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• Welcome to The RT -

  Welcome to The RT. That’s The Roanoke Times RoundTable, our new editorial page blog.

  What The RT becomes will be largely up to readers. But we envision a place for a healthy and civil dialogue among The Roanoke Times editorial page staff and the community.

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