May 2, 2008Mayor Harris and the trip to MexicoHank Bostwick at The Star City Harbinger has an interesting look at the controversy over Mayor Nelson Harris' 2005 trip to Mexico sponsored by Roanoke developer Ed Walker. The interview with Harris and some of the artists is well worth a read, but in the introduction, Bostwick oddly tries to paint this as a controversy The Roanoke Times has stirred up. I left a comment on the blog asking about that. You can read it after the jump. April 7, 2008Questions for candidates?We start our endorsement interviews for Blacksburg Town Council today, and Roanoke mayor and city council candidates tomorrow. Salem Council candidate interviews start tomorrow, too. (We've already begun interviewing Pulaski and Vinton town council candidates.) Any questions in particular you think we should be asking? March 24, 2008Biking across Roanoke's MLK bridge is worse than running a red light Roanoke builds its MLK bridge in such a way that bikes and skateboards tear it up. Maybe the city had no choice given the historic funds it sought (though that, of course, was itself a choice). To protect the bridge, the city declares wheels are not allowed. Denying those people a safe way across the tracks, part of the city's greenway system, was bad enough. The punishments, however, are outrageous. First-offenders will be banned from the bridge. Without any trial or anything, a police officer, it seems, can deny a citizen access to public property. So much for due process. There's nothing like turning the police into judge, jury and executioner too. Second offenses will be Class I misdemeanors, which can carry hefty fines and jail time. Couldn't this have just been treated as a traffic infraction? Future job interview: A bit of hyperbole? Sure. But then again, should skateboarding or biking across a bridge that should be open to everyone to begin with land on a permanent criminal record? No way. (Photo Evelio Conteras | The Roanoke Times) March 7, 2008Roanoke GOP BlogThe Roanoke GOP has created a blog. Maybe they didn't field candidates for city council because they were so busy getting digital. Is this just the spark a floundering (in Roanoke) party needs? December 18, 2006Carilion ClinicI got a belly laugh from this one: A caller says Carilion is going to change the name of its proposed clinic from Carilion Clinic to Miracle Whip. Why? Because it wants to be Mayo. |
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