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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter

This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum To Be Open on Saturdays

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum will be open starting Saturday, January 18....

City of Roanoke Elevates Emergency Response with Cutting-Edge Technology

In the heart of Roanoke’s bustling 911 Center, a quiet revolution is reshaping how emergency...

Where 2024 Voter Turnout Was Highest And Lowest in Virginia 

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over...

Transportation Institute Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Trucking Education Grants

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech...

Just Pray

Most of the people that I know feel self-conscious about their prayer life.  They worry that they aren’t spending enough time in prayer...

Progress Shouldn’t Lead To Polarization

There is an advantage to being elderly:  I have had the opportunity to see a lot of progress.  I have often said that...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

Well, all is not lost. The final regular-season predictions went an impressive 6-2 (.750) to set the bar for postseason action. Nothing gets easier...

“What is in their basket?”

“Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And...

Check This

Whenever I leave my home, I feel uneasy unless I check the front doorknob several times to make sure that it's locked. My...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Roundup!

Thank goodness it's here. No, not the high school football playoffs, the volleyball playoffs or the start of the basketball season. I'm talking about...