Question of the Week


QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Should descendants of Meriwether Lewis be allowed to exhume him? Published on Aug 27th, 2009 7 comments Jamie Grieco: "It's 200 years ago, there's nobody you can possibly take to court, so what's the point in disturbing the dead? Let him rest in peace." Bill Heenan...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Have you survived a big storm? Published on Aug 20th, 2009 0 comments Sarah Davis: "We were on vacation in the '80s. I was really small, maybe second grade. We were in Nags Head, and Hurricane Charlie hit and they were wanting everyone to evacuate. My...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- How has the housing meltdown hit home? Published on Aug 13th, 2009 1 comments Emily Cockrell: "Friends of mine have jumped on the market as a result of the fact that prices are lower. They've definitely taken advantage of it." Josh Mlcoch...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Where do you work out? Published on Jul 30th, 2009 2 comments Pat Costello: "ACAC. I think when we first moved here they were the most successful, they had done the most marketing I guess, we recognized the name, and we had some child...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your favorite park? Published on Jul 23rd, 2009 5 comments Katherine Edwards: "We go to Washington Park a lot just because we live close by. I like to put her in the swings, and we go to the pool a lot at Washington Park." Jean Craig: "McIntire...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What should be done about drumming on the Downtown Mall? Published on Jul 16th, 2009 0 comments Andy Wilkowske: "I like drumming. I don't think anything should be done about it." Ashley Logan: "Maybe there should be a bedtime on it. Like a curfew."...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What is your favorite local restaurant? Published on Jul 8th, 2009 0 comments Diane Boyle: "The Bavarian Chef. That's my favorite. I've been going there for years. I love their food." Rebecca Chaitin: "Bizou. It's just been my pub forever...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Do you think dog barking should be banned? Published on Jul 2nd, 2009 0 comments Sue Garland: "Yes, because it's an annoyance. I have two dogs, and if they're barking I bring them in." Jeff Warren: "I think it's just some common sense...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What do you think of Creigh Deeds? Published on Jun 18th, 2009 0 comments Steve Dean: "He's for abortion, he's for a larger government, he's for this stimulus package...he's a typical liberal." Bill Wanner: "My personal feeling is that...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Where does your sewage go? Published on Jun 12th, 2009 0 comments Wally Worsley: "I live on the north end of town in the county, in Woodbrook, so I don't know exactly where it pipes to from there." Chrystal Scanlon: "I'm from...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Which talk radio host do you listen to? Published on Jun 12th, 2009 1 comments Rolland Colella: "I like Click and Clack on NPR. I learn a lot about my car from listening to them. It's educational to me and it's something I'm interested in." ...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What can't you recycle, but would like to recycle? Published on Jun 4th, 2009 7 comments Victor Balta: "Styrofoam. You never know what to do with it, but you can tell that it's not good to keep around anywhere." Pat Hunter: "I live in Decatur,...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's the biggest issue facing the next governor? Published on May 7th, 2009 1 comments Rebecca Ragsdale:"Transportation, specifically providing other transportation options, supporting localities, and giving localities more ability to fund their projects." ...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What was the last book you read? Published on Mar 12th, 2009 0 comments Will Knight: "The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. I read it for a book club I'm in." Beverly Lenz: "The Gift of Evil by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli. It's a mystery...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Do you buy local food? Published on Mar 5th, 2009 0 comments Eamon Hyland: "I shop at C'ville Market." Melissa Jones: "I buy local produce at Feast, and I'm planning on...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Who should have won an Oscar? Published on Feb 26th, 2009 0 comments Gary Brown: "Everybody was justly rewarded." Megan Durkee: "Meryl Streep should have won Best Actress." Geoffrey Culbertson: "Slumdog...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Would you ever be a living organ donor? Published on Feb 19th, 2009 0 comments Leslie Williams: "Yes, for a family member or a friend." Zac Fisher: "No, I've seen Monty Python's The Meaning of Life way too many times." Roger Williams: "Yes, for a loved one, if...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- How bad has the economy gotten? Published on Feb 12th, 2009 2 comments Marge Rosensweig: "People have lost jobs, people can't get credit, house values have gone way down, and Republicans are being idiots." Ronnie Wood: "The dollar...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your favorite thing on Route 29? Published on Feb 5th, 2009 3 comments Charli McGhee: "Timberwood Grill, because they make great bloody marys." Mike Yorg: "I go to Barracks Road a lot, especially Barnes & Noble and Blue Ridge...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Who's your favorite UVA athlete of all time? Published on Jan 29th, 2009 0 comments Brian Daley: "Wally Walker. I was in sixth or seventh grade the year the basketball team won the ACC Tournament out of nowhere." Jeff Johnson: "Andrew Rallis. He...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Ever have a close call with fire? Published on Jan 22nd, 2009 1 comments Craig Weir: "My neighbor's house had a fire. It's a group home for developmentally challenged people, and the issue there was that one of the kids took the batteries out of the...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What should John Warner do after the U.S. Senate? Published on Jan 15th, 2009 0 comments John Hamilton: "I'm from Atlanta, so maybe a vacation to Sea Island. They could use the business." Kelly Kyriacopoulos: "Nothing. The man's given more than 30 years of service. If I were him, I...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Which mystery do you want solved? Published on Jan 8th, 2009 0 comments David Sanford: "Where City Council's brain went." Peggy and Esme Tobias: "What made the dinosaurs go extinct?" Dan Baer: "How do we solve the poverty in Africa...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your prediction for 2009? Published on Dec 25th, 2008 0 comments Dragana Katalina-Sun: "We're going to eat more fermented veggies." Annie Arnest: "I think there are going to be a lot of changes with the new administration." Phillip Tamburello: "The design...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Who's your local Newsmaker of the Year? Published on Dec 18th, 2008 1 comments Charlotte Self: "Tom Perriello because he won so unexpectedly." Dale Sloan: "I'd say Al Groh because he's under fire, and I personally think he needs to be fired...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Where were you when you heard about the attacks in Mumbai? Published on Dec 11th, 2008 0 comments Barbara Brothers: "I heard about it on the radio driving in the Staunton area." Tim Brown: "I heard it on the news when I got home." John...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's the scariest intersection to walk across? Published on Dec 5th, 2008 4 comments Carl Barnette: "Fourth Street and the Mall, I don't think people are used to it yet." Fran Smith: "Definitely the one by the Lewis and Clark monument. There's...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's the most expensive item you've ever splurged on? Published on Nov 27th, 2008 0 comments ...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- How are you investing your money? Published on Nov 20th, 2008 0 comments George Glass: "I'm investing my money in medical school, so I'm running a negative balance right now." Lawrence Broady: "Stocks, bonds, and CDs. It has its ups...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- If he's elected to Congress, what would you like to see Tom Perriello do? Published on Nov 14th, 2008 0 comments Mary Dowd: "I'd like to see him get us out of Iraq." Stephen Nachmanovitch: "There are three things that are interlocking that need to be fixed in this world:...