Hot races: All politics is personal

Hot races: All politics is personal

"All politics is local," observed a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, who knew a thing or two about how government can affect lives. Sure, presidential elections spur the pathetically small percentage of Americans registered to vote to turn out in full force– 61 percent in 2004.

But the races most likely to touch our lives are happening right here, and the last time these seats were up in 2003, only 32 percent of Albemarle's registered voters bothered to show up at the polls.

COVERSIDEBAR- The other races

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE: The week in review

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Blind tasting: Fellini's debuts dining in the dark

Essays

• ESSAY- Secret wealth: It's in your skills and systems

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Do you plan to vote in the upcoming election?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SALE WITHDRAWN

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Crozet cliff-hanger: Woodsy house offers bird's-eye views

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Ben in Boston: Directing debut satisfies some

News

• NEWS- 'Damn nuisance:' Burn pit angers 'green' project neighbors

• NEWS- Bridge out: Why Advance Mills' span is coming down

• NEWS- Buckingham brouhaha: Party chair quits, sheriff sues PAC

• NEWS- Towing tragedy: Wrecker driver to face charges in deaths

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Breath of Boston: UVA's Bavaro Hall built on student loans

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Over and out: Five workplaces practices to kill

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Eyes heavy? Can't tell a poker from a pencil?

Facetime

• FACETIME- Roast time: Tragers savor beany connections

Letters

• LETTER- Damn that public swearing law!

• LETTER- Fine the demolishers

Full Stories List for October 18th, 2007 issue #0642

• CULTURE- BUZZBOX- Home grown: Crozet festival spotlights locals

• CULTURE- Info overload: Blake Hurt's telling show

• DR. HOOK- Cross purposes: Don't take anger out on the doc

• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Towing tussle: Oxford Hill incident gets ugly

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE: The week in review

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Hot races: All politics is personal

• COVERSIDEBAR- The other races

Essays

• ESSAY- Secret wealth: It's in your skills and systems

Facetime

• FACETIME- Roast time: Tragers savor beany connections

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- News subject: Keep your house out of the limelight

Letters

• LETTER- Damn that public swearing law!

• LETTER- Fine the demolishers

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Ben in Boston: Directing debut satisfies some

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Flame Bilyue: 1997 Saturn Station Wagon

News

• NEWS- 'Damn nuisance:' Burn pit angers 'green' project neighbors

• NEWS- Bridge out: Why Advance Mills' span is coming down

• NEWS- Buckingham brouhaha: Party chair quits, sheriff sues PAC

• NEWS- Towing tragedy: Wrecker driver to face charges in deaths

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Breath of Boston: UVA's Bavaro Hall built on student loans

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Do you plan to vote in the upcoming election?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SALE WITHDRAWN

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Crozet cliff-hanger: Woodsy house offers bird's-eye views

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Eyes heavy? Can't tell a poker from a pencil?

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Over and out: Five workplaces practices to kill

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Blind tasting: Fellini's debuts dining in the dark