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Task force debates human rights commission creation

By Donald Sensabaugh | September 14, 2012

The Charlottesville Human Rights Task Force held its second open forum Thursday night to hear community members’ ideas about the possible creation of a more permanent commission to study discrimination within the City. City Council launched the task force in February in response to a request from the Dialogue on Race, a local group that advocates discussions on racism and diversity. The committee, if created, would investigate instances of bias or injustice in Charlottesville. About 60 community members attended the event, hosted in First Baptist Church.

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Hurricane Isaac’s fallout raises national, Charlottesville fuel prices

By Anna Milligan | September 3, 2012

Virginians noticing higher gas prices during Labor Day weekend can blame Hurricane Isaac’s visit to the Gulf Coast last week.

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President stresses voter participation at Charlottesville rally

By Donald Sensabaugh | August 30, 2012

More than 7,500 Barack Obama supporters flooded the Downtown Mall Wednesday afternoon to see the president speak at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion. Obama covered a breadth of campaign issues, including the economy, his signature health care bill, the war in Afghanistan and gay marriage in a speech meant to appeal to the same kinds of young voters who in 2008 flocked to the polls in large numbers to propel him to victory.

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Local Tea Party gathers

By Kelly Kaler | August 30, 2012

Hours before President Barack Obama addressed a crowd gathered on the Downtown Mall Wednesday afternoon, the Jefferson Area Tea Party staged a rally a couple streets away to show Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s commitment to the youth vote.

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City prepares for POTUS

August 29, 2012

The City of Charlottesville underwent massive preparations to accommodate President Barack Obama’s campaign stop in the City Wednesday.

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U.Va. rejects Obama visit

By Monika Fallon | August 28, 2012

President Barack Obama will not speak on Grounds Wednesday after the University declined his campaign’s request last week, saying it would cause an “extraordinary disruption” to the second day of classes.