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Over 4,000 rally for Barack Obama in Charlottesville

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On October 29, 2007, more than four thousand people braved the cool night and paid $29 to cram into Charlottesville’s Downtown Pavilion to listen to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Illinois Senator spent about 50 minutes talking to the crowd on issues ranging from health insurance, the Iraq War, and education. He was introduced by Governor Tim Kaine, a fellow graduate of Harvard Law.

Disclaimer: There are a few technical glitches in this recording.
In this case, the audio is not totally complete, and this is the notice of that piece of information. This was done for purely technical reasons.

The Virginia Sentinal has the story, as does The Hook. For more coverage, Mandy Owen and Helena Cobban both attended as well and have reports on their sites.

Update: As noted below in the comments, C-Ville Weekly also has coverage.

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February 2005 Public Hearing on new reactors at Lake Anna

One of the very first things posted on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network was a 27-minute long documentary compiled from my interviews at a public hearing on Virginia Dominion Power’s application to build two new nuclear reactors at Lake Anna. I recorded it in February 2005.

Tomorrow night, October 24, there’s another public hearing on the same issue, again at Louisa Middle School. I won’t be able to cover it, but I hope reposting this piece will at least inform a few folks about this week’s public hearing.

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Larry Sabato suggests ways to attain A More Perfect Constitution

There are two ways to change the U.S. Constititution, according to Article 5.

First, Congress can propose amendments, which would then have to be ratified by two-thirds of the states. That’s been done 27 times since 1787. But, there’s also a provision for there to be a Constitutional Convention, something that can be done if two-thirds of state legislatures call for one. So far, that’s not been done, but U.Va Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato’s new book is perhaps the beginning of a call for one.

A More Perfect Constitution lays out 23 ideas to reform the Constitution, which Sabato says was never intended to stay static. Sabato recently appeared at the U.Va bookstore to talk about the work, which dates back his days teaching at Oxford.

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John Grisham interviews Hillary Clinton at the Paramount

On September 23, 2007, New York Senator Hillary Clinton came to Charlottesville’s Paramount Theatre to raise money for her presidential campaign. She was interviewed by Albemarle County resident and best-selling author John Grisham for about an hour before the floor was opened up to questions from the audience.

(I was assigned this story by WVTF Public Radio – check their website for the feature I filed for them)

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Bob Gibson: Charlottesville becoming a hot destination for presidential candidates

With visits scheduled this fall from Democratic presidential candidates Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama, Charlottesville has become an important destination for those seeking high-dollar donations. That’s what Bob Gibson wrote this week in the Daily Progress, and he joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about it. Bob says he hopes that when the two candidates come to visit, they’ll find time to campaign with ordinary folks as well as potential donors.

Former Governor Mark Warner, who gave up a presidential bid last year, is expected this week to announce if he will seek a run for the U.S. Senate, or if he will run for another term as Virginia’s top executive. The news that Warner may run has Republicans scrambling. Bob has that story as well.

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Senator Warner announces his retirement

On Friday, August 31, Senator John Warner announced he would not seek a sixth term in the U.S. Senate. He made his comments from the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Special thanks to the University of Virginia for providing the audio for this event. Read more at the Hook’s website as well as on The New Dominion.



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Area police announce arrest of suspect in two sexual assaults connected to the serial rapist

On August 13, 2007 at 4pm the Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, and University of Virginia Police Departments convened a press conference to announce the arrest of an Albemarle man in connection with two sexual assaultsGuv,!vDjkjone in 2002 and another in 2004. The man is also considered a prime suspect in a series of other attacks on women in Central Virginia committed since February 1997, known locally as the “serial rapist case.” Police did not give out much information beyond the basic details. Read those details and more on the Hook’s blog and on cvillenews.com. Washington’s arraignment will be on Thursday.
The main details in the case are about five minutes in. Thanks to radio producer Lydia Wilson for obtaining this audio. You can also hear Courtney Stuart of the Hook explore the details on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot.

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A visit from the Mayor of Poggio a Caiano

This is the 30th year of Charlottesville’s Sister City program, and this week a delegation from The Tuscan town of Poggio a Caiano is in town to renew ties. At the July 2nd meeting of the Charlottesville City Council, Council was addressed by Silvano Gelli, the mayor of Poggio a Caiano. He and his translator explain the significance of the link between the two cities.

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Dead Man Walking author at Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice

Sister Helen Prejean began her prison ministry in 1981, dedicating her life to the poor of New Orleans. In 1993, she wrote Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and later became an Oscar nominated film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. On April 26, Sister Helen spoke at St Thomas Aquinas church in Charlottesville. She is introduced by Father Brian Mulcahey.

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CRN: Radio host Thom Hartmann on The Radical Middle

Thom Hartman is the host of the radio program Thom Hartmann Radio Program, heard every Monday through Friday on WVAX 1450 AM from noon to 3:00 PM. Coy asks Thom about the charge that “Liberals hate America” and discusses the state of the American left in the early 21st Century. Hartmann says mainstream Americans overwhelmingly support universal health care, well-funded education, and other positions that make him think that there’s a “radical middle” out there.

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CRN: Jay Willer of the Blue Ridge Home Builders Association

Jay Willer of the Blue Ridge Home Builders Association is Coy Barefoot’s guest on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the Association, which covers Nelson, Madison Fluvanna, Albemarle, and Greene Counties and the city of Charlottesville. He and Coy talk about the future of growth, the craft that goes into making a home, and who has the responsibilities for providing infrastructure upgrades for new development.