On WINA’s Best Seat, Jed talks with Dave Glenn, editor of the ACC Area Sports Journal. Jed and Dave discuss ACC basketball as conference play is now in full swing.
VPTC: Choosing Our Future: Austin or Aspen?
Will Charlottesville become a high-priced place for only the rich to live, or can it attract enough high-tech jobs here to provide jobs to keep a middle class. That’s the question examined in a series of discussions being held by the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council, sponsored by the law firm LeClair Ryan.
The first discussed the possible paths Charlottesville may follow. Will housing prices lock out middle class workers as has happened in the resort and retirement community of Aspen, Colorado? Or can the private sector, local governments, and the University of Virginia come together on an economic development strategy to produce a community attractive to emerging technology companies? VPTC Chair Gary Henry says he thinks the region could do so, and Katie Bullard of Austin-based AngelouEconomics makes a thorough comparison.
Click the arrow button above to hear the event, or download the mp3 here.
Brian McNeill writes about the event in the Daily Progress, and Brian Wheeler has an excellent and detailed post about this on Charlottesville Tomorrow. Carry on the conversation there and let us know what you think about Charlottesville’s future.
Jan. 24 Headlines: Justus gets life, James may get the death penalty
Justus gets life in prison (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Man convicted in slayings; execution possible (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Death is Lynchburg’s first homicide of 2007
R-MWC suits dismissed (Lynchburg News Advance)
Waxing suburbs, waning cities (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Jan. 23 Headlines: Car dealership embezzlement, Hargrove’s Juneteenth proposal, Albemarle assessments up
The Gateway Virginia Headlines offer a brief audio summary of the latest news in Central and Western Virginia. Each Monday through Friday, we summarize the headlines and offer you the change to catch up on your morning commute. You can listen here by clicking the play button, download the mp3, or subscribe in iTunes.
Albemarle County property values jump (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
County woman dies after crash (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Hargrove proposes resolution to celebrate end of slavery (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Del. Hargrove’s great-grandfather owned slave (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Woman charged with embezzlement (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Richmond allots $5.1 million to buy Battery Park properties (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Bedford board seeks Pollard’s replacement (Lynchburg News Advance)
Charlottesville–Right Now: General Assembly update with Bob Gibson of the Daily Progress
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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot every week on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now for a conversation about Virginia politics. This week, Bob stops by WINA’s studio on his way back from Richmond, where he’s covering the General Assembly.First up for discussion is the proposed resolution calling for the state to apologize for its role in the slave trade. Bob has the details on a new resolution introduced today by Delegate Frank Hargove, and says he thinks Delegate Donald McEachin’s bill calling for an apology will be re-worded to express “profound regret.”
The other piece of news in Richmond this week is a possible breakthrough on a transportation plan to raise money to build new roads in the state. Gibson says the plan is not a done-deal due to a concern that much of the funding will come from local taxes, as well as a fear of relying too much on bond initiatives. Coy and Bob also talk about the death of Delegate Ken Plum’s bill to require recorded votes in subcommittees. There’s also a slew of redistricting bills before the General Assembly, including one introduced in the Senate by Creigh Deeds that made its way out of the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. |
Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast: Are electronic voting machines vulnerable?
Are electronic voting machines vulnerable to computer hackers? That’s the topic of the January Charlottesville Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. A panel of speakers discuss serious software issues as well as recent controversies. Errors in counting, confusing displays and lack of documentation, and discuss possible paths forward.
The moderator is Jim Heilman, a former registrar in Albemarle County. Panelists include David Evans of the U.Va Computer Science Department, Charlottesville Electoral Board Secretary Rick Sincere and Will Harvey, Secretary of the Albemarle County Electoral Board. The event is introduced by Russ Linden, the co-chair of the Charlottesville City Democratic Committee.
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Jan. 18 Headlines: AG wants troopers to detain illegals, Beard officers won’t be prosecuted
Begin your day with the Gateway Virginia Headlines, to get a sense of what’s going on in your state and your region. This is a two and a half minute audio newcast produced every Monday through Friday. Download the mp3 here, or click on the arrow below. Don’t forget, you can also subscribe through iTunes.
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AG seeks immigrant crackdown (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Officers in Beard case will not be charged (Lynchburg News Advance)
Virginia community colleges reach enrollment record (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Battery Park owners say their time is running out (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Town, county agreement appears close (Culpeper Star-Exponent)
Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler on government accountability, Berkmar Drive extension
Government accountability is the first item up for discussion during Brian Wheeler’s weekly visit to WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. Brian is the executive director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, and joins Coy Barefoot each week to discuss growth and development issues. He is now using Richmond Sunlight each time he needs to refer to a bill before the General Assembly, and lauds the use of the web to open up public access to government information.
Charlottesville Tomorrow helps that process locally by recording planning meetings in Albemarle County as well as other meetings. But, Brian says the city planning commission is thinking about a move towards holding pre-meetings, outside of the glare of cameras in City Council chambers. (C-Ville Weekly has the report). He’s also concerned about a trend at the albemarle County Board of Supervisors where important topics are brought up at the very end of their hours-long meetings.
In the regular growth and development update, Brian and Coy discuss the possible extension of Berkmar Drive. Albemarle County Chairman Ken Boyd is calling for a quick vote on building the road, despite the fact that the Places 29 is not yet complete. Boyd’s comments from WINA’s morning program are also heard in this edition.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Fairfax delegate wants Assembly to be more accountable
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Kenneth Plum has represented Fairfax County in the House of Delegates since 1978. He joins Coy Barefoot on the January 15th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right now.Plum talks about the changes in his nearly thirty years in the General Assembly, as well as the recent switch that allows bills to be voted down in subcommittee without a recorded vote. Plum is the patron of a resolution to require all recorded votes to be captured (HR84). Plum also gives his thoughts about the idea of providing webcasts or videocasts of Assembly.
CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now is broadcast live Monday through Friday on NewsRadio 1070 WINA from 4 to 6pm. Best-selling author and historian Coy Barefoot is the host and producer. To participate in the program, you can call 434-977-1070. Coy can be reached at barefoot@wina.com. Subscribe to Coy BarefootGuv,!v,,us podcast!Access the podcast page here to find out how you can subscribe to the show. That means you can get every new episode as it is posted to the Internet. Or, use iTunes.
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Jan 16: Tax revenues fail to meet forecast, slavery apology meets opposition, biosolid bills
The Gateway Virginia Headlines are a two to three minute daily newscast made up of news from Media General newspapers. Click the play button below or download the mp3 here.
Child critically injured in crash (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Revenue falls short of state forecast (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Lawmakers join forces over sludge (Lynchburg News Advance) (See bills)
‘Gift from God’ proposed as state fruit (Charlottesville Daily Progress) (SB779)(HB1837)
Slavery apology opposed (Charlottesville Daily Progress) (HJ728) (SJ332)
Jan 15: Catholic denies marriage claim, Falwell’s church rakes in $11 million, intelligence expansion in Albemarle County
Priest indicted for embezzlement denies he is married (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Church’s tithes, offerings on track to top $11 million (Lynchburg News Advance)
NGIC to get neighbor (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
DMV prank gets noticed (Richmond Times Dispatch)
NAACP hosting King celebration (Culpeper Star-Exponent)
Richmonders remember Martin Luther King’s life and legacy (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Charlottesville–Right Now: Lowell Feld evaluates the Democratic Congress to date
Lowell Feld of the blog Raising Kaine is Coy Barefoot’s guest on the January 11th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. Topics include Feld’s appraisal of President Bush’s decision to raise troop levels in Iraq, Senator Jim Webb’s plumb assignments on the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, and an assessment of the Democrat’s first week in control of Congress.