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Short takes

Saturday, September 14, 2013

WWTJD?

Friday, September 13, 2013

Hard-core hazards

Friday, September 13, 2013

The reluctant do-righter

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Sunshine  at the SCC

Thursday, September 12, 2013

The verdict on capital punishment system

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

A community of interests

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Jumbled advice on schools

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Roanoke’s concerto

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Aiming higher  for higher education

Monday, September 9, 2013

Guiding Roanoke’s metamorphosis

Monday, September 9, 2013

Sunday, September 8, 2013

A campaign for college funding

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Keep on rolling

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Bracing for storm water fees

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, September 7, 2013

From 581,  turn into 73

Friday, September 6, 2013

Stop starving urban highways

Friday, September 6, 2013

This is no way to save schools

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Big investment,  big benefits

Thursday, September 5, 2013

The dilemma  over Syria

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Make lineups uniformly fair

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Step away from the mud buckets

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A lifeline for Explore

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Shrinking car tax relief

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Where’s the beef in lobbyist disclosures?

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Before another family member is harmed

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Saturday shorts

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Gentlemen, start your engines

Friday, August 30, 2013

Economics, not ego on Olympics

Friday, August 30, 2013

The high toll  for ‘tough on crime’

Thursday, August 29, 2013

An independent  voice on ethics

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Congress  in neutral

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Where there’s no smoke, health?

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The red, the blue and the green

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The state of Roanoke

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Improve scrutiny of tailor-made drugs

Monday, August 26, 2013

The facts of omission

Monday, August 26, 2013

A fresh start for two high schools

Sunday, August 25, 2013

A right worth defending

Sunday, August 25, 2013

The pull between freedom and safety

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Stirring the student vote

Friday, August 23, 2013

Will this be on the SOLs?

Friday, August 23, 2013

Beyond a common interest

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Testing more rigorous standards

Thursday, August 22, 2013

The authority to create better broadband

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

An effective voice for transportation

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

In service to God and community

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

A surplus of caution

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The end to a long, lazy summer break

Monday, August 19, 2013

Inspiring job growth

Monday, August 19, 2013

Radford buses no longer turn on a dime

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Putting an end  to disparity

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Avoid angst with openness on rezonings

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Dying to run with the bulls

Friday, August 16, 2013

Football stats worth crunching

Friday, August 16, 2013

In Franklin County, a need to talk

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Course correction needed on disclosure

Thursday, August 15, 2013

A modest proposal on constitutional offices

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Expelled gas terminal will land somewhere

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Where research, privacy collide

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Dual enrollment becomes doable

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Another hitch in Boones Mill’s giddyup

Monday, August 12, 2013

Selling the Roanoke Valley to job-makers

Monday, August 12, 2013

Sunday, August 11, 2013

More work to do on college costs

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Bridging the technology divide

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Art for Everyone: the sequel

Friday, August 9, 2013

Better roads,  bit by bit

Friday, August 9, 2013

A new era  for passenger rail

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Canine companions aren’t lapdogs

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Disclosure under wraps

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Make sense, not haste, on ethics reform

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

VA gets its message out

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A campaign under a cloud

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A skate park that slipped badly

Monday, August 5, 2013

Replacing despair  with hope

Monday, August 5, 2013

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Policing the block

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Helping ageless learners

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Fairness  for food imports

Friday, August 2, 2013

Renewed accountability

Friday, August 2, 2013

The governor’s mixed message on ethics

Thursday, August 1, 2013

A politician  with staying power

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Stuck on the side  of the road

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Clear laws and sound judgment on land use

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Expectations  for intermodal

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Campaign chest or slush fund?

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Busybodies unite  for open government

Monday, July 29, 2013

The village’s role  in raising a child

Monday, July 29, 2013

Headline

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Dire need for new animal shelter

Sunday, July 28, 2013

High-tech stakes

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Virginia’s ‘stable’ credit outlook

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Short takes

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Saturday, September 14, 2013

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