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Councilman Sherman Lea says only ego would keep elections in May

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Councilman Sherman Lea says only ego would keep elections in May

The advantages of moving elections to the November cycle would be as follows: 1) Greater voter turnout at council elections (40,000+ versus 9,000+) using the 2008/2012 election as example in 2008. 40,000 people voted in the presidential race and 9,000 voted on May 1 out of a possible 62,000. 2) Assure the spirit of the [...]

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Cuccinelli kicks off series of statewide community and law enforcement gang trainings

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Cuccinelli kicks off series of statewide community and law enforcement gang trainings

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will be in Salem, Virginia on May 24. Chief Chris Perkins said that the Roanoke City police gang investigator would be in attendance. RADFORD (May 16, 2012)-Today, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office kicked off a series of five community and law enforcement gang trainings across the commonwealth. The first training was [...]

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Roanoke City fiscal year 2013 budget gets approval – schools OK

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Roanoke City fiscal year 2013 budget gets approval - schools OK

Monday’s council meeting was quick and painless with no discussion except to thank staff for their hard work in assembling the 2013 fiscal year budget for final adoption. The city manager, Chris Morrill’s “budgeting for outcomes” task began in September of 2011. The $252.8 million budget was approached conservatively. Revenue is faring well and running [...]

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Editorial board’s ego shows retaliation for endorsement loss

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Today’s editorial blaming city council for not paying attention to the Republican mayoral candidate Mark Lucas when he suggested a tax for increasing teacher pay is reprehensible. It smacks of a defensive maneuver to cover up their previous editorial where they asked school board chairman David Carson about another tax to raise teacher pay. From [...]

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Virginia Republicans reject gay prosecutor for judgeship – videos

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Virginia Republicans reject gay prosecutor for judgeship - videos

Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall made good on his promise to scuttle the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Beglund an honorably discharged Navy Lieutenant and Top Gun who he called a “gay activist.” Marshall feared he would be a gay activist on the bench of the Richmond General District Court. The court decides such activist issues as traffic tickets, simple assaults [...]

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DPVA Chair Brian Moran condemns rejection of qualified judge nominee

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Richmond, VA – Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Brian Moran released the following statement today following an early morning vote in which Republicans in the General Assembly rejected Tracy Thorne-Begland’s nomination to become a General District Court Judge because of Mr. Begland’s sexual orientation:  “In the final hours of a legislative session defined by right-wing [...]

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Moving municipal elections from May to November is a snap

Monday, May 14, 2012

Moving municipal elections from May to November is a snap

It may be a snap but after checking with four city council members it appears that they are not so sure it is a good idea. Roanokers will not see local elections in November anytime soon. At the request of Councilman Sherman Lea and a nod from Mayor Bowers at the May 7 council meeting [...]

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Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council Tech Night Awards Banquet

Monday, May 14, 2012

Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council Tech Night Awards Banquet

Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and U.S. Senator Mark Warner were paired as speakers at the Technology Council Awards Banquet Thursday evening. Bolling is traveling the state as part of the “Virginia Growing Stronger” tour highlighting the state’s successes in creating an environment for small businesses with technology playing a large part in that success. “We’re doing [...]

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Cuccinelli joins 31 states in suit against Apple and e-book publishers

Friday, May 11, 2012

RICHMOND (May 11, 2012) – Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced today that he has joined a lawsuit against Penguin, MacMillan, and Apple, Inc., alleging that the companies violated state and federal antitrust laws by conspiring to fix the prices of e-books. “We do not want businesses interfering with the markets by illegally conspiring to fix [...]

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Corporate ownership stifles news reporting on journalists assault – video

Thursday, May 10, 2012

For those of you who do not know already The Roanoke Times and the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk are both owned by Landmark Communications, Inc. That is why you occasionally see Virginian-Pilot copy in The Roanoke Times. The Virginian-Pilot is being taken to task for not reporting an assault on two of their off-duty reporters. In [...]

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Roanoke City School Board and City Council joint meeting

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Roanoke City School Board and City Council joint meeting

School Board Chairman David Carson said that contrary to the expected downturn of the school population just the opposite is true. The first thing they would do to prevent overcrowding would be to adjust the attendance boundaries. “We need to stay on top of it,” he said.  “The highest priority is the eventual sale of [...]

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Roanoke city council restores funding in three areas

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Roanoke city council restores funding in three areas

The state has generously increased funding to Roanoke by $163,000. This has allowed restoration of cuts to the three areas that took a hit. At the April 26 budget hearing council members heard from 17 speakers opposing cuts to the Virginia Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Natural Resource component. Other speakers asked for restoration of the [...]

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Municipal Building sprouts a “green roof”

Monday, May 7, 2012

Municipal Building sprouts a “green roof”

Roanoke City residents will have inviting green vegetation to ponder as they visit the City Treasurer’s window to pay their taxes. Monday afternoon city council members took time from their last glimpse at the city’s budget and before the beginning of the 2:00 p.m. council meeting to water some “green.” It isn’t a new way [...]

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Poe & Cronk selected as exclusive listing broker for Hanover Direct facility

Monday, May 7, 2012

Poe & Cronk selected as exclusive listing broker for Hanover Direct facility

Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group has been awarded the disposition assignment for the 640,000 square foot Hanover Direct Industrial Facility located on Hollins Road. In a press release Friday Poe & Cronk said that the state-of-the art building was originally constructed by Hanover Direct in 1994 as a fulfillment/distribution center. The property sits on [...]

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