Bring back tax credit
The question of paternal rights in cases of abortion was raised in a May 11 letter to the editor. Without all the legal issues that may be pertinent, the father would certainly retain all his rights as a citizen of this country (before and after the Roe v Wade decision). He would also retain…
Rehire the fired Montpelier staff
Let women choose
Many thanks to The Daily Progress for publishing Erin Edgerton’s wonderful photographs of students enjoying the new garden at Mary Carr Greer Elementary School, a project initiated to support a teaching collaboration with the Piedmont Master Gardeners in the May 6 edition. We wish to recogni…
The nearing reality of Roe v. Wade being overturned is an undeniable victory for this country. When I was 7 months old, I was adopted from South Korea into my loving family. Alongside my two other adopted siblings, we were blessed with an opportunistic upbringing that allowed us to chase aft…
The Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP is requesting that The Montpelier Foundation honor the inclusion through parity (structural parity) as defined in the June 2021 vote by the Foundation. We believe that the June 2021 parity agreement ensures that the interests and missions of …
Let women choose
Many thanks to The Daily Progress for publishing Erin Edgerton’s wonderful photographs of students enjoying the new garden at Mary Carr Greer Elementary School, a project initiated to support a teaching collaboration with the Piedmont Master Gardeners in the May 6 edition. We wish to recogni…
The nearing reality of Roe v. Wade being overturned is an undeniable victory for this country. When I was 7 months old, I was adopted from South Korea into my loving family. Alongside my two other adopted siblings, we were blessed with an opportunistic upbringing that allowed us to chase aft…
I’ve had the privilege to grow up in the United States during a time of ever-expanding freedoms. I’ve seen one barrier after another fall, bestowing the blessings of liberty on more of our fellow Americans. The Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, if carried through…
The Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP is requesting that The Montpelier Foundation honor the inclusion through parity (structural parity) as defined in the June 2021 vote by the Foundation. We believe that the June 2021 parity agreement ensures that the interests and missions of …
This is a letter to all of the mothers. The humans who bring life into the world, who care for their children and would jump in front of a train to protect the ones they love.
David Teel's May 3 commentary on the sudden death of Lauren Bernett's is so excellent a description of human mental illnesses. These illnesses are very common, hard to diagnose, very dangerous and difficult to treat. I'm so sad that this fellow human is gone. She was clearly a very smart and…
Everyone gets their say
Pence speaks his truth respectfully
I have read with concern your news articles on the efforts to pause the gasoline tax in both Maryland and Virginia as a response to the high gasoline prices from the Ukraine War. I realize that gas prices are tough on low income families right now- but the gas tax is a tiny part of that issu…
Twenty years ago, a reporter called me with bizarre news, so bizarre that I instantly wrote him off as a prank caller. He claimed he was from a town out West, maybe in Colorado? I am fuzzy on the details. I didn’t write down a word he said because I didn’t believe he could be serious.
The proposed Rivanna River Pedestrian Bridge from the Woolen Mills area onto Pantops is an opportunity to create an amazing convergence of historic buildings, nature, and routes.
It appears the board of the Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) has been "benevolent" (while using Federal and State bailout funds) to cover delinquent accounts. But they have finally reached the end of their patience (now that these bailout funds have run out). Now, I read in The Dail…
In the rush to create affordable housing we may be going overboard. This Monday night, March 21, City Council will have a first vote on whether to increase the zoning at 240 Stribling Ave. from 42 dwelling units to 170. Gagged by pandemic masks, isolation and lack of zoom meeting expertise…
The Feb. 16 Daily Progress had news regarding the U.S. Senate’s passage of a measure that would make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent. I am not sure which is more disturbing: that is passed unanimously or that it was even discussed on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Residential property owners were shocked by the increased city wide tax assessments that increased tax bills averaging 12%.They received another shock when City Council subsequently advertised a possible further tax increase of more than 10% of the new assessed value. Most city governments w…
After years of steady progress toward cleaner air and a healthier environment for every Virginian, the 2022 legislative session saw a barrage of attacks from the Youngkin Administration and a regressive majority in the House of Delegates which would reverse those environmental protections.
As a long-time resident of Albemarle County, a dad, a soccer coach and former president of SOKS, the Scottsville soccer league, I would like to voice my opposition to the installation of artificial turf on any of our fields. Grass is the best surface for field sports. The smell, the texture,…