Fleeced by the Barbour 2: Charlottesville’s commercial real estate assessment racket

Previously, we documented Charlottesville’s outrageous residential over-assessments wherein scores of City property owners have been paying dramatically higher real estate taxes than they should...

Let them eat cake: Perriello health care plan to starve constituents?

Virginia’s 5th District Congressman, Democrat Tom Perriello, is a silver-tongued snake oil salesman if ever there was one. He could sell ice to an...

Jawing with Jay: Rob Schilling interviewed on religion, politics and faith

Charlottesville, Virginia, where “Democrat” is the religion and government is the “church”—a likely place for a frank discussion of faith’s intersection with politics? That depends...

Soaked: Ratepayers underwrite RWSA $5k gift to Rivanna Conservation Society

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Times must be flush at the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA). At their June 22, 2010 board meeting, the embattled authority (infamously known for...

Phoenix rising: Banned Albemarle high school editorial re-published

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Ellie Leech's editorial, Student's P.E. Groans Might Be Warranted, was too hot for publication in Albemarle High School's (AHS) student newspaper, The Revolution. The...

Open trough: Charlottesville City’s $360M “free” lunch

Charlottesville City’s Director of Disinformation, Ric Barrick, is at it again. This time he’s promising something that never has existed: a “free” lunch. Barrick deceptively...

Belmont blues: Embattled residents respond to Daily Progress reporting omissions

In an ongoing effort to provide a "voice to the voiceless" in Charlottesville, The Schilling Show Blog and News has committed to publishing materials...

Tea with Tom: Tea Party “Right to Redress” rally at Perriello’s office

The Jefferson Area Tea Party will be holding a "Right to Redress" rally at the Charlottesville office of Congressman Tom Perriello, 313...

Breaking news: Arizona immigration law coming to Virginia?

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Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chair, Corey Stewart, today announced the "Virginia Rule of Law Act" on WINA's The Schilling Show. The Act, essentially...

Guest editorial: An open letter to the “Tea Partiers” of Virginia’s Fifth District

An Open Letter to the “Tea Partiers” of Virginia’s Fifth District by James Curtis Dear colleagues, I have a piece of good news for you and some...