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Waldo Jaquith is a prominent blogger and activist who currently lives in [[Albemarle County]]. He is a former City Council candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 2002 | '''Waldo Jaquith''' is a prominent blogger and activist who currently lives in [[Albemarle County]]. He is a former [[City Council]] candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 2002. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Jaquith is a graduate of the [[Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership]] at the [[University of Virginia]]. | |||
Jaquith is the creator of [ | Jaquith is the creator of [[cvillenews.com]] and is often described as one of the community's first Internet bloggers. Cvillenews was launched as an online discussion forum for local news before this practice became known as blogging. | ||
Jaquith was the original creator of the [[Richmond Sunlight]] website tracking legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. | Jaquith was the original creator of the [[Richmond Sunlight]] website tracking legislation in the [[Virginia General Assembly]]. | ||
==Ten ideas for Charlottesville== | ==Ten ideas for Charlottesville== | ||
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#Make grants of $100 to young people under the age of 21 who promote social change | #Make grants of $100 to young people under the age of 21 who promote social change | ||
#Provide sizeable grants to sustaining a social activist | #Provide sizeable grants to sustaining a social activist | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
http://www.cvillenews.com | *[http://www.cvillenews.com cvillenews.com] | ||
*[http://waldo.jaquith.org personal website] | |||
http://waldo.jaquith.org | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category: Former City Council Candidates]] | [[Category: Former City Council Candidates]] | ||
[[Category: Graduates of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership]] | [[Category: Graduates of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership]] | ||
[[Category:2002 election]] | |||
[[Category:Democratic party members]] | |||
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Waldo Jaquith is a prominent blogger and activist who currently lives in Albemarle County. He is a former City Council candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 2002.
Biography
Jaquith is a graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia.
Jaquith is the creator of cvillenews.com and is often described as one of the community's first Internet bloggers. Cvillenews was launched as an online discussion forum for local news before this practice became known as blogging.
Jaquith was the original creator of the Richmond Sunlight website tracking legislation in the Virginia General Assembly.
Ten ideas for Charlottesville
Jaquith began appearing before Council in May 2003 in order to give ten ideas that he thought would benefit Charlottesville[1]
- Make grants of $100 to young people under the age of 21 who promote social change
- Provide sizeable grants to sustaining a social activist
External links
Notes
- ↑ Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 19 May 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 30 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195919>.