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The Roanoke Star-Sentinel May. 7 - 13, 2010
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[Election 2010]
Democrats Sweep Again H. Bruce Rinker, PhD
A Single Sound
P5– Bruce Rinker knows Spring by a single note and says it will be tragic if future generations can’t do likewise.
Decision on Mill Mountain Expected An Internet survey of 254 respondents, public input by 75 citizens, a public hearing scheduled for June 21, and council agreement will set the boundary for the Mill Mountain conservation easement. Assistant Manager Brian Townsend presented an update at Monday morning’s council briefing. Though the public Conservation hearing is still pending, the easement has boiled down to the area where Valley Forward had proposed the Rockledge Center over two years ago. The proposal almost reached the scale of Victory Stadium in terms of intensity of the debate. Indications are that a majority of council favors excluding the area from the conservation easement. Ninety-three percent of online survey respondents believed that Mill Mountain needs protecting. In ranking of importance,
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Sports Showdown P13– Cave Spring and Hidden Valley meet up in their Spring Sports Showdown - check out the winners in Sports!
Photo by Gene Marrano
Dave Trinkle (center) Ray Ferris (right) and Bill Bestpitch (left) celebrate their victory shortly after Tuesday’s results are announced. The Democrats maintained their lock on Roanoke City Council and denied the first full Republican ticket since 2002 any measure of victory. The race never seemed to heat up as it has in recent years, due largely to a lack of emotionally charged issues. (The storm water drain system was one of the hotter topics during candidate forums.) Voter turnout was the lowest in years with less than 7% of registered Roanoke City voters taking the time to go to the polls.
Republican Bob Craig Mounts Strong Run but Comes Up Just Short
New Green
P18– The Roanoke Valley’s newest - and maybe most beautiful - stretch of Greenway comes online.
Austin TX East? P19– The music scene in Roanoke leaps ahead as performers and promoters bring new energy and vision to the valley.
WEEKEND
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It wasn’t exactly a shockever,” but sending a tried er: the Democrat ticket of and true face back for anincumbent Dave Trinkle, other term may have been Ray Ferris and Bill Bestcomforting to some. pitch garnered the top Trinkle talked about his three spots in Tuesday’s second term wish list: “Pay Roanoke City Council elecattention to the issues and tion, topping three Repubfocus on moving the city licans and an Independent forward with the economy candidate. Most citizens the way it is.” He said the did not bother to vote; less budget crisis was the major than 10% of the electorate issue on people’s minds. cast their ballots. Trinkle called Ferris The only Republicans to “very level-headed, balwin council seats in many anced and fair,” and said years have been Ralph Bestpitch, who served Photo by Stuart Revercomb one term previously, “has Smith and Bill Carder. Turnout is typically low Colonel Bob Craig thanks well wishers after receiving the news a proven record on City in Roanoke City municipal that he finished just over 400 votes behind Democratic candidate Council. I don’t think anyelections, and the lack of Bill Bestpitch in Tuesday’s election. When a voice in the crowd body works harder than any real hot button issues yelled out, “There’s always next time!” Craig emphatically said, Bill Bestpitch on undermay have kept that total “Are you kidding? I’m 72 - this was my one shot at this . . .” standing the issues.” even lower. Incumbent First time candidate and Anita Price was on hand attorney Ferris, the second pendent “For the City” ticket four years at 202 Market Street on Tuesday to of- ago – when the fate of now-razed Vic- highest vote getter, wants Roanoke to be fer her congratulations. She had “some tory Stadium was the center of attention. a more desirable place, saying “we want angst” before the election but felt better This time Trinkle ran as a Democrat. our children to raise their children here. after the results came in. “You do get a “I think people realize we’re in tough It’s extremely important to take the long whole new mix,” said Price, who vowed times…tough decisions are being made view, to keep our eye on the horizon. We to sit down with Ferris in a get-to-know- at almost every meeting,” said Trinkle, need to keep moving forward.” Ferris each-other session. who felt that maintaining “some balance said it was “hard to read a mandate” into Trinkle, who captured the most votes and consistency,” might have compelled the election results when so few voted. of all the candidates, will now become some to pull the lever again for him. He did be> CONTINUED Vice Mayor for a second time in July. He Trinkle said he “won’t be on Council for- lieve, however, was swept into City Hall on the Indethat voters P2: Democrats
Harrington Family Receives Continuing Support When a personal crisis is Morgan’s father, Dan Haroverwhelming, people typi- rington, sadly recalls, “Gil and I cally look to their family, clos- realized at 5 o’clock on the Monest friends and their faith for day following Morgan’s disapstrength. pearance, that the only thing we In the tragic story of Virginia could do was to get Morgan’s Tech student Morgan Har- name out to the public.” rington, the community has Harrington continued, “We also played a large part in help- are normally a very private ing the Harrington family. people, but now we are thrown From the moment it was dis- into the public eye.” Accordcovered this past October that ingly, any help offered to get the their 20-year-old daughter had word out was welcomed by the gone missing from a Metallica family. concert in Charlottesville, the People stepped up very Harringtons immediately be- quickly to help the Harringtons Photo by Amy Almarode gan to receive critical support Emily Almarode, Virginia Tech Art and Art History Class of from the communities of Roa- > CONTINUED 2009, paints Morgan Harrington’s image on a large section of noke, Virginia Tech and Char- P4: Harrington Hokie Stone as a memorial for the Harrington family. lottesville.
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Parenting Guru John Rosemond Delights Audiences
Photo by Cheryl Hodges
John Rosemond
If “parenting guru” John Rosemond were a politician, he would likely be slotted in the “Maverick” category; he is a psychologist by trade who may be in the business of putting his fellow psychologists out of business. Rosemond, w hos e syndicatEducation ed “Parenting” column appears in over 200 papers nationwide, (including the Roanoke Times on Mondays) was in Roanoke last week to give two talks at the behest of Roanoke dentist Dr. Paul Henny, who recently attended one of Rosemond’s parenting workshops. At the conferences, Henny was struck by the “relevance and timeliness” of Rosemond’s premises, which run counter to current popular culture—a culture which ostensibly would convince
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