2012.02.11
Editorial: Saturday short takes
A little competition is good for the mayor’s soul
And here we were, barely a week ago, worried that Roanoke Mayor David Bowers would be denied the excitement of competition as he seeks another four-year term. Bowers so enjoys electioneering, the hand-shaking, microphone-grabbing, schmoozing, promising and posturing that comes with wanting to hang onto the job….
Shackled by meanness
A House of Delegates subcommittee on Thursday said it’s OK to shackle a pregnant woman as she gives birth to her baby because she made a choice — to commit a crime. Even if the crime is nonviolent and she poses no flight risk, she deserves to have her arms, legs and midsection tethered to a bed. Her child deserves to enter the cruel world of Virginia this way….
Adding a tool to the school nurse’s medicine chest
Peanut butter, once a staple in elementary school lunch pails, can be deadly if a child allergic to peanuts takes a bite of her friend’s PB&J. Unless that child already has an epinephrine pen at school to treat severe allergic reactions, her school nurse lacks the best and quickest response at hand. …
