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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter
This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Is There Any Hope For Roanoke City Council?
Roanoke City Council members returned to their old political game in the Municipal building. Perhaps,...
SCOT BELLAVIA: Told Ya So
“I hate to be the one to tell you ‘I told you so,’ but...”“No, you...
MELINDA MYERS: Be A Weather Watching Gardener
Each gardening season seems to offer new growing challenges. Our gardens are exposed to more...
BOB BROWN: Suspension of Critical Judgment
The Sheriff of a nearby county, before DNA identification was available, urgently requested the assistance...
Breaking The Mold
by Robert Adcox
Last night I noticed a smell coming from my bedroom closet. This wasn’t some “oh, really, Adcox?” kind of smell which...
Growing Old[Er]
by Lucky Garvin
It was a sun-charged day; the air was spiced with scents of spring. I saw them as I sped by in...
The Thrill is Gone For Federal Law Enforcement Officials
by Mike Keeler
On August 24th, heavily armed agents from the Justice Department conducted a coordinated raid on four warehouses and corporate offices in...
Recipe of the Week: Red & White Salad
by Leigh Sackett
We can still eat healthy through the holidays at least part of the time! This salad inspires me to do just...
A Final Reflection on My Dear Rock
by Lucky Garvin
On the 4th of May, the waters took my beloved dog Rock Home. I wrote a short series of columns about...
Rod, Reel and Lawyer
Dargan Coggeshall’s legal troubles began in June 2010, when he and his brother-in-law, Frank Garden, decided to fish on the Jackson River near...