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Elected officials should make bond decisions
Taxpayer grumbling recently resurfaced in the pages of The Burgs. A story by reporter Mike Gangloff highlighted Montgomery County ...
The Burgs letters
Readers this week continue debating the merits of staffing changes at Montgomery County middle schools in today’s ...
A great community needs great leaders
By Christian Trejbal When presidents deliver their state of the union addresses, they often declare something along the lines ...
New model improves middle schools
By Brenda Blackburn Montgomery County School Board approved an updated, flexible scheduling model for middle school students last ...
Falling Branch Elementary trespassers
It’s a frightening thought in this day and age that strangers can and do step off the bus in Christiansburg and wander into ...
Cuts would harm middle schools
By Gus Teller and Beth Levinson Every morning as we walk into the classroom at Blacksburg Middle School, we feel blessed to have ...
A fresh vision for downtown Christiansburg
By Christian Trejbal Twenty years ago, Christiansburg splashed onto national television on ABC’s “Primetime Live” as an ...
The Burgs letters to the editor
Historic demolition at Virginia Tech and the Black House groundbreaking in today’s ...
Both boards err in CHS bickering
Montgomery County residents need a “come to Jefferson” moment. If the current spat between supervisors and the school board ...
The Burgs letters
Repairs at Christiansburg High School are on a reader’s mind in this week’s letter to the editor. Due to technical ...
The Black House will be an eyesore no more
By Christian Trejbal On Tuesday, Blacksburg finally will break ground on renovations at the Alexander Black House. I thought this ...
Smart Road link is just plain smart
By William H. Fralin Jr. It was most surprising to learn that it has become the editorial position of The Roanoke Times to no ...
Sunday letters
Parks, wildlife photography and the Smart Road in today’s ...
County makes a silly Smart Road request
Many Montgomery County residents long have pined for completion of the Smart Road. Again this year, supervisors put completing ...
The Burgs letters
A reader urges better school assessment in today’s NRV letters ...
Del. Yost wants to clean up Virginia’s laws
By Christian Trejbal The House of Delegates limits how many bills its members may file before the session, so the ones they choose ...
The Burgs letter
Giles County’s school closure in today’s The Burgs letters. ...
Christiansburg’s scheduling conflict
Many Montgomery County residents likely will want to attend school board meetings in the coming months. They will line up to testify ...
County rejects a perfect place for a park
By Randi S. Lemmon and Bill Tanger The proposed 45-acre Harvey Lee Price Park that was offered to the Montgomery County Board ...
