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Thursday Nov 26 | Roanoke Times

Long: Eminent domain decision is troubling

John Long Long, a Roanoke Times columnist, is director of the Salem Museum and teaches history at Roanoke College.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, US News

Wed Nov 25, 2009

New River Valley Current

Radford Web site to get makeover in 2010

Radford University's Web site will be upgraded over the next year through a contract with Digital Wave Technologies Inc.

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Related Topix: Radford University, Blacksburg, VA, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University, Pamplin, VA

Mon Nov 23, 2009

New River Valley Current

Salem council hears candidates

The terms for two of the five members of the Salem School Board will expire this year, and on Monday night the city council heard from most of the nine candidates who want to fill those positions.

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Related Topix: Salem, VA, Roanoke, VA, Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, College, Roanoke County, VA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Students Charged with Sex Crimes

Two Roanoke College students face charges for sexually assaulting a fellow student.

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Related Topix: Salem, VA, Roanoke County, VA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WDBJ7

William Byrd senior has eyes set on Vinton council seat

With elections two weeks down, it's time to gear up again. In Vinton, two town council seats will be up for grabs in May 2010 and someone already has their sights on them.

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Related Topix: Vinton, VA, US Politics, US News

WDBJ7

Two Roanoke College students charged with abduction & sexual battery

Two Roanoke College students have been charged with abduction and sexual battery after allegedly assaulting a fellow student.

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Related Topix: Salem, VA, Haymarket, VA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Roanoke Times

Names and Changes

CHARLES EQUI JR. has moved his accounting practice to the firm of R. William Johnson Jr.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Community News

Breakfast to benefit Boxler: Jollivue Barterbrook Ruritan Club will host a benefit breakfast for MaDee Boxler 7-10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's on Greenville Avenue.

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Related Topix: Breakfast, Life, Lymphoma, Health, Lyndhurst, VA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Roanoke Times

Lecture on Pope John Paul II postponed - roanoke.com

A Roanoke College lecture by the biographer of Pope John Paul II scheduled for this evening has been postponed, school officials said.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US Politics, US News

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Clinch Valley News

Piney Woods Philosopher: Creative college pranks

Piney and She were girding up for the madness of Halloween. The ancient Druid rites for harvest had been joined by the Christian All Saints Day into a new kind of celebration .

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Related Topix: Franklin County, VA

Spencer New Leader

Race Rating Change: GOP Victory In Virginia Likely

But McDonnell-Deeds II is looking like a blowout, not a nailbiter. The momentum has shifted so strongly to McDonnell in the waning days of the campaign that CQ Politics is re-rating the Virginia governor's race as "Likely Republican," supplanting the "Leans Republican" rating that had anticipated a close race.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government, US News, Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

McDonnell Opens Gap Over Deeds in Virginia; Republicans Look for Statewide Sweep

Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell has opened a 17-point lead over Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds in a poll conducted by The Center for Community Research at Roanoke College.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Rockbridge Weekly

Law Professor's New Book Chronicles Execution of Juvenile Offender

When Chris Thomas was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia in January 2000 for a brutal double murder he committed at the age of 17, he became one of the last juvenile offenders put to death before the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the execution of juveniles constituted cruel and unusual punishment.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Supreme Court, Death Penalty, Education Etc.

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Politico

Arena Digest: N.J. and Va. races

Bob McDonnell greets Creigh Deeds before the final gubernatorial debate at Roanoke College in Salem, Va., Tuesday, Oct.

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Related Topix: US News, University of Virginia

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WDBJ7

Alternative school students in Roanoke County move to new location

"We learned of the news and we certainly felt a lot of empathy not only for the students involved but we certainly felt Roanoke County's pain with the financial status a lot of the public schools are in," says HopeTree Education Director Dr.

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Related Topix: Roanoke County, VA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

WUSA9

Bill Clinton Campaigns For Deeds

President Bill Clinton is campaigning for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds in McLean Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Journal Messenger

Watch governora s debate live on InsideNoVA.com tonight

Gubernatorial nominees Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds will square off in a final debate tonight from 7-8 p.m. InsideNoVA.com will show the debate, which is being held at Roanoke College in Salem.

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WSLS

Debates often contentious, claims of dishonesty

Whether at the local, state, or federal election level, debates are often contentious affairs filled with accusations of dishonesty.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Jim Gilmore

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Roanoke Times

It's time for some tough questions

Tonight at 7 p.m., Roanoke College's Olin Hall will host the final scheduled debate in this year's gubernatorial contest.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government, Opinion

PilotOnline.com

Deeds, McDonnell set for final debate tonight

The men who would be Virginia governor, Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell, are preparing to debate one last time.

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