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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, the pain from the hit which was the first Republican Council member since 2000,...
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...
SCOTT DREYER: A Trump Supporter Explains Her Reasonings
Below are comments from a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, for employment reasons, on...
Recipe of the Week: The Next Best Bacon Lettuce and Tomato
by Leigh SackettMy tomato plants are not doing well this year and several other people I have talked to are having the same...
Changing of the Carilion Guard
by Hayden HollingsworthI remember when Nancy Agee, then Nancy Howell, was a first-year student nurse at the erstwhile Roanoke Memorial School of nursing. She...
The Corvair-Powered Microbus
by John RobinsonI loved that bus. It was one of the coolest vehicles I could imagine, and I should know; I was crazy about cars....
Independence Day – A Celebration of Self Reliance
by Keith McCurdySo what does the 4th of July mean to you? The other day my daughter and I were coming down Grandin...
A Husband’s Diary – Entry #2
by Lucky GarvinWe do things differently. If we're going out, I get dressed once. She averages 6-8 changes. "Does this match, Gahvin?" "I...
Recipe of the Week – Happy’s Super Hot Salsa
by Leigh SackettI made this salsa Tuesday night on a whim. It turned out to be really delicious but HOT! I love spicy things...