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Hook interns Cameron Feller and Gordon Block catch their breath after handing out dozens of free CDs as part of a promotion between the Hook and 106.1 The Corner FM on the Downtown Mall last Wedesday, May 20.
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Smiling Nissan Pavilion staffers hand out free copies of Coldplay’s new live CD after the May 21 concert. In contrast to recent photography bans at the Charlottesville Pavilion during such concerts as Emmylou Harris and Heart, cameras and flash clicked like mad all through the show by Britain’s latest fab four. (2)
Say hello to Dr. Don Wilson, new director of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton. In the Presidential library biz, Wilson (no relation to Woodrow) appears to be a whiz, having held executive positions at the Eisenhower, Ford, and elder Bush libraries. He was also our nation’s top Archivists, watching over the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the rest of the National Archives. He replaces historian Eric Vettel–appointed as director four years ago–who has decided to “pursue other interests.” (0)
With only two weeks to go until the June 9 primary to decide the Democratic nominee for governor, a new poll says it’s still anybody’s ballgame. According to the latest from Public Policy Polling [pdf], 31 percent of likely primary voters remain undecided about which of the three candidates they prefer. Among the remaining 69 percent who stated their support, former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe still leads the pack at 29 percent, while State Senator Creigh Deeds and former delegate Brian Moran each earned 20 percent, with a 3.9 percent margin of error. (3)
Amid a deep recession, which includes the deaths of many shopping malls, according to a new Wall Street Journal report, developer Wendell Wood plunges forward with his Northtown Shopping Center, a planned open-air retail place, seen here from a passing vehicle on the afternoon of May 21. (3)
Over the years, the Hook has profiled several local veterans whose stories are worth remembering on this Memorial Day. Last year, the Hook looked back at the life of Marine Cpl. Brad Arms, the Charlottesville resident who was killed in 2004, only a few months into his service in Iraq. In the run-up to that war in Iraq, the Hook sought the insights of veterans of the first Gulf War Eric Allen and Jacke Brown, as well as Vietnam War veteran and Green Beret Alan Farrell. In 2005, the Hook interviewed Hank Allen, Horace Boykin, and Mason Allen, all among the African-American veterans of World War II. And in 2004, the Hook learned of the remarkable story of the seven brothers Cason, who all served in and survived their tours in the Second World War.
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