Letters

Thanks to the Daily Progress for its excellent editorial on the horrible shootings at UVa on Sunday night that took three innocent lives and injured two others. However, I’m tired of pretending that there is a social solution (like counseling) to gun violence in the US.  Since virtually anyo…

I am writing in response to the Editorial “Gun Allegations Demand Deeper Investigations,” which faults the University of Virginia for not acting soon enough to prevent Christopher Darnell Jones from killing members of the football team. I do not think this is primarily the fault of UVA, as i…

Inflation: It hurts just about everyone. It's in the news every evening. During the recent election campaigns, it was the top topic for candidates who wanted to replace exiting Democratic office holders. I certainly understand that because it's on everyone' mind, and pocketbook. And who is g…

In reference to the UVa shooting, the media will not report on the gun and where it was purchased or acquired. You will not report on Canada's recent handgun ban. You enable next shootings and are part of the problem.

My hearts are with the loved ones, friends, and the University of Virginia community. Gun violence continues as a senseless, preventable epidemic. We must do more to end this scourge.

Today was an incredibly sad day for the University community, and I believe everyone shares in the fog of grief that is beginning to roll out across the Grounds and beyond as the impact of the loss of these three students becomes reality. I remember too well the emotional toll such a tragedy…

How wonderful it is to live in Charlottesville. Sunday's performance at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center by the Charlottesville Symphony with the UVA University Singers, "Masterworks 2: Songs of Destiny," featuring works by Arvo Pärt and Johannes Brahms was world class. Bravo.

On Oct. 11 at UVa’s Old Cabell Hall, the audience was transported back in time when a young Russian pianist displayed abilities more associated with the 19th century than that of the last or the present.  

A Nov. 8 editorial referenced The Cavalier Daily where UVa physicians present information identifying how maternal death rates from illegal abortions compared to the death rates from legal abortions, miscarriages, and routine childbirth. The physicians stress the importance of minimizing wom…

West Main needs protected bike lanes

The recent letter to the editor titled “Citizens Oppose Book Restrictions” perhaps should have been titled, “Citizens Oppose the School Board Doing Its Job.”

A recent Daily Progress editorial accurately describes the many ways Congressman Good does not make sense and is an embarrassment to Virginians. Two of his reported positions are particularly absurd.