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Delegate Brian Moran of Alexandria joins Coy Barefoot on the January 11th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the General Assembly. This is Moran’s eleventh year in the legislature, and he is now the chair of the House Democratic Caucus. He and Coy discuss the chances of a compromise on transportation funding, the possibility of non-partisan redistricting in Virginia and attempts to raise the minimum wage in Virginia. |
Kelly Porell is the executive director of Virginia21, a group that advocates on behalf of young voters. She joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the opening of the Virginia General Assembly and the debut of Waldo Jaquith’s Richmond Sunlight website to track legislation.
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.
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Governor Kaine speaks to General Assembly (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Man dies in jail cell (Danville Register & Bee)
3 Charlottesville teens arrested in crime spree (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
PVCC devises nurse plan (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Plans call for 408-unit apartment complex (Lynchburg News Advance)
Bill LeSueur in the title role of Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) by Will Eno. At Live Arts Jan 12 – 27. Photo credit: Jack Looney/C-VILLE Weekly.
Are you in the mood for a bit of “existential stand-up?” We’re not sure if that genre really exists, but the idea applies to Thom Pain (Based on Nothing). The monologue runs from January 12th to the 27th in the UpStage Theater at Live Arts. The play is by Will Eno, and made its international debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 2004. It was even a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the following year.
Thom Pain takes place inside of a theater, as a man in his thirties attempts to tell stories about his childhood. I spoke with director Cristan Keighley during rehearsals.
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A large number of the people who seek care at the University of Virginia Medical Center live in poverty. A new partnership with the U.Va law school and the Legal Aid Justice Center will help with legal issues that keep those patients on the fringes of society.
Under the U.Va Family Law Advocacy Project, doctors can refer patients to the Legal Aid Justice Center if they feel their medical needs are being affected by a legal problem. Thanks to a grant from the Jessie Ball DuPont Foundation, the project was able to hire a full-time staff attorney to deal with the case load.
 Dr. Diane Pappas, left, and Assistant Dean Kimberly Emery co-founded the Family Advocacy Program. |
I recently spoke with U.Va pediatrician Diane Pappas, Assistant U.Va Law School Dean Kimberly Emery, and attorney Christianne Quieroz about the program, which has also just received an additional grant from the Burford Liemenstoll Foundation.
This piece originally aired on WVTF Public Radio.
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From this point on, we’ll be producing the Gateway Virginia Headlines everyday. Soon it will head to its own website, and we’ll keep you up to date. In the meantime, click the arrow below to access this two and a half minute news update from Media General.
Jury finds man guilty in shooting (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Official: Fewer mental health beds affects mentally ill (Lynchburg News Advance)
Marshall wants minimum wage raised (Danville Register Bee)
Six-car subway train derails (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Hospital seeks neighborly departure from downtown (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
The General Assembly is set to convene next week for its winter session. Legislators all across Virginia are meeting with constituents in forums sponsored by non-profits groups. One such event in Charlottesville was sponsored by the Jefferson Area Board of Aging, the Intergenerational Advocacy Council, and the Community Partnership for Long Term Care. After introductions from various speakers, Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate David Toscano took questions from the crowd. Dick Lindsey served as moderator.
“This particular meeting occurs at a time when the country is on the threshold of an aging explosion, an explosion that many of us feel we are ill-prepared for,” says Lindsey during his introductory comments.
The legislators took questions on all manner of issues related to aging, but warned the audience not to expect too much in a session that is sure to be dominated by transportation. Deeds referred to the roads issue as “sucking the air” out of Richmond. One man asked how oxygen could be restored to get senior needs on the table. Toscano suggests that advocacy groups get involved with the legislative process by making their voices heard.
Hawes Spencer of the Hook joins Coy Barefoot on the January 5th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to review the top stories of 2006. Coy gets things going by playing the jingle used by former Senate candidate Gail Parker.
Criminal cases seem to be the through-line in this assemblage of the Gateway Virginia Headlines. Click the play button below to hear this two and a half minute summary of the news, or click here to download the mp3 directly.
Murder trial opens (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Attorney appointed for Ricky Gray (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Pair sentenced in Burruss case (Lynchburg News Advance)
Referee sentenced in child porn case (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Taking oath on historic Quran (Richmond Times Dispatch)
 Trumpeter John D’earthPhoto: U.Va |
John D’earth has been a fixture on Charlottesville’s music scene for decades. The trumpeter and his band play a set at Miller’s every Thursday night, and he’s also an instructor at the University of Virginia, playing in the school’s Free Bridge Quintet.
So, when First Night Virginia wanted someone to write to score for a piece commemorating the event’s 25th anniversary, they turned to D’earth. I stopped by his studio to find out more.
Click here to download the file if you’re reading this through an RSS reader or on cvilleblogs.com. This podcast has two interesting bits of trivia associated with it. The opening music is from the Thompson-D’earth Band’s new album, When the Serpent Flies The second bit of trivia comes at the end of the piece. Don’t be startled by the sound of my 14-month-old daughter Josephine, who tagged along with me to John D’earth’s studio. She was really quiet for most of the interview, but let out a splendid squeal at the very end of the musical selection I was recording. John insisted I leave it in, so I obliged! |
Every winter, homeless men and women die from exposure because they don’t have a place to sleep. Their deaths are marked on the longest night of the year in an event called National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day.
This year, Charlottesville joined the list of cities that hold a service. About sixty people gathered around a makeshift altar next to the Community Chalkboard on the downtown mall. They lit candles and listened as the Reverend Liz Emrey of New Beginnings Christian Church conducted the memorial service.
In this edited recording of the service, you’ll hear from Dave Norris of PACEM, the Reverend Jim Bundy from Sojourners United Church of Christ, Dr. Mary Washington of the Thomas Jefferson Coalition for the Homeless, and Police Chief Tim Longo. There’s also a couple of songs, as well as testimonies for the dead.
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Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, and for the homeless in our area, there’s possibly some good news coming. First Christian Church on West Market Street may soon be getting a new tenant. An anonymous donor has agreed to pay for the structure, so that it can become the home of the first COMPASS Day Haven to give homeless men and women a place to go during the day. I met up with Erik Speer, project coordinator for COMPASS, to find out more.
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. This is a track called Second of Many.