http://www.seniorstatesmen.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:29:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, Albemarle County Chief of Police Steve Sellers, and City of Charlottesville Chief of Police Timothy Longo, gave a comprehensive presentation addressing the multifaceted issues of crime, crime prevention and law enforcement in both the City and County. Their joint presentation included an overview of area crime, ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2012/01/18/two-police-departments-working-as-one-team-to-enhance-your-safety/ Brian Wheeler spoke at the November 9, 2011 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. The meeting was held at the Charlottesville Senior Center. Following the presentation, questions were taken from the audience. The program was moderated by SSV board member Grace Zisk. This occurred on the day after the local ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/11/16/local-elections-what-just-happened/ While the recession is clearly at the center of the Commonwealth’s continuing fiscal shortfalls, the downturn also has revealed some serious underlying challenges with the state’s revenue structure. This discussion provided an overview of the issues the state faces in raising the resources necessary to meet public needs and introduced ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/10/17/challenges-facing-tax-policy-in-the-commonwealth/ Candidates seeking election to three vacancies on Albemarle County’s Board of Supervisors presented their views on a number of topics of local interest. Each candidate was asked to provide a short statement containing any combination of biographic, qualification, and policy position information and a photo. These appear below listed alphabetically ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/09/19/albemarle-county-board-of-supervisors-candidates-forum/ This November’s election will fill three Charlottesville City Council seats. This forum occurred before the Democratic Party primary and before the deadline for Independents to file final papers, so while not all participants will be on the November ballot we had the opportunity to hear and explore the views of ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/08/22/charlottesville-city-council-candidates-forum/ Past programs with podcasts can be seen by scrolling below. Future Programs All meetings are open to the public and take place at the Senior Center on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The Senior Center is located at 1180 Pepsi Place in Charlottesville -- www.seniorcenterinc.org. February 8th:  Dahlia Lithwick will speak on ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/06/27/announcements-and-past-program-summaries/ School Superintendents Rosa Atkins (Charlottesville) and Pam Moran (Albemarle) examined the state of education in Albemarle’s and Charlottesville’s public school systems. Rosa Atkins (left) and Pam Moran speaking before the June 8th meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. Atkins and Moran spoke at the June 8, 2011 meeting of the Senior Statesmen ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/06/21/educating-for-the-future/ Delegates Bell and Toscano spoke at the May 11, 2011 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. The meeting was held at the Charlottesville Senior Center. Following the presentation, questions were taken from the audience. The program was moderated by SSV Secretary Bill Davis. Standard Podcast [ 49:04 ] . Rob Bell An honors ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/05/14/the-2011-general-assembly-session/ What can we expect as the economy recovers? Where will the jobs be? What skills will be in demand? How do we plan for the changes? These are the questions that PVCC Division of Workforce Services grapples with everyday. Ms. Valerie Palamountain of PVCC spoke at the April 13, 2011 meeting ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/04/20/coming-out-of-the-great-recession-changes-in-workforce-development/ Can the United States police the world? Can we identify and act on another country’s national security interests? These are some of the issues addressed by Donald Nuechterlein at this month’s meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. Donald E. Nuechterlein grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and received his undergraduate and ... http://www.seniorstatesmen.org/2011/03/13/our-current-us-national-interest-and-policies-in-the-middle-east/