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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...

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum To Be Open on Saturdays

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum will be open starting Saturday, January 18....

City of Roanoke Elevates Emergency Response with Cutting-Edge Technology

In the heart of Roanoke’s bustling 911 Center, a quiet revolution is reshaping how emergency...

Where 2024 Voter Turnout Was Highest And Lowest in Virginia 

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over...

Transportation Institute Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Trucking Education Grants

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech...

The Story Of The Dying Man

 Two weeks ago, he was working at a very high-tech job. Yes, he had metastatic cancer, but he had hope; he was on...

When Our Lights Go Out, God’s Light Comes On – by Mark Graham

It’s been just a few short weeks since the sudden and frightening storm now so commonly known as a "Derecho" blew through our...

Putting My Best Foot Forward

I was laying in bed the other morning, trying to figure the best way to deal with the awful things awaiting me. They...

Critter Tales

A science museum ran short of funding. A number of their dead, taxidermied birds had to be destroyed by fire, the method prescribed by...

Cruise Ship or Battleship? By Quigg Lawrence

"Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even...

Violence vs. Love

             To attempt to write about such a broad topic is probably pointless but given the events in...