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Roanoke Athletes Just Have To Show Up
Of course we should allow our High School Students to play sports even if they have a GPA of 0.01 out of 4.0. 0.01 isn't Failing. 0.01 is a Passing Grade.These young men and woman will have nothing ...
Old Southwest Roanoke - Go For A Drive
I thought I would run a test for a project of mine.When you Google 'old southwest roanoke' you get this. Currently my page to sell Purple is there but so is a post by 'Just Another Day In Roanoke'. ...
Redefining A Neighborhood
The City of Roanoke is holding it's delinquent property sale this Wednesday for parcels with unpaid taxes. This is always fun to look at because like any city Roanoke has easily defined good and bad s...
And Then There Were Seven
Mayor-To-Be David Bowers wasted not time stating why he was elected.He has very little if any power over the School Board so we will 'close' two schools. An Amphitheater on Reserve Avenue was an inte...
Roanoke City Council Looses One Before Election
Roanoke City Council has once again displayed a hint of incompetence when they voted to place Alvin Nash on Council. Of course HUD denied Mr. Nash's exemption. The conflict of interest is apparent.E...
Roanoke Wants To Change Into Something Old
The sad fact of Roanoke politics is I don't want to vote. Don't get me wrong, I'm very proud each election cycle after I have participated in an election I feel better knowing that, win or loose, my...
Roanoke Amphitheater
Incredible. The voters of Roanoke years ago elected City Council Members to tear down Victory Stadium and build an Amphitheater. No problem. The cost to remove the stadium was a small simple number...
Roanoke Politics Focused On A Ghost
I Love Roanoke...Forget about other issues... The Amphitheater trumps them all.The election for Roanoke City Council and our new/old Mayor will be centered around the placement of a structure which wi...
If School Children Are Our Future
There is a wonderfully scary piece by Marc Chamot titled American kids, dumber than dirt. The best quotes are: I have this ongoing discussion with a longtime reader who also just so happens to be a lo...
Fix Roanoke's Amphitheater
I wonder if Red Light Management, the Charlottesville based company that has been hired to complete a feasibility study about building an Amphitheater on Reserve Avenue, will gladly cash the check fro...
Roanoke 7000 Seat Amphitheater's Slow Death
I'm kind of confused by Vice Mayor Trinkle's Op-Ed...In The Roanoke Times he said, contract award to Red Light Management for the placement studyremove In fact...
One Issue One Vote - Roanoke Mayor
We, the citizens of Roanoke, have a choice between Nelson Harris and David Bowers to be our next Mayor. Unless you are one of the 225 people who moved to Roanoke in 2007 both of these men and their p...
Roanoke Calls A Mulligan
Alvin Nash is walking up to the first tee... The wind is out of the south west, five miles per hours. It shouldn't be a factor for todays round.He addresses the ball, nice stance... he takes a prac...
Roanoke City Fire Stations
If you have a child and need a new adventure to create a smile might I suggest visiting a Roanoke Fire Station. Most children are fascinated by Fire Trucks and The Roanoke City Fire Fighters are more ...
Of Course The City Will Fix My Neighborhood
I really shouldn't be surprised but every time I hear someone say, "The City hasn't done anything about it" I somehow feel sorry for them. Spring has arrived and with it has come the 'hang out on the...
'We' Is A Lonely Group
Now come on... Once again Shanna Flowers has alienated me from her writing. How you may ask? The first time she made me pause was when concerning Alfred Dowe she wrote, "The young man on whom the ci...
Carvins Cove Water Level
Does it strike anyone else as strange that the water level at Carvins Cove is low enough on March 20th to warrant a news broadcast to tell us about it?Carvins Cove Reservoir is within Carvins Cove Nat...
Roanoke City School's Art & Music Programs
I jump on Roanoke City Schools when I see failure but I will also recognize success and accomplishment. My wife is an artist, I am a musician, and we both immerse our son in these vital areas of the ...
Don't Ride Your Bike Across The Four Million Dollar Bridge
Attention Roanoke Shoppers... We have a bargain today on renovated bridges.You can take an old bridge, spend 4 million, and viola... You have a new bridge. You can name it what ever you want but th...
Roanoke City Schools Sued By ACLU...
Now here is an idea I hadn't thought of. Roanoke City Schools have a graduation rate of 58%. Palm Beach County Schools are being sued over 'shamefully low' graduation rates. I read that headline an...
Slow Down Roanoke... I Mean Speed Up
I feel incredibly sorry for Sandra Lucas. This poor woman obviously had to drive somewhere very important and any delay would have dire consequences on the outcome of her mission. Where she was driv...
Roanoke City Employee Steals?
This is strange. I haven't been robbed in years. Before Sarah and I built a fence in our backyard people from the alley would pick and choose the stuff they thought they could sell. I was annoyed b...
High School Theater In Roanoke
Roanoke City Schools have a 50% drop out rate.So how do we spend our money to educate our children?In 2007 there were roughly 3500 students in our High School System. So, we the strong vibrant City o...
If You Study It Long Enough Surely It Will Change
When I think about Roanoke and the incredibly strange way we attempt to do things around here I always come back to Victory Stadium. This project hasn't been in the news recently because The Rockledg...
Roanoke Is To Blame For Alfred Dowe's Downfall
I don't know about anyone else but when I read Shanna Flowers piece titled "Dowe Failed To Fulfill Promise" I had to read it twice to make sure I understood what she wrote. She actually said, "The yo...
What Will Roanoke City Council Do?
As a citizen of Roanoke I want my City to prosper. One of the ways I engage in this activity is I vote for City Council Members. The disgraceful resignation of Alfred Dowe has thrown a gorilla wrenc...
Church Avenue - If It Ain't Broke Don't..
Here is a perfect example of 'Operation Stagnation: Roanoke'.Mayor Harris and a majority of Council Members have decided that they don't want to change Church Avenue to two-way traffic. To be polite ...
I Love The Virginia Museum of Transportation
If you are the parent of a little boy you will thoroughly enjoy this museum. Big Metal Machines! The museum is wonderful for small children. Today it was reported that The Virginia Museum of Transp...
Seventeen Year Old Roanoker Shot By Fashion Police
The Roanoke Times article Friends Question Need Of Shooting says "The officer ordered the boy to show his hands and get on the ground. Instead, the boy turned and lowered his hands near his waist and ...
Roanoke City Council In Disgrace
Poor, Poor Roanoke. At a time when we need leadership, direction, and quite simply a clearly defined publicly stated goal for our great city one of our seven elected officials steals from us. When R...