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Sequester budget cuts hit home to jazz fans in the Roanoke Valley

Planning to see the Air Force Jazz Ensemble when it plays in the Roanoke Valley on March 17?

Don’t bother now. The event has been cancelled, due to the sequester budget cuts.

We have the full announcement on our Southwest Roanoke County community news site (the band had been scheduled to play at Cave Spring High School.)

Notice that there’s a request to send comments about the cancellation to the Air Force, which I suspect is a public relations ploy to demonstrate public support for the event.

Dwayne Yancey
March 7, 2013 - 11:27 AM

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  1. Awood | March 10, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Yeah…thats just devastating. .02 cents cut from each dollar and the skies begin to fall…for the Roanoke Times. Quite lame.

  2. Jason | March 11, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    If you were a solider trying to figure out how to pay for school, you’d feel differently.

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