Rick Moore (host) talks with Jane Kulow (part of Albemarle County Public Schools parent council), Chelsea Henderson (part of Monticello High School student council), and Ryan Shell (social studies at Albemarle High School) about the Albemarle County Public Schools budget, and how it will effect the schools in Virginia, in general. Albemarle County will be having a 4 x 4 schedule next year due to budget cuts, and many are opposed to it because it might affect the quality of education. Also, other programs will be cut to save money.
Anne Williams hosted Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion at The Sound Studios this afternoon before their show at The Paramount Theater. They played a few songs, too. Check out the videos at youtube.com/WNRNradio.
Filmakers Meghan Eckman and Christopher Hlad join Coy Barefoot to talk about their documentary on a special place where people park their cars on the Corner. The Parking Lot Movie examines the attendants as they mete out a unique kind of justice while monitoring the many vehicles that use the lot daily. The film will be shown at the South by Southwest Festival next month, and will have its premiere in Charlottesville at the Paramount Theatre on March 27th, 8pm.
County Executive Bob Tucker (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Albemarle County Executive Bob Tucker joined Coy Barefoot on Thursday to discuss his proposed $293.8 million budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2010. Lower revenues have translated into a budget that is 3.4% less than the current year. A public hearing on the budget will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Lane Auditorium beginning at 6:00 PM.
Quentin Kidd, Chairman of the Government Department at Christopher Newport University joined Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot to discuss national health care and Virginia politics.
Kevin Conley, Director of Cavalier Travels , joined Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot to discuss the travel opportunities offered through Cavalier Travels, including a cruise of the Great Lakes with Coy Barefoot.
Supervisors Ann Mallek and Dennis Rooker at the February 25, 2010 meeting of the Board of Supervisors (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis Rooker joins Coy Barefoot to talk about U.Va baseball, the county’s budget for next year, the importance of the school system, and the ramifications of adjusting the composite index to obtain more money for the schools. Will city-county cooperation be affected? Find out what Rooker’s thoughts are in this podcast.
John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute joined Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot to discuss the lifetime achievement awarded that was given to him by the University of Georgia.
Central Virginia has always been known for its fascinating inhabitants. This six-session series featured: Dr. Thomas Walker, discoverer of the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky; James Monroe, forgotten hero of the American Revolution; Dolley Madison, our nation’s first "First Lady"; Claudius Crozet who built the world’s longest railroad tunnel; Ben Ficklin, founder of the Pony Express; Cyrus McCormick who invented the reaper; the "Moon Ghost" who haunted southern Albemarle; self-made millionaire Samuel Miller; Maud Coleman Woods, "America’s Most Beautiful Blonde"; lunatic and philanthropist Archie Chaloner; Congressional Medal winner Frank Peregoy; and "Anastasia," the Romanov family pretender who once convinced the world!
In this podcast Rick looks at the twists and turns of "Anastasia’s" life — her journey from a Berlin asylum to No. 35 University Circle in Charlottesville, Virginia — have fascinated the world for decades. The questions seem insurmountable: How had she escaped a Bolshevik firing squad? How had she escaped a Russia ripped to shreds by civil war? Chronically plagued by ill health and a fluctuating disposition, "Anastasia" consistently maintained her ersatz identity. Whether she was using the name Madame Tchaikovsky, or Anna Manahan, her claim remained the same. She said she wasHer Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, improbable survivor of a royal dynasty and rightful heiress to all remaining monies and holdings that had belonged to her father, Csar Nicolas II of Russia.
Join us again next Thursday when Rick returns with the life of Tech. Sgt. Frank Dabney Peregoy. Born in Nelson County and raised in Charlottesville, Peregoy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the Charlottesville City Armory on June 4, 1945.
