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August 3, 2006

Land of Opportunity series

The Land of Opportunity

In this occasional series, The Roanoke Times explores the local impact of the national debate about immigration.

Well, maybe this isn't an incredibly "new feature," as the category suggests, but the Hispanic immigration series, Land of Opportunity debuted a few weeks ago. It's built on the Roanoke.com blog server using Movable Type.

Movable Type's comment functionality is easier to use than a message board and integrates the comments into the story. Notice how the most recent comments are displayed in the upper right area of the page.

Because this series will continue to be updated with more comments and articles, using Movable Type made sense. Also, the subheadlines are divided into individual "entries," while each story is its own "category."

Along with great stories about immigrants in the Roanoke Valley are soundslides, photo galleries and video. This project was made easier by a tech-savvy photographer and reporter along with careful planning and editing.

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