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Investigative reporter Aram Roston is the author of The Man who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi. He joins Coy Barefoot on the March 25 edition of WINAvDj(tm)s CharlottesvillevDj”Right Now to talk about the rise of the former mathematician who Roston claims engineered U.S. policy by rigorously lobbying for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot for a weekly growth and development update.This week, BrianvDj(tm)s visit to Rose Hill Drive was greeted with two pies from teacher Cathy Carson, proving that Tuesday has in fact become pie day. Carson describes the pies, one of which she baked herself and one came from the Wayside Deli, and describes what makes a good pie.
After a tasting, Brian and Coy discuss:
When the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted the Pantops Master Plan on March 17, 2008, one of the discussion points was whether to remove a 77-acre parcel of land from the CountyvDj(tm)s designated growth area into the rural area.V On a 4-2 vote, the Board decided to proceed with that action. However, they did so against the will of landowner Clara Belle Wheeler. Wheeler joined Coy Barefoot a few days after the vote to vent her frustration.
Hawes Spencer, publisher of the Hook, joins Coy Barefoot each Friday on WINAvDj(tm)s vDjnjCharlottesvillevDj”Right Now!vDjkj to talk about the week in news. On the Friday March 21 edition:
Nancy Damon is the Executive Director of the Virginia Festival of the Book, which kicks off this week here in Charlottesville. Two special programs kick off the Festival on Tuesday night and hundreds of events run through Sunday, March 30. This year the program also will be guest blogged by several area bloggers.
Amanda Walters is a social statistician at the Weldon Cooper CentervDj(tm)s Demographic and Workforce Section at the University of Virginia, an an alumnna of UVa. She joins Coy Barefoot on WINAvDj(tm)s vDjnjCharlottesvillevDj”Right Now!vDjkj to talk about her article in the CentervDj(tm)s new publication Stat Chat which examines the demographics of American veterans.
David McWilliams is the author of The Pope’s Children: The Irish Economic Triumph and the Rise of Ireland’s New Elite. Ireland’s baby boom happened two generations after America’s, and McWilliams became intrigued with the vast economic shift that occurred in his home country while he was away. He joined Coy Barefoot on the St. Patrick’s Day edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss.
Local real estate blogger and Realtor Jim Duncan joins Coy Barefoot on vDjnjWINAvDj(tm)s CharlottesvillevDj”Right Now!vDjkj to talk about the current state of the market. Duncan also expresses his concern about the decision by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to advertise a three-cent increase on the CountyvDj(tm)s property tax rate.
Jennifer Gullette of James Madison’s Montpelier joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the fourth president’s 257th birthday. The home is slowly being restored to the way it was in 1809, part of a $24 million project. Two years ago, the new facade was unveiled to the public.
Jennifer Niesllein is the editor and publisher of Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers. She joins Coy Barefoot on “WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the new issue. Author Sari Weston writes about vaccines in an article called Needles and the Damage Done. The magazine is also looking for submissions.
This week on Brian Wheeler’s growth and development update:
Tom Frederick, Executive Director of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, joins Coy Barefoot on WINAvDj(tm)s vDjnjCharlottesvillevDj”Right Now!vDjkj to answer questions about the Community Water Supply Plan adopted by the City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Last week, Hook publisher and editor Hawes Spencer questioned the plan, and in this podcast Frederick responds.The interview also covers FrederickvDj(tm)s engineering background, a history of the RWSA, and FrederickvDj(tm)s defense of the Plan. Frederick also responds to soundbites collected by Charlottesville Tomorrow of Plan critics such as Kevin Lynch and Rich Collins. Hawes Spencer also phones in towards the end, as does Don Wagner of the Albemarle County Service Authority and Kevin Lynch.
Read Charlottesville TomorrowvDj(tm)s coverage on the water supply plan, as well as the HookvDj(tm)s latest article.