May 27th, 2004 issue #0321
May 27th, 2004
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Bible schools: How Waynesboro students get religion
PHOTOS BY JEN FARIELLO [email protected] Mollie Bryan expected some culture shock when she moved from Washington, D.C., to Waynesboro. In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Augusta County is God's country: more rural, more small town, more P. Buckley Moss.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Best state economic news: After two years of a deficit, Virginia may end the fiscal year June 30 with a surplus. Biggest no-brainer appointment: President Bush renominates ...
The Dish
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General stores: Alive and well here and there<B>
FOOD- THE DISH- General stores: Alive and well here and there Visitors to Batesville today might find it hard to believe that this tranquil hamlet 15 minutes southwest o...
Essays
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Billions to buddies: Why the U.N. can't run Iraq
In Senator John Kerry's world, a place where one can have everything both ways, the way to solve the Iraq "problem" is simple enough: Turn it over to the United Nati...
Question of the Week
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What's your favorite Bible story?
Chloe Cook: "I like the Jesus story best because I love Jesus. I like the story of the manger and everything up to when he gets hung on the cross." Tim Grubbs: "Probably ...
Real Estate
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Property Auctions
May 28, at 2pm, at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: 2.5 acres near Fork Union Debtor: unknown Amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 percent of the sales price In...
Real Estate - $old
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ALBEMARLE 4/1 Kostich Construction Inc. to Patricia Stephens, 372 Bayberry Way, Deerwood, $252,350. Peter Easter to John K. Taggart IV, 0.372 acres at 774 Merion Gr...
Real Estate - On the Block
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No fluff: Understated Avalon mimics town
ADDRESS: 595 Old Drivers Road ASKING: $585,000 SIZE: 3,311 fin. sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1900 NEIGHBORHOOD: Scottsville CURB APPEAL: 9 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Cynthia Vi...
Real Estate - Update
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UPDATE
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: January 8, 2004 in Issue 0301 ADDRESS: 403 Hedge Street ASKING PRICE: $295,000 SELLING PRICE: $280,500 DAYS TO CONTRACT: 90 SELLER'S AGENT: June Cradd...
Movie Reviews
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Kiddin' with Kate: <I>Raising Helen </I>raises laughs
She was good in Almost Famous, but Kate Hudson is rapidly becoming my least favorite offspring of a most favorite parent. When she has to choose between acting and being cu... -
Station master: Agent's backer speaks at Jefferson
A man who helped make possible the surprise indie hit The Station Agent will speak between screenings of the show at the Jefferson Theater. Barry Sisson, who gave up his ca...
Music Reviews
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Life lessons: Being schooled by the Bums
Fairweather Bums at Shebeen May 22 I haven't been in school for a while, but I'm still learning things. Just last Saturday night at Shebeen, I was lucky enough to take away... -
Trading up: Things keep getting better
Ezra Hamilton and Friends at Atomic BurritoFriday, May 21 "People just don't understand it here," he said brushing the hair on his face with the palm of his hand. "I'm fro...
News
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Walter Perkins: Conservative conservationist
Walter Perkins was like E.F. Hutton: He didn't talk much, but when he did, people listened. The former supervisor on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors died May 19 at age 6... -
12 seats under: Mall to get more benches
"You take your chances," says Buck Dorman, having nabbed a bench across from Timberlake's Drug Store for a leisurely read. "It can be very difficult to find a seat." A rece... -
No vote: Prism pulls bylaws, keeps Boyce
Following several months of tension, late-night meetings, and hurt feelings all around the Prism Coffeehouse, the jury is in: There will be no new elections, and long-time ... -
Rail fan: Guv wants more trains
Gov. Mark R. Warner hopes to get rail transportation moving in Virginia. He recently announced the creation of the Commission on Rail Enhancement for the 21st century. "Thi... -
Secretsville D.O.A: City loses F.O.I.A. appeal
The City of Charlottesville failed to persuade a judge last week that the price it's paying for a multi-million-dollar computer system should remain confidential. On May 21... -
Squash the spiders: Consultants want new Mall lamps
Seven years ago, the City provoked a lawsuit with its ardent defense of "spider lamps" on the Downtown Mall. Now, its consultants recommend ditching them. "Great decision,"... -
Take a seat: It's a chair, it's a season
If all goes as Russ Trible plans, the next time you see what you now know as an Adirondack chair, you just might call it something else: a Summer Seat. That's the name of T... -
Traffic wars: Resident claims city harassment
Marianne McKernan has never recovered from the Park Street bridge being closed for repairs last summer and the increased traffic it brought through her Locust Grove neighbo...
The Brazen Careerist
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Sugar-coated: Good review, but no raise
The worst performance review I ever received said, "You were great," and was delivered via e-mail. When I commented on its brevity to my boss, he said the "outrageous Inter...
Strange But True
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No lie! Trust heart, not detector
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. Rich guy starts doubting his wife's faithfulness and fears for his money. "She loves me, she loves me not...." Tormented, he g...
Facetime
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The gleaners: Hunter's students produce <I>Jewels
FACETIME- The gleaners: Hunter's students produce Jewels John Hunter started teaching 30 years ago when the field of gifted education was wide open. So wide open, in fact, ...
Hotseat
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Directing <I>Mickey</I>: Wilson eyes summer crowds
Hugh Wilson apologizes for being late for his interview. The phone rang– his buddy John Grisham was calling from somewhere out of the country where he'd gone bonefish...
Letters
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<I>Brown</I> needs more
As an attorney, I am asked about important court cases, including Brown v. Board of Education [Cover story: "On Brown's 50th," April 4, 2004]. No one can measure the monstr... -
What's the point?
I would like to comment on a recent Fearless Consumer column by Barbara Nordin. ["Dressing debacle," April 15, 2004]. This article left me baffled. What exactly was the poi...
Cultural preview
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May 27- June 3, 2004
THURSDAY, May 27 FAMILY Tales for Tots: The five-and-under crowd can hear cat tails… er, tales… at Barnes & Noble's preschool story time....