Thursday, December 01, 2005
Christian Trejbal's column archive
Christian Trejbal
Recent columns
- Montgomery schools' $6.2 million deficit
- This column does not compute
- Make political parties pay for their primaries
- Tough times ahead for schools
From the RoundTable blog
Montgomery schools' $6.2 million deficit - 2/5/2012
This column does not compute - 1/22/2012
Make political parties pay for their primaries - 1/8/2012
Tough times ahead for schools - 12/18/2011
Lift Montgomery County's cocktail ban - 12/4/2011
Election Day lessons - 11/13/2011
Town-student friction in Blacksburg - 10/9/2011
A new garden blossoms in Blacksburg - 9/25/2011
National Republicans meddle in Blacksburg - 9/11/2011
The Christiansburg Aquatic Center's first year - 8/28/2011
It's cool to be Up on the Roof - 8/14/2011
Gearing up for the November election - 7/31/2011
New schools are finally on the way - 7/17/2011
Montgomery County has a ballot mess - 7/3/2011
Floyd County dreams up a new superintendent - 6/19/2011
Private park should mow its own grass - 6/5/2011
Welcome to the end of the world - 5/22/2011
Christiansburg's budget priorities - 5/8/2011
The Henderson Lawn sycamore reborn - 4/24/2011
The NRV must find a new Jim Shuler - 4/10/2011
Challenges for Montgomery County - 3/27/2011
Montgomery County protects politicians - 3/20/2011
Make government tell you what it's doing - 3/13/2011
The individual mandate is the wrong debate - 3/6/2011
History clouds the Tech meals tax dispute - 2/27/2011
The NRV's lawmakers keep busy in Richmond - 2/20/2011
Enjoy a beer with Jefferson's ghost - 2/13/2011
Don't restrict new inmates to the Bible - 2/6/2011
Election mistakes demand action - 1/30/2011
Elected officials tackle election reform - 1/23/2011
Radford mustn't ignore its beaver problem - 1/16/2011
The return of the electric car - 1/9/2011
Uncle Sam fills our stockings with data - 12/19/2010
Blacksburg's South Main wish list - 12/5/2010
A way out of the high school corner - 11/21/2010
Another botched election - 11/14/2010
Sanity rally was about the people, not the show - 11/7/2010
Open government comes to Christiansburg - 10/24/2010
Shrink the General Assembly - 10/10/2010
Keep Christiansburg's Starlight promise - 10/3/2010
Five cowardly supervisors hold a surprise vote - 9/19/2010
Radford University will no longer honor a racist - 9/12/2010
Build two high schools - 8/29/2010
Obama could pull a Polk - 8/22/2010
Jefferson's 'great machine' breaks down - 8/15/2010
Bull & Bones can't sell its own beer at the River - 8/8/2010
Farewell, old sycamore - 7/25/2010
Jefferson smiles on new Americans - 7/11/2010
Christiansburg dunks single people - 6/27/2010
Elections: Who guards the guardians? - 6/20/2010
Don't top that tree - 6/13/2010
The registrar's office needs a change - 6/6/2010
Town candidates accept secret cash - 5/23/2010
Carter and Foster's library legacy - 5/9/2010
'Politician' isn't a dirty word - 5/2/2010
Virginia's highways are that bad - 3/28/2010
Virginia Tech students serve the community - 3/21/2010
The candidate who almost wasn't - 3/14/2010
Christiansburg considers historic preservation - 2/28/2010
Plowing the Huckleberry Trail, or not - 2/21/2010
The left needs its own Tea Party - 2/14/2010
Christiansburg's search for sidewalks - 2/7/2010
Local lawmakers have plenty of ideas - 1/31/2010
Pining for the pools in Christiansburg - 1/17/2010
Don't believe the First & Main rumors - 1/10/2010
Plant your tree this year - 12/6/2009
Baptists might leave downtown Blacksburg - 11/22/2009
A theater rises between town and campus - 11/15/2009
Making sense of local elections - 11/8/2009
Voters have only themselves to blame - 11/1/2009
Money flows freely to local candidates - 10/18/2009
Candidates contemplate a little big-box store - 10/11/2009
Don't roll over for Sam's Club - 10/4/2009
A common book for Tech and Blacksburg - 9/27/2009
Virginia Tech's not-so-stimulating research - 9/20/2009
Many more Virginians are packing heat - 9/6/2009
Partying without a noise ordinance - 8/30/2009
Hokies love their cars too much - 8/23/2009
Keep a closer eye on older drivers - 8/2/2009
Fight light pollution in the NRV - 7/26/2009
Radford University's president is overpaid - 6/21/2009
The phantom parking shortage - 6/7/2009
Republicans must wait until November - 5/31/2009
Blacksburg renovates its farmers market - 5/24/2009
Students and politics in Blacksburg - 5/17/2009
Tech students need a class in college protests - 5/3/2009
What's next for BURG? - 4/26/2009
The Dublin library cat might have to go - 4/12/2009
Giving voice to local arts and culture - 4/5/2009
Government on the cheap - 3/29/2009
Sunshine increases in the NRV - 3/15/2009
Blacksburg's big-box litmus test - 3/8/2009
Stimulus for the New River Valley - 3/1/2009
Driven to distraction - 2/15/2009
Don't give up on Darwin - 2/8/2009
New River Valley lawmakers get busy - 2/1/2009
Take MLK Day off in Floyd and Giles schools - 1/25/2009
Let Taylor demolish the frame shop - 1/11/2009
Virginia fights climate change with trees - 12/14/2008
The holiday tree doesn’t need to die - 12/7/2008
Playing games at the library - 11/23/2008
Old Virginny survives in the New River Valley - 11/9/2008
Where we vote affects how we vote - 11/2/2008
Learning to love the Smart Road - 10/12/2008
The wrath of Blacksburg - 10/5/2008
Gmail isn't suitable for public records - 9/28/2008
Candidates and their parties - 9/14/2008
The aquatic center might sink - 9/7/2008
The Black House won't restore itself - 8/24/2008
When dogs attack goats, taxpayers pay - 8/10/2008
Keeping e-mail private - 7/27/2008
Protect your head in a moped crash - 7/13/2008
Racing through Giles County - 6/29/2008
Climate change in the New River Valley - 6/22/2008
A war on the Summer Solstice - 6/15/2008
Pulaski's trail to the future - 6/8/2008
An end to Christiansburg's secrets - 6/1/2008
Where's Congress hiding now? - 5/18/2008
Allow Virginians to vote by mail - 5/11/2008
Dodgeball's a big hit in Blacksburg - 5/4/2008
Christiansburg scoffs at Cambria boosters - 3/23/2008
Local officials prefer clouds to sunshine - 3/16/2008
Paying our own way - 2/24/2008
Another sweet deal for families - 2/17/2008
The more exciting election is in May - 2/10/2008
Montgomery County's emergency welfare - 2/3/2008
The NRV three go to Richmond - 1/27/2008
Cheaters corrupt the year's best shots - 12/30/2007
A visit to First & Main - 12/16/2007
A police academy for everyone - 12/9/2007
The chamber hasn't delivered tourists - 12/2/2007
Hunting for Sunday sanity - 11/18/2007
Silence isn't golden in Christiansburg - 11/11/2007
Have some fun on Election Day - 11/4/2007
Booze on the ballot - 10/28/2007
Four votes aren't enough - 10/21/2007
Racism doesn't belong at a crafts festival - 10/14/2007
Look past the vulture vomit - 10/7/2007
The registrar has a secret lair - 9/30/2007
Keep buildings off Tech's fairways - 9/23/2007
The price of local government - 9/16/2007
Sometimes, you have to root against the Hokies - 9/9/2007
Art meets science at Virginia Tech - 9/2/2007
You got Plato in my popcorn - 8/26/2007
Tech unveils a monument for the future - 8/19/2007
Blacksburg's big-box juggernaut - 8/12/2007
Keep the battle flag out of the Capitol - 7/29/2007
Experimental Theatre is coming to Tech - 7/22/2007
Virginians can water their lawns for free - 7/15/2007
Where have all the candidates gone? - 7/1/2007
Christiansburg is just like Botetourt County - 6/24/2007
Disc golfers need another course - 6/17/2007
Blacksburg puts on a scary midnight show - 6/10/2007
Blacksburg course trains citizens - 6/3/2007
The Tech community needs a break - 5/20/2007
Resentment surfaces in the Wal-Mart brawl - 5/13/2007
Corrupting the Land of Chocolate - 5/6/2007
Insensitive traffic sensors - 4/29/2007
Moments of peace amidst tragedy - 4/22/2007
Don't let The Lyric go dark again - 4/8/2007
Pound puppies beat their retail cousins - 4/1/2007
A license plate doesn't make you special - 3/25/2007
Let nature dry the laundry - 3/18/2007
Shedding light on concealed handguns - 3/11/2007
Riding around Radford - 3/4/2007
Rumors dog Radford University president - 2/25/2007
Never fear, the plows are near - 2/18/2007
Leave the timber pork out of schools - 2/11/2007
Community radio needs help - 2/4/2007
Radford students just want to have fun - 1/28/2007
Faith and government in Floyd County - 1/21/2007
Blacksburg mixes up growth - 1/14/2007
Secrets survive in the New River Valley - 1/7/2007
Rest easy in the New River Valley - 12/24/2006
Montgomery County secures its elections - 12/10/2006
The NFL Network isn't coming to the NRV - 12/3/2006
Southwest Virginia is for haters - 11/12/2006
Let the curtain rise - 11/5/2006
Bet on climate change - 10/29/2006
Payday lenders don't hide their ugliness - 10/22/2006
William Black wouldn't recognize Stroubles Creek - 10/15/2006
Radford and Tech: open the ivory tower - 10/8/2006
Christiansburg's chubby checkpoints - 10/1/2006
Redeveloping downtown Christiansburg - 9/24/2006
Singles have little to celebrate on their week - 9/17/2006
The stray cats have to go - 9/10/2006
There's not much to celebrate on Labor Day - 9/3/2006
New River Valley proves its mettle - 8/27/2006
Bush vs. Bush - 8/16/2006
The faithful get a second amendment - 7/12/2006
Roanoke libraries embrace graphic novels - 6/14/2006
Young, single taxpayers lose again - 5/24/2006
College students lose at the ballot box - 5/3/2006
Slide shows don't bore anymore - 4/12/2006
FairTaxers pitch a fiscal fantasy - 3/22/2006
Timber bill won't spare Virginia's forests - 3/1/2006
Be careful what you say in public - 2/8/2006
