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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.

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3. Roanoke resource officer's quick action saved young girl

4. East Carolina poses new challenge for Virginia Tech football

5. Lowe's tapes may hold clues to Roanoke woman's death

6. William Byrd stuns Salem in football win

7. Roanoke County electrical short quiets 5 Wheeler radio stations

8. Captive in Roanoke County describes harrowing time with angry friend

9. Concert review: Timeless Willie Nelson plays to appreciative crowd

10. History says this one will matter for Virginia Tech

Patricia Simmons | A reader in Fincastle

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Last month's CornerShot by Pat Bowles brought back a scene that I hadn't thought about for a long time.

In June 1981, all but one carload of those attending the funeral of my mother, Viola W. Painter, walked from the Fincastle Presbyterian Church to Godwin Cemetery, a distance of about five blocks, on a beautiful day filled with sunshine.

As we passed the Kyle House, workers repairing the roof stood with their hats held over their hearts. We did not know them; they did not know us. Such a thoughtful tribute.

It is a lovely memory for me of an otherwise sad day.

Saturday, September 14, 2013