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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...
Wilson Memorial – A Unique High School
by Mary Jo Shannon
In September 1948, students from four Augusta County high schools were joined together in one huge consolidated high school. That...
Fed by Ravens by Gary Robbins
When I was a youngster, I would sometimes find myself outside in late April or early May when it began to rain. These...
Time and Space, and How to See a Tree
by Fred First
Browsing the web one recent morning, a “space exploration” site displays two images side by side on my monitor. On the...
Best Avoided – E.R. Still Provides Interesting Window on Life
by Joe Kennedy
Never spend a night in the emergency room. Not if you can avoid it. Drive safely, behave soberly, follow your doctor's...
Washington D.C. in Squishy Shoes
by John Robinson
Yesterday began early as we boarded the Smart Bus at the Roanoke Civic Center, destined for the Lynchburg Amtrak station. A...
A Not So Good Teenage Decision
by Robert Adcox
Adolescence has always been filled with hard lessons such as how to deal with ennui. When bored, teens engage in a...