CornerShot

To submit a CornerShot

The Roanoke Times welcomes CornerShot submissions from its readers. Here are the guidelines:

Length: about 200 words
Topic: CornerShots can run the gamut, but we generally prefer unique and clever observations on the human experience.
No poetry, please.
Email your submission to extra@roanoke.com with your full name and hometown and “CornerShot” in the subject line. You can also mail submissions to Kathy Lu, CornerShot, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010.
Submissions are subject to editing.

1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County

2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day

3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys

4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping

5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football

6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust

7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen

8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible

9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli

10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area

Carol Goad | A reader in Roanoke

Friday, April 19, 2013

Mentioning areas of the state where I grew up gets my attention. I'll make a beeline to speak to a Sandlapper (South Carolinian).

Now, for 34 years, Roanoke has been my home. Thanks to The Roanoke Times, I learned of Luke Hancock and Gregg Marshall.

Talking to my son who lives in Northern Virginia, I tell him "we" had Roanoke people in the Final Four. He and his wife had already picked up on that fact watching a game.

Pride of place is important.

So, thanks to Luke and Gregg for giving us two more reasons to proudly call Roanoke home.

Monday, August 12, 2013