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Roanoke’s New Skyline?

Roanoke’s New Skyline? »

Well, not exactly, but if we had buildings this tall you probably wouldn’t want to be hanging out with these guys . . . This picture and many others taken by “Guerilla Photographer” Joseph Carnevale,...

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Residents Weigh In On Countryside

Residents Weigh In On Countryside »

After Roanoke-owned Countryside Golf Course ceased operations on March 1 due to city government budgetary restraints, questions quickly arose as to how the land would be used. At a public meeting last Monday at New...

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Goodwill Shows Off Its Fashion Sense While Raising Money

Goodwill Shows Off Its Fashion Sense While Raising Money »

Don’t think of your local Goodwill stores as fashion centers? Think again. Raising the awareness level for what is really available at the seven Goodwill outlets in the valley and raising money for the non-profit’s...

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Acting Scion Shoots The Better Side Of Roanoke

Acting Scion Shoots The Better Side Of Roanoke »

Unlike his famous actor parents, Timothy Hutton and Debra Winger, Noah Hutton aspired to be on the other side of the camera – shooting the action.  That’s exactly what the 23 year old was doing...

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Commentary: Poor Mountain Wind Turbines Poor Idea for Roanoke »

Commentary: Poor Mountain Wind Turbines Poor Idea for Roanoke

This is to refute the recent propagandized information provided to our area citizens from a “green” money- motivated industry, posing as a “green” energy hero.  A Chicago-based corporation, “Invenergy”, proposes to lay claim to our area mountain winds, beginning with 18 industrial-sized wind turbines on...

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Commentary: Enforcing Our Laws to Reduce Illegal Immigration »

Commentary: Enforcing Our Laws to Reduce Illegal Immigration

If you were to take a drive along Interstate 8 in Arizona, many miles north of the border, you would very likely come upon signs, placed by the U.S. government, warning travelers of possible danger including drug and human smuggling, armed criminals, and other suspicious...

Jul 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Letter Misrepresented Tea Party and Fair Tax »

Letter Misrepresented Tea Party and Fair Tax

I haven’t seen as much misinformation in a short article as that provided by Sidney Vaught in his July 9-15 piece, “Tea Party Unsuccessful and Misleading.”  He took on Roanoke Tea Party (RTP) and the FairTax, misrepresenting both along the way. I am a member...

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Open Letter to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation »

Open Letter to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation

Gentlemen: My wife and I have a 2nd home at Smith Mountain Lake. We have enjoyed taking guests to the D-Day Memorial and recommending a visit to people we meet. On our visit with guests on 6/23 I was disappointed and appalled to see that...

Jul 15 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »

Letter: Tech President Charles W. Steger on Passing of George Steinbrenner »

Letter: Tech President Charles W. Steger on Passing of George Steinbrenner

We are saddened at the passing of George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees. While Mr. Steinbrenner will certainly be remembered for his almost four decade long ownership of the baseball marquee Yankees and their seven World Series rings, we will remember him for...

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Letter: Bestpitch Was Pitching The Right Balls »

Letter: Bestpitch Was Pitching The Right Balls

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Valerie Garner for her fine coverage of our new council’s first meeting. Over the years some us have never let up on the issue of holding work seassions downstairs in what is a most inadequate room. We have...

Jul 15 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

Sports

RVAA City-County Swim Meet At Salem YMCA »

RVAA City-County Swim Meet At Salem YMCA

Hunting Hills defeated Roanoke Country Club 16,193 to 15,143 to capture the city-county meet Friday and Saturday at the Salem YMCA and secure their eighth straight RVAA season championship. Read Mountain won the Division 2 championship, edging out Our Lady of Nazareth. The Elks Club...

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Greenbrier Classic Hosts First Tee of Roanoke Valley »

Greenbrier Classic Hosts First Tee of Roanoke Valley

The First Tee Programs from West Virginia and Roanoke Valley were part of Tuesday’s inaugural Greenbrier Classic Youth Day in White Sulphur Springs. Kolton Cooper of Hardy was selected to represent First Tee Roanoke Valley along with one member of First Tee of West Virginia....

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Commonwealth Games Minigolf Tournament »

Commonwealth Games Minigolf Tournament

In a small but skilled field, the first annual Coventry Commonwealth Games Minigolf Tournament proved to be all that it was hyped to be.  Jumping out to a one stroke lead Roanoke Putting Club (RPC) member Geoff Boyer skillfully negotiated the damp morning carpets to...

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Big Pitch for Roanoke Valley »

Big Pitch for Roanoke Valley

The 2010 Coventry Commonwealth Games came to Roanoke beginning with an opening ceremony last Friday night hosted by Olympic Medalist Speed Skater J.R. Celski. The majority of the games followed at venues throughout the Roanoke Valley over the course of the weekend. With 60 sports...

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Baseball Tourney Kicks Off Commonwealth Games »

Baseball Tourney Kicks Off Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Coventry Commonwealth Games are in full swing this weekend at venues all over the Roanoke Valley, including Opening Night ceremonies at the Roanoke Civic Center on Friday night. Virginia’s official state games kicked off locally with the baseball competition last weekend, with a...

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Pilat Named State Coach of the Year for Fifth Time »

Pilat Named State Coach of the Year for Fifth Time

Roanoke College Lacrosse Coach, Bill Pilat, was named VaSID College State Coach of the Year.  In addition, seven players were named to the all-state team, including six who were on the first-team ballot.  Stephen Simmons, Sam Love, Justin Tuma, Matt Quinton, Alex Burkhead and Jake...

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Arts & Culture

Guerilla Photography Comes To Kirk Avenue; Theatre Troop Moves »

Guerilla Photography Comes To Kirk Avenue; Theatre Troop MovesLaker production at Kirk Avenue:  The Carless Brit, River Laker (about to be featured in a documentary about Roanoke) is well known for the Emerging...

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FloydFest Hot In More Ways Than One »

FloydFest Hot In More Ways Than OneWith temperatures pushing well into the 90’s and humidity levels pushing the upper limits, it was more than just the music that was hot last...

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Roanoke’s New Skyline? »

Roanoke’s New Skyline?Well, not exactly, but if we had buildings this tall you probably wouldn’t want to be hanging out with these guys . . . This...

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Acting Scion Shoots The Better Side Of Roanoke »

Acting Scion Shoots The Better Side Of RoanokeUnlike his famous actor parents, Timothy Hutton and Debra Winger, Noah Hutton aspired to be on the other side of the camera – shooting the...

Jul 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Fast And Fun: Overnight Sensations Extols The Joys Of Live Theater »

Fast And Fun: Overnight Sensations Extols The Joys Of Live TheaterTake six teams of playwrights, directors and actors – some with scant experience in the limelight – with story lines, genres, mandatory props, etc. drawn...

Jul 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »



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Where Canines Fail Can Felines Fill In?

Where Canines Fail Can Felines Fill In?

Friends, following my last column in which I described the increased population of rodents in my neighborhood as a burgeoning concern, I was offered a variety of advice from our readers.  Along with...

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Want to Be a Doctor?

Want to Be a Doctor?

On August 2, forty-two young women and men will set about of the next leg of that journey.  It’s the inaugural day of The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Years ago, the...

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Children Need to Get Their Hands “Dirty”

Children Need to Get Their Hands “Dirty”

The aroma of fresh bread baking and the thrill of watching seeds morph into radishes, lettuce or spinach are experiences every child should have. As a preschool/kindergarten teacher I made sure to add...

Jul 22, 2010 / More »

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Deprivation Builds Appreciation

Deprivation Builds Appreciation

Have you ever noticed how much you miss something once you have lost it?  Recently, my eleven year old laptop bit the dust.  Yes, I know, an eleven year old laptop is a...

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Processed Foods Found to Be as Addictive as Drugs

Processed Foods Found to Be as Addictive as Drugs

Hey Mister, can you help me out?  I need a fix.  Can you lend me $5 for a Big Mac? In a newly released study, the Scripps Institute in Florida has concluded something...

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If Only Life Had Warning Gates

If Only Life Had Warning Gates

Recently, I was at the home of a friend who has done a great deal of traveling in South Asia – specifically Nepal.  As an artist, her home is filled with spectacular paintings,...

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The Sanctuary Tree

The Sanctuary Tree

Were you to walk through Sabrina’s and my home to its end, you would find yourself in our ‘animal room.’ This is where injured, orphaned, or diseased critters are in-taken and housed until...

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The Season of Spiders Draws Nigh

The Season of Spiders Draws Nigh

It is now officially the middle of summer—not the weatherman official but the Goose Creek local-native official middle of the summer. And so it will be six more weeks until fall begins. This...

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A Move From Black Death to Sustainability?

A Move From Black Death to Sustainability?

The numbers are beyond comprehension for the global catastrophe that continues to unfold in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven human deaths.  Thirty species of birds and more than 400 species of other kinds...

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Leaving Our Sister Behind

Leaving Our Sister Behind

It’s a stifling hot summer day and the ’63 Volkswagon Microbus rumbles and clatters through the hills of central Pennsylvania, the breeze blowing through its open windows. The 9-passenger bus is full, and...

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How Do You Measure Your Success? by Gary Robbins

How Do You Measure Your Success? by Gary Robbins

Sometimes, we all find ourselves wondering:  What kind of impact has my life had?  Have I really made a difference in the lives of others? Those are not always easy questions to answers—and...

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Recipe of the Week: Shrimp Tacos

Recipe of the Week: Shrimp Tacos

We should not define ourselves by our profession or by our children or by where we live or by how much money we have or by any external circumstance. Who we really are...

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