The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority did an excellent job shepherding the current water-supply plan through the permitting process.

Unquestionably, the intersection at U.S. 29 and Ashwood Boulevard requires improvement.

Big thanks to The Daily Progress for the “boost” for Gravity Lounge and other small live-entertainment venues (“Area should boost Gravity,” June 30).

Party-hearty New Orleans has the reputation as a wild, brash, beer-guzzling kind of place. But the image is not the real New Orleans, say locals.

Monticello’s Fourth of July presidential event was a success for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, a feel-good opportunity for the president and a lesson in losing friends and influencing your enemies for shouting protesters.

According to recent news reports, Sen. Barack Obama has now established what he thinks his critics will use against him in his bid for the White House.

You are not forgotten. Rest in peace.

George W. Bush is a thoroughly good and decent man. He deserves our respect both as an individual and as our president. I

For some, President Bush’s visit today will enhance their experience of patriotism and pride.

Richmond continues to try innovative ideas to support Virginia’s farmers.

Did you know that your right to vote is the first law of the land?

Another 189 acres of protected land has been added to the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park near Middletown.

It was with great dismay that I learned of the decision to have President George W. Bush as the guest speaker at this year’s naturalization ceremony at Monticello on July 4.

Kudos to the letter that appeared in the June 15 edition of The Daily Progress headlined “IRS, waiting at lights both taxing.”

“I really don’t like needles.“

Hey, you! Touching that flaming butane torch to that battery of bottle rockets is not only unsafe, it’s illegal.

We were pleased to see Treesdale Park as the subject of a front-page article (“Housing project denied tax help,” The Daily Progress, June 10), but were dismayed by the gloomy impression it left on readers.

Another sign that Charlottesville may have overbuilt its entertainment and cultural landscape:

The U.S. Supreme Court decision of June 12 to extend habeas corpus, the power of courts to review detention by the executive, to Guantanamo Bay detainees improves America’s world image and enhances its security. 

I find it interesting that on The Daily Progress Opinion page of July 22, in which George Will defends the U.S. position as the world’s most prolific incarcerator, the editorial just to the left considers the challenge of the Virginia Department of Corrections in operating its prison system without the revenue generated by renting out space to other states. In the same edition is a story regarding the General Assembly’s failure to fund proper road maintenance and construction.

A new Gallup poll about the mood of America contains some stunning results, such as:

Capt. John Smith is running for president, and Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross are getting married.

Last March I was involved in a serious auto accident at the intersection of Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) and Route 729 (Milton Road).

Poverty deprives people of those things that determine the quality of life, including food, clothing, shelter, safe drinking water and the opportunity to learn, engage in meaningful employment and enjoy a feeling of self-worth and independence.

There are many ways to get into college, from hitting a ball or tackling a large man running at full speed to studying hard to reciting poetry while wearing a beret and smoking a fancy French cigarette.

I have been looking around Hillsdale Drive where I live. Litter is strewn everywhere, especially beside the bus stops.

Sen. Obama needs to take a hard look at the McCarthy example and decide whether he wants to continue down the path he has adopted.

We knew that Charlottesville-Albemarle is a preferred address for many non-profit agencies, but we didn’t know just how popular.

I am beginning to understand the frustrations the Colonies must have experienced when they decided to revolt against English rule.

It is not going to be a smooth trip.