Bruce Arena on coaching youth
"I think he's a player's coach," Pope said. "I think most guys enjoy playing for him." That may be because he gives players the freedom to play and express themselves. Training sessions usually involve actual playing instead of technical work. It's a philosophy Arena believes…
Water shortage in Louisa
DailyProgress.com | Louisa officials looking to solve water shortage: Although Fluvanna and Louisa counties have agreed to the basic outline of an $18 million project to pipe water from the James River to Zion Crossroads, it is still in the early permit process and Louisa…
Private property right in shopping centers
From today's DP - “The U.S. Supreme Court has been pretty clear that property rights are to be decided by the states,” Collins said. He said the store owners' rights to have unimpeded access for shoppers, and candidates' rights to campaign without impeding shoppers, could…
Soccer tournament
We are in Richmond for the weekend; my older daughter has a soccer tournament. The competition is quite good and the experience as a whole for the girls is unmatched. We won the first game, 4-0 and my daughter not only made several nice saves…
Morning funny (bubble)
By Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune, for USA TODAY
CAAR endorses David Toscano
The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS has decided to endorse David Toscano for the 57th District race. Of the three Democratic candidates running for office, they believed him to be the strongest candidate for office for the following reasons - He has a solid history…
Albemarle County news
From today's "A-Mail" The next Board of Supervisors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 starting at 9:00 a.m. in Room 241 of the County Office Building at McIntire. The meeting will begin with the recognition of June as Homeownership Month and recognition…
Mass transit increases property values?
Found this blog today with a very interesting story about the above subject - Proximity to transit can affect property values in three somewhat different ways, one negative and two positive. First, being located very close to a transit station or along a transit line…
NGIC may add employees
The HooK: NEWS- More spies? NGIC woes-- and maybe grows: The DoD recommends moving intelligence analysis tasks-- potentially 1,337 jobs-- from Bolling Air Force Base in DC to NGIC's new, tucked-away Rivanna Station facility two miles north of the Charlottesville airport. That also fits nicely…
Charlottesville site of Internet “War-Game”
My Way News: WASHINGTON - The CIA is conducting a war game this week to simulate an unprecedented, Sept. 11-like electronic assault against the United States. The three-day exercise, known as "Silent Horizon," is meant to test the ability of government and industry to respond…