Introducing IMPACT: I’m Paying Additional County/City/Commonwealth Taxes
IMPACT is a resource for the terminally undertaxed. It provides an opportunity for citizens to pay additional taxes.
WHY IMPACT?
In these difficult economic times,...
Transparent, schmansparent: City spokesman stonewalls sources of information
Charlottesville City spokesman, Ric Barrick, is paid a pretty penny in order to take the heat off of cowardly councilors, doltish department heads, and...
Love for sale: Norris, Szakos pimp-out Charlottesville City Hall to DNC
Americans rightly revere their government buildings as sacrosanct. Unlike Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Red China and other despotic dynasties, our government structures purportedly belong to...
Deeds speaks! Breaks silence on Bell’s “Composite Index” budget amendment
At the behest of the Albemarle County School Board, Delegate Rob Bell (R-57) has proposed amending Virginia's state budget in order to better reflect...
If at first you don’t deceive, lie, lie again: Charlottesville City spokesman denies, then...
Much as been made by Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris and his downtown cronies regarding a commitment to open and transparent government—but actions speak louder...
Breaking News: Virginia’s 5th Congressional District to get another GOP contender?
A field of seven GOP contenders is poised to grow to eight as 40-year-old Albemarle County resident, Scott Schultz, prepares to enter Virginia's 5th...
Guest Editorial: Striptease Christmas show at Bel Rio
Striptease Christmas Show at Bel Rio
by: Kimber Hawkey, Charles Gendrot, Alison Ruffner, Janet Hatcher, Jennifer Braverman, Stan Braverman, Megan Vail, Jonathan Lawrence Braverman,...
Breaking news: Albemarle County schools to take $7M hit?
Governor Bob McDonnell has reversed a budget decision by predecessor Tim Kaine, which could leave a gap of up to $7 million in Albemarle...
5th District candidate forum: Importance of the 10th Amendment
With an aggregation of seven GOP candidates vying to unseat Democrat Tom Perriello in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, narrowing the field may be difficult...
iPods and laptops and junkets, oh my! Local schools swimming in cash
In the midst of another budget season, weekly we endure administrators, school board members, teachers, students, and parents complaining about unfathomable shortfalls in local...