Month: May 2010

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Charlottesville Right Now: 5-17-10 Bob Holsworth

Bob Holsworth of Virginia Tomorrow joined Coy to discuss Virginia politics. This week on the show:

  • UVA attorneys continue to fight Attorney General Ken Cucinelli’s request for information on papers from the former state climatologist. What does this mean for academic freedom? Bob and Coy discuss.
  • What’s the relationship between stripping and the potential privatization of Virginia’s ABC stores? Bob explains.
  • A look at Virginia’s new transportation secretary, Sean Connaughton,
  • The Virginian-Pilot reported this week about a major conflict of interest regarding the head of Virginia’s National Guard



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Preview of the 2010 Midterm Congressional Elections

Isaac Wood

Isaac Wood

Isaac Wood, House Race Editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, previewed the 2010 midterm elections for Congress that will take place in November.  Mr Wood spoke at the May 12, 2010 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. The meeting was held at The Charlottesville Senior Center. Following the presentation, questions were taken from the audience. The program was moderated by SSV board member Bill Davis.

Virginia will be a key battleground as Republicans try to take back the House, with a "toss-up" race right here in the Fifth District where Tom Perriello eked out the closest victory in the nation in 2008 and a handful of other House races across the state which will decide which party controls Congress next year.

Isaac Wood is the House Race Editor of Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. He has been quoted in a variety of news publications and broadcasts, including NPR and TIME, and served as an off-air analyst for the BBC’s election night coverage in 2008.

Isaac produces, edits, and composes weekly articles which analyze the political climate and predict electoral outcomes for Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a political analysis web site and newsletter created by Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato. His areas of expertise are Virginia politics and U.S. House elections.

Prior to joining the Center for Politics, Isaac held political internships on Capitol Hill and in North Carolina and worked for several Virginia political campaigns. He earned a B.A. with distinction in Government and Economics from the University of Virginia, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.

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A look at Charlottesville’s Dialogue on Race

On May 16, Rick Moore (host) talked with Brenda Lambert and Dion Lewis and Sean McCord about Charlottesville’s Dialogue on Race. The event’s mission is to to discuss race, racism and diversity while identifying problems and proposing solutions and paths to action. Categories such as education, the economy, culture, the work place, and more were included. Visit the website if you are interested in taking action.

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Charlottesville Right Now: 5-14-10 Candace Smith

Architect and former county Architectural Review Board member Candace Smith responded to the Free Enterprise Forum’s critical “Eye of the Beholder” report on the ARB and discussed requirements for the design of local buildings.

Neil Williamson, the executive director of the Free Enterprise Forum, was Coy’s guest on May 10, 2010.