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Goode, Perriello hold third debate in Danville

The third debate between 5th District Congressional Candidates Virgil Goode and Tom Perriello was held On October 28, 2008 in Danville. The Daily Progress reports that a raucous crowd of 300 people were on hand to ask questions of the pair. The event lasts for an hour and 45 minutes.

Special thanks to Vince Isner, a cameraman with the Tom Perriello campaign for providing a feed of the audio.

UPDATE: Connie Stevens at WVTF Public Radio has informed me that there is one more debate scheduled in Martinsville on Monday, November 3rd. Fred Echols will serve as moderator.

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Wake-Up Call: 2008 Virginia Film Festival

On the October 26th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore talks with Richard Herskowitz, Artistic Director of the Virginia Film Festival, which begins this Thursday, Oct. 30. This is Herskowitz’ fifteenth and final festival, and he speaks about all the various elements that must come together to make it so successful. Also in the studio is Alexandra Woodward, director of All My Friends Are Strangers, a work-in-progress scheduled to screen on Friday.

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Sam Greengard: How to find the career you love

Sam Greengard is the author of Finding the Work You Love: The Essential Guide to Reinventing Your Life (AARP). He joined Coy Barefoot on the Wednesday, October 22 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to offer tips and provide guidance. Greengard himself is the author of over 1,200 magazine articles, so I guess he found something he likes to do.

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Steven Waldman on religion in politics and the film Religulous

On Thursday, October 16th, Steven Waldman, author of Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and The Birth of Religious Freedom In America joined host Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville-Right Now!” Waldman is the founder and editor of Beliefnet.com, the largest website for religion and spirituality on the internet.

They discussed the final presidential debate and each candidate’s strategy on the abortion issue, speaking to moderates or partisans. Waldman talked about the groundbreaking new Twelve Tribes of Politics study, which has discovered how the relationship between religion and politics is changing. For example, religion is much less correlated with votes in many cases now, with the exception of Evangelicals who prefer McCain, and Protestants who prefer Obama.

Waldman discusses Bill Maher’s new film Religulous, calling it funny but criticizing its presentation as a documentary because it has “completely flouted normal documentary standards,” using a gotcha film style more similar to Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat.

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Donovan Webster on visiting Chernobyl

Author Donovan Webster joined Coy Barefoot on the October 13th edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss the aftermath of the Chernobyl incident. Webster recently visited the site of the tragedy, and is writing an article on traveling there for the new magazine Best Life.

Webster is a journalist who regularly freelances for National Geographic and Smithsonian, and the former editor of Outside Living. He’s also the author of the Burma Road, Aftermath: The Remnants of War, and Babylon by Bus. Webster joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville-Right Now to discuss his career, his life in Charlottesville, and the legacy of David Halberstam.

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A. Hugo Bowers addresses Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet

On September 26, 2008, the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP held its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the Doubletree Hotel. The banquet is the organization’s major fundraising event, and proceeds go to pay for scholarships and more. The invited speaker is A. Hugo Bowers of the Bowers Family Enterprise. The evening honored Paul M. Gaston, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia; and the Johnson Brothers, legendary civil rights leaders and community activists; Reverend Doctor Reginald A. Johnson, Minister of Pilgrim Baptist Church and Reverend William S. Johnson, Associate Minister, Pilgrim Baptist Church. The event is introduced by Robert Gest the Third, the Publicity Chair of the NAACP.

  • 1:00 – Introduction from Robert Gest III
  • 5:30 – Mistress of Ceremonies Rosa Atkins
  • 5:44 – Invocation from Reverend Cosby
  • 8:00 – M. Rick Turner introduces the honorees
  • 14:00 – Introduction of guest speaker
  • 17:15 – A. Hugo Bowers
  • 47:00 – Comments from Tom Perriello, Democratic candidate for the Fifth District
  • 53:15 – Comments from M. Rick Turner
  • 58:20 – Closing remarks from Mr. Gest
  • 1:06:45 – Benediction from Reverend Cosby



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Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow on water supply, the Eastern Connector and pie

Brian Wheeler is the Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, a non-partisan organization that covers growth and development issues in our community. He appears on Tuesdays on Coy Barefoot’s program.

On the October 7, 2008 edition of the show:

  • In praise of Netflix, which Brian recently began using
  • Will there be a second Pie Day? Brian also reports that Charlottesville Tomorrow’s photographs from the first one are now visible in Google Earth.
  • Brian comments on Bill Crutchfield’s second letter calling for a fresh look at the community water supply plan (The Hook)
  • Recently, the RWSA approved the creation of a panel of dam experts to determine how to proceed with the new dam at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, now that cost estimates are approaching $100 million. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
  • Site plan work for Albemarle Place is proceeding under a new development. Additional sewer capacity is needed for the development to be built. Will Edens & Avant pay their fair share?
  • The Eastern Connector study has been put on hold. In part, the City and County have different views of what the purpose of the road would be. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
  • One reason the Eastern Connector is on hold (but not the only one) is a lack of funding. The City and County are discussing the possibilities of creating a Regional Transit Authority which would also have the power to raise money for road projects. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)