tea Party Tax Day Rally, held April 16, 2012 on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. In his comments, entitled, “Our Titanic Government,” Schilling references the arrogance and ignorance surrounding America’s impending financial doom. Kristin Szakos, Dennis Rooker, David Toscano, Dave Norris, and Tom Perriello are [...]
Cats and the cradle: Norris pleads relief for sore felines, ignores barbaric institutional infanticide
Charlottesville City Councilor Dave Norris boldly has raised his voice in opposition to procedural testing on cats being conducted at the University of Virginia. Norris, a pro-abortion Democrat, joined about 25 protesters at an April 12 rally on University Grounds to call for an end to feline intubation. This procedure allows medical residents to practice [...]
Righteous red pen 2 report: Trimming $14M of fat and waste from Albemarle County’s budget
Far from being cut to the marrow, or even trimmed to the bone, a fundamental review of Albemarle County’s 2012-2013 proposed budget reveals a document laden with political lard, fat handouts, and gratuitous, meaty spending proposals. Following an exposé chronicling Charlottesville City’s profligate misspending, Albemarle County is the target of the “red pen 2” report—suggestions [...]
Righteous red pen report: Cutting $13M from Charlottesville City’s bloated budget
Despite ongoing annual proclamations that Charlottesville City Government is cash starved, a cursory analysis of the city’s proposed 2012-13 Operating & Capital Budget shows that nothing could be further from the truth. This year, Charlottesville City Hall is “swimming in cash”—as it has been for the last decade and beyond, running up cumulative surpluses in [...]
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