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Bowers Wins Firehouse Primary

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Incumbent Mayor David Bowers handily defeated his Democrat challenger Sam Rasoul by a vote of 867 to 526. The total votes in the primary were 1396 according to Roanoke City Party Chair Joann Edmunds.

Commonwealth Attorney Don Caldwell closed the doors promptly at 3:00 p.m. Each candidate had an observer during the count.

Bowers had councilman Ray Ferris and Rasoul had his sister Sue Rasoul.

According to one voter, Susan Hall, two women argued and did not want to sign the oath. They said they were “not Democrats” City Gov’t they were “Americans” and they voted for the person. They eventually conceded and signed the oath marking through the part that said, “I am a Democrat.”

Two other women who called themselves Republicans were turned away when they refused to sign the loyalty vote. One made it through to the registration table, said Gary Crawford, 6th district chair. He said that all in all things went smooth, but that there were some “nasty remarks” made to both candidates by a few voters.

In the 2008 firehouse primary where Councilman Court Rosen was the top vote-getter, 1700 participated at Patrick Henry High School

A Known Known P8– Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield answered some tough questions at last week’s sold-out Jeff-Center interview.

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VA Secretary of Trade and Commerce, Jim Cheng (left), along with Mayor David Bowers presents a flag to Advance Auto Parts Inc. Senior Vice President Donna Broome. Advance Auto will invest over $8 million by adding a Financial Services Customer Care Center to their headquarters at Crossroads Mall. See Full Story P:3

Brian Gottstein, communications director for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, in response to a Star-Sentinel inquiry this week said, “Ultimately, if it’s decided that the [General Assembly] does not have the authority to redistrict, it would then be left to the courts.”

The Richmond Circuit Court last week could not definitively conclude in its decision whether Virginia’s General Assembly had the authority to pass a congressional redistricting plan in 2012

versus the end of 2011. the Constitution’s separation-of-powers Cuccinelli then sought “immediate provisions. The state is paying Troy’s fee intervention by the Supreme Court of of $195 per hour.

Virginia, given the impending elections But on Tuesday the Virginia Supreme and deadlines associated with the federal Court said that the circuit court’s ruling Voting Rights Act.” was not sufficiently definitive He appointed former 1977 to permit immediate review.

State Gov’t Virginia Attorney General The Supreme Court also exAnthony F. “Tony” Troy of plicitly declined to read the the firm Troutman Saunders. He had merits of the underlying case. planned to argue that by precluding the Five Virginia voters brought suit conGA from drawing the maps it violates tending that the General Assembly did

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not have the authority to pass redistricting in 2012.

Virginia’s constitution states that “The General Assembly shall reapportion the Commonwealth into electoral districts in accordance with this section in the year 2011 and every ten years thereafter.”

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Richard D. Taylor wrote, “If the Court concurs with the Defendants’ proposition > CONTINUED P2: Redistricting

Young Roanoke Scientists Engage in Sumo Robot Wars

P20– At age 74, former Corporate Exec and Writer Darlene Quinn says it’s never too late to reinvent yourself and change careers.

Deborah Kelly in her office at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.

VT Carilion Develops Cancer Viewing Technology

P22– Event Zone Director Larry Landolt says it’s time to add a new layer of activities and events to Roanoke’s Festival in the Park.

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Redistricting Lines Uncertain, Primaries May Move to August

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A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even more elusive. Limitations in biomedical imaging technologies have hampered attempts to understand cellular and molecular behavior, with biologists trying to envision dynamic processes through static snapshots.

Deborah Kelly, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke has developed a novel technology platform to peer closely into the world of cells and molecules within a native, liquid environment.

Kelly and colleagues have developed a way to isolate biological specimens in a flowing, liquid environment while enclosing those specimens in the high-vacuum system of a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The TEM liquid-flow holder, developed by Protochips Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., accommodates biological samples between two > CONTINUED P2:Technology

People of a certain one I really ever built age may remember for this.”

Rock’ Em, Sock ‘Em It was Kaplan’s secRobots, made popular ond competition. He in the 1960s. The toys says he did well in his looked like people with first contest but not so arms that jabbed at the well on this particuother robot’s head. You lar day, due to robot won by landing one and human error. He punch hard enough to was constantly being make the other robot’s Two Robots battle during last flipped over by the week’s competition. head pop up. other robot.

A Sumo Robot Sarah Salzberg from competition at the Science Museum of Blacksburg and her 7 1/2-year-old son Western Virginia’s temporary location Nate were two of the observers. Nate at Tanglewood Mall recently featured even tried his hand at operating one of modern day homemade robots. They the robots. His mother says her son “is were lightweight (under 2 1/2 pounds) really into science” and he’s built “many and resembled a dune buggy a Lego robot.” They have an without a seat. The robots Erector set but it doesn’t have Community were fitted with large wheels any motorized parts. that helped them maneuver “He’s naturally drawn to around a tabletop, and the goal was to this kind of stuff. He’s doesn’t care about knock a small rubber duck off the table. sports. All his friends play soccer and David Kaplan’s robot battled it out with baseball . . .and he’s naturally drawn to another. It took the Roanoke resident be- science and animals.” tween three and four hours to make the She’s looking forward to getting her 1 1/4 pound robot out of Plexiglas and son involved in a Lego club at school and servo motors. possibly through the Rec Center when “It’s just a design I did; used some Nate turns eight. computer software to do the basic deKevin Hines > CONTINUED sign. I built it from scratch. It’s the first was in charge of P3: Sumo

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Friday will be a little warmer with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.

Friday night there will be another weak disturbance bringing another round of light rain/snow showers. By late Saturday morning, clouds will exit and we will see increasing sunshine. It will be a blustery day with highs only in the upper 30s.

Sunday will be mostly sunny and still quite chilly, only reaching the lower 40s.

per Rosen. In comparison the almost 1400 voters that showed up at William Fleming between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. were substantial in that it was only a mayoral primary. All three incumbent Democratic council members were unchallenged – Anita Price, Sherman Lea and Court Rosen.

After the count Joan Washburn campaign manager for Bowers told Sam Rasoul “you ran a really good race.” Bowers was gracious in his acceptance shaking Rasoul’s hand and praising him. He asked for unity and support from Rasoul and his team as they head into the general election on May 1.

“He’s one tough competitor,” said Bowers in consoling his opponent.

Bowers told the Star-Sentinel that he took his challenger seriously. He was tired, he said, having spent time at his office since 6:30 a.m. before arriving at Wil-

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liam Fleming by 7:30 a.m. Both candidates stood in the cold and rain greeting voters until the doors closed at 3:00 p.m.

Bowers spent Sunday morning at early mass at St. Andrews Catholic Church with his mother, Mary Bowers. He then kicked back by his home fireplace and watched the super bowl. He was back at work Monday for a 9:00 a.m. council briefing and 2:00 council meeting.

Though disappointed, Rasoul looked forward to a birthday party for his two young girls born a few days apart in February. He said he would continue to live in the city and has not ruled out another run for a political office in the future. “I have a passion for public policy,” he said.

Rasoul hoped that more young people will get involved in politics. Young voters did not show up in the numbers that he needed to win on Saturday. As

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House plan a corralling of the black vote in Rep. Bobby Scott’s 3rd congressional district. Its leadership chastised six Black Caucus members including Roanoke’s delegate Onzlee Ware for supporting the House version.

In the Senate plan, Roanoke would have moved from Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s 6th district to Rep. Morgan Griffith’s 9th district along with Salem which are considered by some as “communities of interest.” If Salem comes out of the 9th then Griffith would remain in the 6th district.

Cuccinelli said that effectively with no decision by the Richmond Circuit Court the non-decision leaves it that the GA did not have the authority.

Impending 2012 congressional elections leave candidates wondering where their constituents are.

Rep. Goodlatte’s Republican 6th district challenger Karen Kwiatkowski said: “Not knowing the district lines that will be respected for the 2012 primary is a factor in how we approach gathering petition signatures.”

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> Technology semiconductor microchips that are tightly sealed together.

These chips form a microfluidic device smaller than a TicTac. This device, positioned at the tip of an EM specimen holder, permits liquid flow in and out of the holder. When these chips are coated with a special affinity biofilm that Kelly developed, they have the ability to capture cells and molecules rapidly and with high specificity. This system allows researchers to watch -- at unprecedented resolution -- biological processes as they occur, such as the interaction of a molecule with a receptor on a cell that triggers normal development or cancer.

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> Redistricting that the word ‘shall’ in Article II, Section 6, is discretionary, then the General Assembly will have limitless discretion to reapportion Virginia’s electoral districts in any year it chooses.”

There were two redistricting plans the legislators were haggling over in 2011; one from the House of Delegates predominately controlled by Republicans and one from the Senate that in 2011 was controlled by the Democrats.

The legislators delayed congressional redistricting until 2012 when the Senate then had a 20-20 split with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling having the tiebreaking vote. Under the GOP’s control they would be able to preserve their 8-3 congressional district advantage. The House redistricting plan was passed soon after the 2012 General Assembly session convened and Governor Bob McDonnell signed it.

The Senate’s plan created an additional majority-minority congressional district in northern Virginia’s 4th held by Republican J. Randy Forbes. That plan failed.

The Black Caucus called the

“With this new technology, we can capture and view the native architecture of cells and their surface protein receptors while learning about their dynamic interactions, such as what happens when cells interact with pathogens or drugs,” said Kelly. “We can now isolate cancer cells, for example, and view the early events of chemotherapy in action.”

Kelly had previously worked with colleagues at Harvard Medical School to develop a way to capture protein machinery in a frozen environment. “But life moves,” said Kelly. “It’s better if biological processes don’t have to be paused or frozen in order

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Roanoke Democrats endure heavy rain during last Saturday’s Firehouse Primary. voters entered, it became apparent that the consistently reliable older voters outnumbered all other demographics.

Bowers is now back in the

good graces of the Roanoke City Democratic Committee that he was at odds with four years ago.

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From page 1 counties to be added, Roanoke County retained but Salem going to the 9th.

U.S. Senate Tea Party contender Jamie Radtke has written that as she and her competitors gather signatures they run the risk of having signatures discarded for being in the wrong district.

Goodlatte’s 6th district Democratic challenger Andy Schmookler said that he is OK with the uncertainty but “it would be nice to have the boundaries settled. If the ultimate drawing of the district lines leaves out some of the people with whom I’ve developed relationships, I will not feel that my time was wasted.”

Attorney General Cuccinelli will ask the General Assembly to pass a bill containing an emergency clause to move congressional primaries to August.

“If this is not done,” Cuccinelli said, “congressional primaries currently scheduled for June may be disrupted if the new district lines are not approved by the federal government within the short time frame remaining.”

Virginia is one of 16 states re-

Ken Cuccinelli quired by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to pre-clear changes in voting practices or procedures with the Justice Department.

Cuccinelli stated that a suit for judicial pre-clearance (federal approval) has already been filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the attorney general will also seek parallel administrative preclearance through the U.S. Department of Justice.

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From page 1 to be studied, but can be viewed in dynamic and life-sustaining liquid environments.”

Kelly’s affinity capture device, in combination with highresolution TEM, helps bridge the gap between cellular and molecular imaging, allowing researchers to achieve spatial resolution as high as two nanometers. “This device allows us to see new features on the surface of live cancer cells, providing new targets for drug therapy,” Kelly said. “With this resolution, scientists may even be able to visualize disease processes as they unfold.”

The research appears in the February issue of an interna-

tional journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry of London in an article by Katherine Degen, a biomedical engineering student at the University of Virginia; Madeline Dukes, an applications scientist at Protochips; Justin Tanner, a postdoctoral associate at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute; and Kelly, the corresponding author.

The institute is located at the new biomedical health sciences campus in Roanoke at 2 Riverside Circle.

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Roanoke City Incentives Help Advance Auto Add 75 New Jobs

Advance Auto, a publicly traded company based in Roanoke, announced last week that they would add 75 jobs and invest $8 million by adding a Financial Services Commercial Customer Care Center to their headquarters.

Roanoke City’s director of economic development Rob Ledger said that $3 million “is directly taxable in both building improvements and business personal property/equipment which impacts the local tax base.”

Ledger also said that the city’s Enterprise Zone would extend to their location soon.

“They will be eligible for those state incentives … with additional job grants from the Virginia Department of Business Assistance for job creation the total incentives which are possible could approximate $450,000 over a 5-year period of time.”

Part of the $450,000 includes the city’s local EDA (Economic Development Authority) contribution, which is a $1000 grant per city resident job created, maintained for one full year. The cap is $25,000 explained Ledger. “This we hope will entice the company to hire city residents,” he said.

“The city’s contribution stems from grants to cover the cost of building permit fees, a possible business security grant of $500 and a grant to cover water/fire/sewer hook up

fees should they need those,” wrote Ledger.

“Advance Auto Parts is a leading Virginia-grown company that has thrived in Roanoke since 1932,” said Jim Cheng, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “The new Financial Services Commercial Customer Care Center will add to the company’s impressive and growing operation, and I am thrilled that Advance chose Virginia for this significant expansion project.”

Financial Services will manage the entire commercial customer credit experience, including commercial customer master data setup, billing, accounts receivable and collections.

In response to the news Governor Bob McDonnell said, “An investment of $8 million and 75 new jobs for the City of Roanoke is tremendous for the Company and the region. Advance Auto Parts operates more than 3,600 stores across the United States, and we are proud to be the home of this Fortune 500 Company’s corporate headquarters, and now growing financial services operations, for the 80th year. I am confident that the partnership between the Commonwealth and the company will remain strong and continue to grow.”

As of October 8, 2011, the Company operated 3,645 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. “Over the last few

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years, we have invested over $10 million in our Store Support Center in Roanoke in our effort to expand and improve our facilities,” said Darren Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer for Advance Auto Parts.

“This new team will be part of our over 1,600 Team Member base in Roanoke and is an integral part of our goal to grow Advance through service and reflects our longstanding commitment to the growth and development of the Roanoke Valley. We appreciate all the support we have received and will continue to receive from the City of Roanoke and the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Jackson.

“The City of Roanoke is honored to be selected as the site of choice for Advance Auto Parts’ newly ‘in-sourced’ Financial Services Commercial Customer Care Center,” said Mayor David Bowers. “The company and Roanoke have a long and prosperous history together, and our future is looking even better with this expansion and the addition of 75 new jobs. The national economy has been at a crossroads for a few years now, but today we’re happy to report that our economy and our ‘Crossroads’ are looking great!”

the competition. “The idea is really to get people excited about science and technology and math, and have some fun doing it.” He’s coached school robotics teams for the past seven years and his goal is to have a robotics team in every school in the Roanoke Valley. About half the schools in Botetourt County, where Hines lives, have such teams. He also wants a robotics club in the Roanoke Valley for kids and adults.

Hines, an engineer at ITT, is trying to hold one competition a month at the Science Museum. His newly formed group is also holding a meeting once a month. They’re also trying to have organized competitions.

The next one will be a soccer contest.

It’s relatively inexpensive to get started in the hobby of robot building.

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Charlie Anderson, Project Engineer and Sheila Umberger, Dir. of Roanoke City Libraries. family areas of the park.” Charlie Anderson, the city’s project engineer, said the Main library would include improvements to the children’s area, teen center and enhance adult services. It would have a more user-friendly entrance and a new rear terrace

would be constructed along with upgrades to the existing patio.

The Melrose library would add a teen center, tutoring rooms and the community room would be enlarged. Circulation has tripled there in the last five years.

Raleigh Court library’s circulation has increased 35% since Roanoke County closed the 419 library and moved it to their new South County super library. A 5000 square foot addition will be added, making a larger children’s area as well as a new teen center and community room. The building also needs a new roof and HVAC system. The goal is to have it LEED certified.

In South Roanoke, Umberger proposes an e-Branch in the vil-

lage center and adding a book drop and lockers for pick-up.

For the Williamson Road library a 4000 square foot addition is planned with expanded children’s area, teen space and meeting rooms for tutors and students. A drive-through service is also on the table.

The success and usage of the improved southeast Jackson Park library and the new Gainsboro library have turned the focus back to neighborhood libraries.

Councilman Sherman Lea noted that libraries were a stimulus for area growth. Bill Bestpitch agreed saying that “it was a much better direction to go.”

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“It’s a little bit of work [but] you can buy kits. They actually sell kits for robot sumo. You can get started under $100,” said Hines. “There’s the transmitter for about $25, plus two motors cost about $10-$20 each and batteries are about $10.”

Kaplan, also an engineer at ITT, encourages new members of the club. “Come stop by, talk to us and get some ideas on getting started. We have some spare parts we can bring in and start from there. The main thing is to have fun with it.”

“I started with Legos as a kid, then there’s Erector sets. It’s all in having fun.”

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New Library Plan Invests In Neighborhood Branches Say good-bye to the 30,000 square foot “super branch” and say hello to your new and improved neighborhood library branch. The lot on Peters Creek Road near the Cove Road intersection was purchased for the city by former City Manager Darlene Burcham for $900,000 in October of 2009. It was to serve the northwest area as a “super branch” that Burcham said was in “just the right spot. The branch was to have a cafe, 100 computers and a drive-through window.

Most agreed it was a poor location. It has no cross-over of the median to gain entrance, and living near it didn’t help either; there was no safe access for pedestrians or bicycles. City Manager Chris Morrill said they’d probably sell it.

In its place they plan to build a 6500 square foot library at the city-owned former Countryside Golf Course property. It will fit in with the Village Center that the Master Plan calls for in future development.

Director of Roanoke City Libraries Sheila Umberger told City Council at their briefing Monday morning that the $13.9 million figure in the Capital Improvement Project Library plan would not change. The funds destined for the super library will be reallocated to additions and renovations of local library branches.

Umberger said the original library master plan was formed when circulation was shrinking and visits were declining. Visits to libraries have increased 33 percent since then, she said.

Umberger said that circulation at the Main library had doubled in the last five years. Since it is now destined to be part of the redesign of Elmwood Park it made sense to “integrate the library and enhance and connect the

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A Perspective on Motherhood

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ast month I turned 21 ed clerk hit me like a right for the second time. hook…and left a mark. Now, You can do the math. two years later – that mark is Judging from the horror sto- a better described as a scar. ries I had heard from friends There’s an awkward thing about how traumatic it was to that happens when you are turn 40 -- I had anticipated a “of a certain age” and have no complete emotional children. Nobody breakdown for the ever wants to talk months surroundabout it or if they ing the event. Like do it’s discussed a boxer who knows in hush tones at a the fist is coming or cocktail party by a surfer watching the people who think waves….I braced for you don’t notice – it. The big day came like cancer, AIDS or and went (with a the Bubonic Plague. lot of fanfare) but So, I’ve decided to the overwhelm- Stephanie Koehler mention the 2-ton ing sense of dread elephant in the cornever seemed to hit. While I ner of the room. discovered some gray hair (12 As far as we’ve come from to be exact) and the wrinkles the days of June Cleaver and around my eyes have become Ozzie & Harriet – we still live more obvious – I looked at in a culture where there is an them as a tribute to the things expectation that a family is I had survived in my lifetime only complete when children – rather than a sign the end are added. It is one of the most was near. difficult “assumptions” I have No, I didn’t really un- ever encountered. Somehow derstand what the big fuss the question is always posed was about until a trip to the in a manner that evokes feelgrocery store on Mother’s ings of guilt, shame, inadDay – when a kind-hearted equacy or profound sadness. comment from well-intend- Guilt for not being fulfilled

by the joys of being an aunt, Godmother or step-mother.

Shame for making career and relationship choices that set a certain timeline into place.

Inadequacy for not being able to bear children. Profound sadness that your legacy is not guaranteed.

I have seen the look on the faces of people who ask “do you have children?” It’s the look of judgment for those who think it’s a lifestyle choice or a look of pity if they realize there was no “choice” in it at all.

Regardless of the circumstances – there is no good response. Just awkwardness.

Having come from a family with both biological and adopted siblings – and having spent a large portion of my life serving as a caregiver for other people’s children – I deeply understand that “motherhood” and family comes in many shapes and sizes. Perhaps this is why it’s so profoundly difficult for me – at age 42 – to face the questions about why I have no children.

I suspect there are many other women my age who suffer in the same silence. There are choices at 100 crossroads that brought me here – but the impact remains the same – and the scars from the many questions and pathetic looks are beginning to show.

Life has not blessed me with the opportunity to know first-hand the joys of having a child of my own and it is a sadness that never fully leaves a woman my age. So perhaps – as you make conversation at the next cocktail party with that over-40-year-old woman with no children – you can find empathy and compassion in your heart for the likelihood of what lays upon hers.

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he Unnoticed Angel gone.

There is a reason Strangely, try as I will, I can things happen; and no longer remember the reaoften those things also have a son she came to me: a cough, or purpose. maybe a sore throat? But then, Her face was too broad to be that’s not important, is it? beautiful; her carelessly close... cropped hair would never stir a An Angel At My Door? man to poetry.

It was many winters ago.

And she knew it.

The doorbell rang. I moved I knew she knew it because towards it, but evidently not when I walked into the examin- quickly enough to suit my visiing room she would not look at tor. I heard the irritated thumpme. She was plain; I knew it; she ing of a gloved hand against my knew it. door. Open it and there stands She lived with it every day. one rough-looking, unsmiling When most of us man; jailhouse tough. are dismissed, we feel He wants to shovel my insulted in our self-essnow. timate. When they are “No,” I say and then dismissed, people like tell him that if he stays this lady feel confirmed in the neighborhood, in theirs. Lord love he’ll probably find all them all. the work he can hanShe picked nervously dle. at nail-bitten fingers “Been here two Lucky Garvin and broke my heart. hours so far,” he said, How easy it would turning to leave. be to pass over one such as this. “Haven’t made a dollar yet.”

A mere extra in life’s broad and I closed the door, vaguely unvaried casting. It came to me in settled by the encounter. Have that instant how small God can I just turned an angel from my be; He can fit inside a moment; door? Sometime later, I figure this moment. If my suspicions to go dig my car out. The same be true, she is held dear by the man is passing at the corner.

Creator; a limited edition with “Any luck?” I ask. her own watermark, as we all “Nope.” are. And this truth has implica“Well, your luck just changed,” tions: if He holds her dear; then I I said. Twenty dollars later, he must also, if only for a moment. had my car dug out. I chatted To do less is to shirk a spiritual some with him. He loosened up. responsibility, I think.

Roofer; can’t work with all this So I listen to her. I talk to snow. Girl-friend just left him. her, she begins to look at me, Recently in a fight. Some guy and then a shy smile emerges. broke into his apartment and I touch her shoulder and she is cut him. Medical bills: $2000.

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She certainly deserves a symbol of my love on March 14 just as much as February 14—and the 14th of every month, for that matter. Maybe that’s just what I’ll start doing, especially after she reads this article.

But I know I won't be the most romantic husband in the land on the day marked on our calendars with a cherub shooting an arrow into a heart. I just can't reconcile the contrast between the Valentine's Day definition of love and love understood biblically in the historic Judeo/ Christian heritage. Why, even the original Valentine would no doubt scoff at the comparison.

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by Mark Graham biggest candy giving day of the year. Church historians tell us of at least 14 (there's that number!) persons named Valentine in the first couple centuries AD who gave their lives for Christ as martyrs.

Think of that. Those Valentines gave their lives for love, all right, and their hearts really were pierced. But their deaths had nothing to do with romance-but everything with sacrifice.

Sacrifice--one life lived and given for the sake of another--that's the true meaning of love, if we want to get down to it.

It's the difference between a cute cherub with an arrow and a bruised and battered man on a cross. It's all the difference in the world, then. Love is not spelled "Cupid."

Indulge your beloved February 14 with candy and romance, if you must. But indulge that same beloved with the sacrificial love of your time, attention, prayer, and support on February 15. And maybe over the days that follow, too.

That would be an expression of love that Valentine--any of them--would indeed endorse.

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Well, maybe so; maybe not. He told me his story with an indifferent shrugging which suggested this was not so much a run of bad luck, as a continuation of his usual.

I fixed him an insulated jug of coffee to carry with him.

He stared at the fancy mug.

“You want me to take this?” I nod.

Some time later [maybe a couple of hours], I pull out of my drive-way and see the same guy, walking past the same corner. He is drinking my hot coffee; he waves; big smile for me. “You were right about the neighborhood! I’ve made some money!”

Possibly. Or possibly he comes from a place where money doesn’t matter, but charity does.

So, what does all this mean?

Don’t know.

Felt good to do it; I felt pushed to do it. Was he an angel? Was he set before me to see what I would do? Was he like the bedraggled lady who came into the church kitchen during Christmas and asked for gas money; only to disappear without a trace when she was refused?

Or, was it just a thing that happened?

Don’t know.

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Raymond Berry- One of Life's MVP's

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or me, one of the peak I could tell that the Hall of ability to be dead serious and moments of the re- Fame receiver, who overcame drop-dead funny at the same cent NFL Super Bowl less than perfect eyesight, less time. Brooks Robinson, the occurred after the game when than blazing speed and a less Baltimore Orioles' Hall of a lean, brown-haired man in a than imposing physique, had Fame third baseman? The meblazer approximately the color determination radiating like a tabolism of three highly enerfine mist from every getic men. Country singer Loof Grey Poupon muspore. tard carried the Lomretta Lynn? An open heart and I spent 36 years an irresistible lack of guile. bardi Trophy past in daily journala line of exhausted, Raymond Berry's sucism and spoke with cess was built on details. He victorious New York many high achiev- showed up at his first pro Giant players. ers, from writers training camp with a small The players rubbed like Annie Dillard notebook he filled with everythe trophy, kissed it, and Bobbi Ann Ma- thing he encountered - caphugged it. The man in son to musical stars turing it in tiny print. When the blazer kept a defrom Dawn Upshaw the late afternoon sun got in liberate pace. Finally Joe Kennedy to Doc Severinsen to his eyes at a stadium in Calithe announcers told movie stars like Sissy fornia, he designed tinted the audience who he was: Raymond Berry, the Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones and goggles, wore them in games retired Hall of Fame receiver Beverly D'angelo. and saw other players do the from the 1958 and 1959 world Successful businesspeople? same. When, during their exchampion Baltimore Colts.

Check. Homemakers? Check. tra hours of practice, he grew In the 1958 title game Berry Scientists? Jane Goodall, twice. tired of chasing down Unitas' caught a record 12 passes from Check. Check. passes he didn't catch, he fashWhy is Raymond Berry ioned a big net into a movable John Unitas, the Colts' otherworldly quarterback. Played the most impressive person I backstop. And when his teamin Yankee Stadium, and with a ever interviewed? Not because mates made their inevitable vast nationwide television au- he played 13 years of pro ball jokes about his modest mandience, the game was decided and fumbled just once. Not ner and strait laced behavior, in sudden-death overtime and because he and John Unitas he laughed with them. still is known to many as"The spent hours and hours after I know this because one practices working on their morning when I was about 12, Greatest Game Ever Played."

A stoic offensive tackle timing and perfecting their he came into our neighborfor the Colts named George skills. Not because the pan- hood barber shop with players Preas, from Roanoke, savagely demonium on the field after who were regulars there. Phil, leveled New York defenders the Colts' victory in '58 made the owner, couldn't contain on running and passing plays him realize his life was about his excitement., saying, over alike. For this he was named to change in ways he couldn't and over, "Raymond," as if a predict and prompted him to member of England's royal the Colts' "Unsung Hero."

Preas lived in Roanoke pray and accept Christ as his family had wandered in. during the off seasons and Savior in a bathroom stall in Berry just smiled. continued to live here after he the Yankee Stadium locker His teammates tossed barb retired. He and his wife, Betty room. after barb at their pupil, whom It was simply because he was they clearly were taking on a Joyce, prospered in business and and raised their two chil- a straight-answer guy. And be- field trip into their more coldren, daughter Kelly and son cause his answers reflected a orful lives. And Berry just lot of sincere thought. And be- smiled, going along with their Geep.

George Preas died in 2007 at cause a bit of humor lightened jokes and enjoying every minage 73. His funeral was held at most of the things he said. ute of it.

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For example, one woman reported that she had two raccoons coming into the house every night through her cat doors to eat cat food in the kitchen. She was hoping that instead of needing to lock the swinging little doors at night, there might be some other way to deter the raccoons from enPhoto by Marlene A. Condon tering.

But if you have wildlife en- Raccoons and other “nocturnal” animals will come out during tering your house or some oth- the day if they didn’t get enough food during the night or if er structure for food, the only they need a drink of water. solution really is to make the food inaccessible. In this case, it and wildlife, but the bar- break-in.

So—especially if you live the cat doors did need to be rier may not be good enough.

For example, many times I’ve where there are bears—you locked at night when raccoons are most active (although these heard of folks storing bird- need to be extra vigilant about animals do sometimes come seed on a screened porch even where you leave food or wrapthough they live in pers. And remember, our wild out in the daytime if bear country. A full- animals are not trying to be a they are hungry or grown bear is so big nuisance to folks. They’re just thirsty enough). and strong that it can hungry!

Wildlife wakes up easily break through hungry every day, the screen to get the Naturalist Marlene A. Conjust as we do, and it seeds that it is able to don is the author/photographer desperately needs smell. of The Nature-friendly Garden: food to survive, just People need to reCreating a Backyard Haven as we do. Because member that the bear for Plants, Wildlife, and People these animals cannot doesn’t know those (Stackpole Books; information just visit a grocery store when they need Marlene A. Condon seeds are supposed at www.marlenecondon.com). to be off-limits. Thus If you have a question about nourishment, they go it’s up to humans to make sure plants or animals, or gardening after food wherever it is easily that food is never left where in a nature-friendly manner, accessible.

And those are the key it can serve to entice starving send it to AskTheNatureLady@ aol.com and please watch for an words—“easily accessible.” wildlife.

Another example is leaving answer in this paper.

Any food just sitting there, easy to grab, is an animal’s dream food and/or food wrappers inside vehicles. Again, if you meal!

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Its Been 99 Years Since Congress Officially Got Its Fingers Into Your Wallet

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he Founding Fa- less scary to the Founding thers feared it. They Fathers, because people have were so concerned some control over their own that the government would labor and transactions. So the abuse the power of taxation, Constitution doesn't restrict or that some states Congress from colwould get an unfair lecting "indirect" tax advantage, that income taxes. they made taxation But it didn't hapdifficult. They inpen for a long time. cluded a clause in The government the Constitution first levied an inthat states that if come tax to pay for the federal governthe Civil War, but ment wants to colit only lasted from lect a "direct" tax 1861-1866. HowMike Keeler - that is, a tax on ever, Washing"stuff " like people ton slowly got a or property - it has to be ap- taste for cash, and eventually proved by and apportioned it got hungry. After several across all the states. For ex- failed attempts in the 1880's, ample, if a state contains 10% in 1894 Congress enacted a of the people in the country, permanent national income a national tax on headcount tax. would require that state to "Now hold on there!" said collect and send in 10% of the Supreme Court just a the requested revenue. This year later. The Court ruled by made levying "direct taxes" a 5-4 margin that many kinds very complicated. of income - like rent colBut what about a tax on lected on land, or dividends income? Income doesn't derived from stocks - weren't come directly from "stuff " really transactions, they were but indirectly from labor and value inherently generated by "transactions." Unlike "di- "stuff ". So they should also rect" taxes on stuff, "indirect" be considered "stuff " and taxes on transactions were couldn't be indirectly taxed

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as income. By this ruling, the Supreme Court severely limited Congressional ability to tax incomes. Case closed.

"Oh yeah? Watch this!"

Congress responded. They drafted the 16th Amendment, which declared Congress has the power to "collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived." Two-thirds of the House and the Senate approved it, three-quarters of the states ratified it. (Only Utah, Virginia, Connecticut and Rhode Island rejected it; Pennsylvania and Florida deferred.) And with the passing of the 16th Amendment, on Feb 3, 1913, Congress granted itself the permanent, unlimited power to tax every source of income of every individual (as well as every corporation, because, c'mon, they're people too). You know what happened next.

In 1913, the highest tax rate was 6%.

In 1918, facing huge deficits created by World War 1, Congress raised the rate.

Just a little.

To 77%...

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More From My Study Of Time: Creating A Calendar

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alendars are essential people to invent a solar calendar, for organizing our based on the apparent movelives. We usually have ment of the sun. Their year several – one in the kitchen to consisted of twelve months of keep track of everyone, one to 30 days each. Five extra days of carry with us, and another on the feasting added after the twelve computer. We give little thought months made a year of 365 days, to how our calendar came to be. almost accurate. (Today, thanks I found the story of its evolution to precise scientific instruments, fascinating we know that the year, measured Observation of changes in the by the time it takes the earth to moon and correlating changes orbit the sun, is actually 365 in the seasons, led early men to days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 believe the moon controlled the seconds long.) seasons. They developed a lunar As they carefully recorded the calendar, based on the moon’s time when Sirius appeared each cycles – three new year, Egyptian astronmoons of spring omers discovered the (months; each moon year is actually 365¼ from new moon to days long (only 11 new moon was 29 minutes and 24 sec½ days), three new onds off modern calmoons of summer, culations!). three new moons of They wanted to add autumn, and three another day every four new moons of winyears to make up the ter. The lunar calenlost time, but their dar was inaccurate, priests who conMary Jo Shannon because of the mistrolled the calendar taken assumption that the moon considered the calendar sacred controls the seasons. and refused to alter it. So eventuAbout 6,000 years ago, the ally, this solar calendar was also Egyptians celebrated the begin- out of synch with the seasons, ning of their year (near the end although not as much as lunar of what we know today as the calendars were. month of June) when, after a long The lunar calendar caused absence, Sirius, the Dog Star ap- problems because the moon's peared once again in the eastern cycle of about 29 days only sky. For five days they celebrated seemed to coincide with the Contact Mike at with feasts and dancing in honor seasons. Changes in the seasons info@theroanokestar.com of their god, Osiris. are actually caused by the earth's When Sirius appeared, the movement in its orbit around the mighty Nile flooded, spreading sun, and not by the phases of the rich black soil over the flat fields moon. for about three months. Then the An improved solar calenwaters receded and they could dar invented by the Egyptians plant crops to grow and ripen around 4236 B.C. was on the in the hot desert sun. When the right track, but it was six hours harvest ended, the cycle would off. Six hours spread over a begin again. whole year were not noticed imThe Egyptians were the first mediately. But after about 1460

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In 48 B.C., when Caesar conquered Egypt, the Egyptian solar calendar fascinated him (almost as much as the beautiful Cleopatra!). He brought an Egyptian astronomer named Sosogenis to Rome to reform Rome's calendar.

Sosogenis developed a calendar for the Romans with 365¼ days. He calculated that in four years, that fraction would equal an extra day. So on the fourth year, he added a day, giving the year 366 days. That fourth year was called Leap Year.

The names of the twelve months in the lunar calendar remained the same, with one exception. To honor himself, Julius Caesar changed the fifth month, Quintilis, to "Julius."

How should the days be divided between twelve months? Caesar decided to alternate months of 30 days and 31 days, except for February, which would have 29 days ordinarily and 30 days on Leap Year.

This logical arrangement was upset later by the vanity of Augustus Caesar, who was the next ruler of Rome. Augustus renamed Sextilis "Augustus" for himself. Then, realizing that "Julius" had 31 days and "Augustus" only 30 days, he took a day from Februarius to add to "Augustus."

Now February had 28 days, with 29 on Leap Year, and there was no logical system!

Although the new Roman calendar worked better than the old one, it needed adjusting to make the spring equinox come at the right time in March. By 46 BC, it was two months out of line. Julius Caesar added those two extra months to that year, between November and December.

The year 46 B.C. had 445 days!

Caesar proudly announced that this would be "the last year of confusion." He referred to the confusion caused by the old calendar that announced spring in the middle of winter. But the added months caused so many problems throughout the Roman Empire that people called it simply "the Year of Confusion."

Once the Year of Confusion passed, the Romans were glad to have a standard calendar that was not constantly shifting with the seasons and that gave them more control over their lives.

Excavations of ancient Roman cities show that calendars were publicly displayed, carved in stone and painted on walls.

The Julian Calendar, as it was called, was used throughout the Roman Empire, all over Europe and Africa and was the official Calendar until 1582 A.D.( For 1628 years!)

Why did we stop using it?

That’s another story!

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Valentine’s Day . . . What Does It Mean?

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f all our celebra- cured blindness in the daughter tions Valentine’s Day of one of his captors. Word got may be one of the around and Claudius had him most obscure in its origin. It is brought in for a conversation. shrouded in mystery and legend, He must have had a forceful perbut one thing is sure: It did not sonality because Claudius was start off as a day of expressing impressed by him, but ordered love for anyone. him to stop preaching in the jail.

In the 3rd century, there was Valentinus didn’t even wait una Roman priest by the name of til he got back to jail; he tried to Valentinus. Claudius convert Claudius right II was emperor and there. That was a bad Christianity was still the idea. Back to his cell center of persecution. he went and continued In 313 Constantine iswhat was the first Chrissued the Edict of Milan tian jail ministry. Failing in which he declared to obey the emperor was religious tolerance for a capital offense so Claueveryone and in 325 at dius condemned him to the Council of Nicaea death. Beatings failed he proclaimed Christi- Hayden Hollingsworth to kill Valentinus so he anity as the official Rowas sentenced to beman religion. All that came too heading. On the night before his late for Valentinus. execution, he wrote a note to the In addition to preaching now-healed jailer’s daughter and Christianity, Valentinus had signed it, “From your Valentine.” performed marriages between In the 5th century, Pope GeChristians, an illegal act in the lasius I named Valentinus as a eyes of Rome. He was arrested, Christian martyr and he was jailed, and ordered to stop his later canonized. In 1969 he was preaching. He continued and removed from the list of saints converted many of his jailers. because there was no verifiable Legend has it that Valentinus historical data about him other

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than he had been executed on February 14, probably in 270.

How the romantic attachment to Valentine’s Day originated is another story. It wasn’t until the 14th century that it began to develop its modern connotation of love. Jack Oruch, a scholar at University of Kansas, traces it back to Chaucer. In 1382 Geoffrey wrote, “For this was Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose its mate.”

Prior to that, the day had been regarded as a day of sacrifice.

The line is taken from Chaucer’s poem honoring the first anniversary of the engagement of Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia. The marriage was not about love, as royal weddings never were, but about a treaty.

The bride and groom were both 15 years old, so Chaucer took some literary license to add love to a political ploy. Further, no bird in its right mind ever mated in February in England, but the idea of romance stuck.

As a cardiologist, I have been interested in the heart as an icon.

It has long been considered the source of passion and love.

From ancient times everyone thought the heart was where life lived. In the history of romance no one ever said, “I love you from the bottom of my liver,” or “You broke my gall bladder!”

It’s always about the heart. Certainly, from an anatomical point of view, it’s not very romantic looking. There are all sorts of ideas about how it came to its Valentine shape. Some are not appropriate for a family newspaper and I will leave the reader to work through that. The one that especially appeals to me is the courtship of swans. If you have ever watched that you see a perfect heart-shape form between them as they swim toward one another until their beaks touch.

After that it gets pretty frantic but you get the idea.

How much candy is sold on February 14th? Millions of tons, I would guess. Flowers—the second best day of the year for florists (Mother’s day is #1). Cards by the hundreds of millions.

More red jello desserts than I care to contemplate. Special times at school. We can all remember the loving card from “Guess Who?”

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hoping it was the best looking girl in the room. Some children would get cards from everyone in the class; others would send themselves a card just to be sure they had one. It was not always a happy time for some kids. There were always a few perversions of “Roses are red, Violets are blue . . . .” ending with an insult. I hope elementary schools now have a

policy about that.

Back to poor St. Valentine and his execution! The real story is not known, but this year I’ll think about King Richard and Anne of Bohemia. I hope they lived in love and we can do the same. Happy Valentine’s day to all!

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“What Is A Capable Kid?”

parent came in recently with an article citing that the adolescent brain is not fully developed until 25. Is this really a big deal?

This parent was attempting to justify the many foolish and reckless decisions of their “adult child” by insisting that in some way they were unable to live differently. This idea which has been bought by many in the world today that our “children” are pushed too hard or expected to mature too quickly is just plain silly and is contradicted by history.

Whenever I speak on parenting, I regularly ask two questions; “What was the typical 13 year old girl doing in the late 1800’s?” and “What was the typical 13 year old boy doing in the late 1800’s?”

The answers that are most often given are that the “young adult” woman as she would have been referred to then was responsible for much of the running of the house, especially if she was the oldest. She would have been responsible for caring for siblings, fixing meals, mending garments right along with or for Mom. And in many cases, would be considering marriage in the near future.

The typical “young adult” male would have been hard at work on the farm…most of the day. These are the answers that I have consistently received after many years of asking these questions.

History would agree that the average adolescent male and female of that era were more independent and responsible than the aver-

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Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Speaks at Jefferson Center

Chris Walters, chair of the Roanoke City Republican Committee, along with the committees from Salem, Botetourt and Roanoke County jointly organized last Thursday’s fundraiser headlining former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Tickets sold numbered 400 with revenue coming in at about $20,000 - $25,000, said Walters.

Donald Rumsfeld, aged 79, served as President George W. Bush’s 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 until his resignation in 2006. He also served as the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977. Many of the attendees held Rumsfeld’s memoir “Known and Unknown.”

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There are things we do not know we don’t know.”

It wasn’t a complete lovefest for Rumsfeld, though – 30 protesters, some from Occupy Roanoke, some from the Plowshare Peace Center, stood outside the Jefferson Center with signs and quipped a few jeers as people passed - “war criminal”, “waterboarding is torture” and “blood for oil” they said.

Walters on the stage acknowledged their rights under the 1st Amendment but cautioned that there would be consequences for any disruption inside the building.

No protesters made an attempt to enter the building.

There was a Q & A session for over an hour in which Harry Wilson, Professor of Political Science at Roanoke College, threw no softball questions. Listing Rumsfeld’s service took a full three minutes; when he sat down he told the professor, “You make it sound like I can’t hold a job . . .” evoking laughter from the crowd who had just given him a standing ovation.

“Afghanistan with all its past history of oppression and war - the situation there is better - they held elections and as many as a million refugees have returned,” Rumsfeld said. “There’s no way in the world that country can be turned into a modern liberal democracy,” he admitted.

When it came to the subject of current day Iraq Rumsfeld said, “It’s going to take some time for them to

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Donald Rumsfeld expressions changed with the variety of topics during last Thursday’s fundraiser. find their way. It isn’t possible for other nations to go in and make it all better for them.” He expects they will hash out a system that will be “as bumpy as ours (U.S.) was.” In summary, he made it clear that the training wheels were off and it was time the Afghans (or does she mean Iranians?) made it on their own with a government that fits their culture.

When asked about the reported conflicts within the Bush administration during the conduct of the war Rumsfeld said, “The press tends to play those as though they were personality conflicts.”

He said that generally we worked very well together.

“It apparently is much more interesting for the press to report the battle within.” Differing views he concluded were a good thing. If a decision drags on, then dissension takes over; “Once the President decides, people get in line.”

In justification for the war with Iraq, he defined Saddam Hussein as a brutal dictator who killed his own people. Rumsfeld admitted that no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction were found; though they did find the means to make biological weapons, he said. Rumsfeld fully expected that U.S. troops would be subjected to biological attack. “They were not used … and political enemies of the Bush administration started saying Bush lied and people died and that was unfair.”

Rumsfeld defended then Secretary of State Colin Powell saying he didn’t lie but rather relied on intelligence information to make his

presentation to the United Nations. “I know for fact he didn’t lie and that President Bush didn’t lie,” he said.

Intelligence throughout history has been imperfect, he said. He blamed military and intelligence cutbacks after the cold war with Russia for loss of the best intelligence personnel. As a result “we repeatedly made mistakes in our intelligence assessments.”

When asked if the country was better off today Rumsfeld said, “No – we still have terrorist organizations that operate in the shadows.”

They function in closed societies and in ungoverned areas of a country, he said.

“The purpose of terrorism is not to kill people - it is to terrorize them and make people fearful.”

He contended that prisoners of war had to wear a uniform and be part of a command structure to have the protection of the Geneva Convention. Rumsfeld said they were treated humanly at Guantanamo Bay Cuba.

“Nobody was waterboarded at Guantanamo,” he said.

Rumsfeld said he was told that the CIA did use waterboarding elsewhere on a few people, adding that the “information that came from those three people was important.”

“Guantanamo is the bestrun detention facility in the world, and there is no abuse.

The average weight gain down there is 18 or 20 pounds - there are people that call it Club Med,” said Rumsfeld.

Detainees were sent back to their home country if that was possible, he explained.

Abu Ghraib was a low for Rumsfeld. “It was absolutely disgusting, revolting, abusive – it was just animal house.” It was a stain on the military and our country and improved recruiting for AlQaeda, he said. That’s when he offered his resignation to President Bush. Bush turned it down.

“In war, they’re just terrible ugly things and they are to be avoided with every conceivable possibility,” said Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld became emotional when talking about sending people into battle knowing some won’t return.

“It’s a very tough thing to do – there’s not one person that’s in uniform today for any reason other that they decided that they wanted to serve their country,” he said.

Rumsfeld said he had not studied the downsizing of the military that President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta were implementing. “It’s unclear what will happen when taking a trillion dollars out of the military,” he said. “I think it would be a mistake to take that much out.” There is no question there is waste in government – “it’s other people’s money but you don’t develop Special Forces capabilities in five minutes.”

Wilson asked Rumsfeld a question from the audience on the negative campaigning of the Republican Presidential candidates. What ever happened to the “11th Commandment - Thou shalt not speak ill about a fellow Republican?” he asked. Rumsfeld with a grin said that the four still standing are getting better at debating and left it at that.

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Police Chief Presents "Rub-In" and Statistics to City Council

It wasn’t the main reason Police Chief Chris Perkins was at Monday morning’s City Council briefing but it was the most entertaining to watch. Chief Perkins got the opportunity to trumpet the “Guns” hockey team win (51) over the fire department “Hoses” on January 21.

The “rub-it-in” hockey puck he presented to Fire Chief David Hoback not only had the 5-1 score from January but also had the record score of 8-1 from a previous win.

“In honor of the police victory once again,” said Perkins “I wanted you [Hoback] to always remember our win with this hockey puck.”

It had been a record setting event for the 9th annual game between the Guns and Hoses this year. It set attendance records and raised $27,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The more serious reason for both of them at council was to present statistics for 2011.

Chief Perkins’ report to council had domestic violent crime down 26 percent from 2010. This was an objective in his 2010 report to council.

The department now uses cyber community policing with Facebook as well as traditional policing methods. Police have been walking neighborhoods talking to residents and attending neighborhood meetings.

Overall violent crime was down 10 percent in 2011 with an increase, though, in rape cases from 30 to 37. Assaults and homicides were down 17 and 22 percent respectively.

There was an uptick in burglary and motor vehicle theft. Perkins explained that moped were now included as vehicles causing that number to jump. Use of force and complaints against officers were down substantially.

Crime is down in the first month in Hurt Park since the Drug Market Initiative (DMI) was initiated. By spring the numbers “will tell the true story,” said Perkins.

Four of the original five in the DMI program are doing well with the second chance they have been given. One 18 year old fell prey to his peers and is expected to do some jail time.

Property crime is at a plateau. Perkins issued a challenge to residents saying “We’re only as good as the

The hockey puck reads: “Guns 5 Hoses 1 and Record Guns 8 and Hoses 1.” person who locks their car and takes their stuff … lock it or lose it.”

Fire Chief Hoback told City Council they had a 3.2 percent drop in demand.

With a response time performance standard of 90 percent he said there were only 4 calls that missed the mark.

Working fires dropped from 91 to 61 in 2011. Arsons had been on a steady climb since 2008 but have also dropped substantially.

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home education; EMS is not responsible for routine nursing home transportation, said Hoback.

Improvements in the fire department were due to a reinstatement of funding for training that had been lost due to budget cuts. There are new engines and a ladder truck on the way. Educating the public and preventing fires from starting is the goal.

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Noise Abatement Will Be Added To I-581 Valley View Interchange Corridor

The Valley View interchange will include a noise barrier that stretches the length from the south ramps of Valley View Boulevard all the way to Liberty Road on both sides of I-581.

Mark Jamison, Roanoke City’s traffic manager told council at Monday’s briefing that 336 letters were mailed out to residents along the corridor.

There were only 96 responses. VDOT considers a non-response as a “yes” vote. “That was different than what VDOT told us at the public hearing,” said Jamison. At the time of the public hearing a non-response was considered a “no” vote. Out of the 96 responses 88 were “yes” votes and only 8 “no” votes.

The city was one of those “no” votes. Jamison said they didn’t want barriers disrupting the viewshed at Brooklyn Drive where the Greenway will parallel I-581. “No noise barriers will be built there,” he said.

Barrier stone design options vary in style and texture. They range from 13 to 16 feet high. Colors can also be added to the cement.

Jamison said they would have involvement in and review of the options. He estimated that the cost of the barriers would run slightly more than $1 million. The total cost of the interchange ranges from $55 to $60 million.

Developers will select one of two alternatives for the Valley View Boulevard end point after it crosses I-581. It could point to the right towards Brooklyn Drive or straight ahead at Norris Street.

“VDOT is in the process of short listing a design/build contractor,” said Jamison. Contractor selection is expected by fall with construction beginning sometime in 2013. The completion of the interchange as set by VDOT will be by the end of 2015.

As the construction ensues Jamison expects that developers will become more interested in the property. The planning department is continuing engagement with the three neighborhood groups that will be affected. Neighborhood focus groups are revising their neigh-

Roanoke City Traffic Manager Mark Jamison addresses City Council. borhood plans.

Councilman Bill Bestpitch suggested “the color be varied just to make it a little more interesting.” He thought the same color would be boring.

The interchange is not increasing the I-581 noise substantially but the decibels currently exceed VDOT’s noise threshold. The new interchange will reflect VDOT’s standard policy for noise abatement.

When entering Valley View Mall from the south drivers will hit a traffic signal at Valley View Boulevard; Jamison assured Mayor Bowers that there would be no bottleneck with the eight-lane exit ramp. Two left-turn lanes will keep traffic moving.

Bowers said, “I don’t want it to be a tunnel.”

He wanted variation of panel placement. Jamison said that the panels would vary with the terrain and distance to residences. There will also be a gap at 10th Street.

Councilman Ray Ferris questioned whether the panels made a difference in blocking out road noise. Jamison said that the 5 to 7 decibel decrease “does make a big difference” and is consistent with VDOT’s threshold.

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Helping Someone Halfway Around The World Rewarding For Roanoker

Roanoke resident Barbara Rousis found out about the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), one of the largest child sponsorship organizations in the country, through St. Andrews Catholic Church, where she attends Mass on Sundays. That was more than ten years ago. Now, the child she sponsored from the country of India, Bhavani Kubendren, is a young woman who recently helped her parents open a small shop.

Rousis, who co-sponsored Bhavani with her daughter Mary, says the sponsorship ran her about $30 per month – and was well worth it. They also send a little extra money at Christmas.

“A priest came to St. Andrews [from CFCA] and asked for sponsorships,” recalled Rousis. “My daughter was 13 at the time and she said, ‘Why don’t we sponsor someone?’ That’s how it all started.” Now Mary is the one keeping up a regular correspondence with Bhavani; whom she would like to meet one day. “It’s been really rewarding,” said Barbara Rousis.

She doesn’t think as many people sponsor poor children elsewhere anymore – not like years ago when those commercials on

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Bhavani Kubendren (center) has been supported by a Roanoke family for over ten years. She and her parents have opened a shop named in part after that family.

TV often showed the faces of the young poor in stark black and white. The money Rousis sent helped Bhavani (soon to be 21) purchase schoolbooks and other supplies – and with the support of CFCA also helped Bhavani’s family open a small business.

To honor their sponsorship, the clothing store has been named in part for the family – the name translates to “S.K. Tailors and Rousis Readymade.”

The CFCA works in Catholic Churches and other houses of worship around the county, looking for people that can financially support the less fortunate elsewhere. Those being helped are not just young people either: Barbara Rousis’s elder daughter

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Rousis said at first it was mainly about sending a check every month to someone she has never met, but then there came correspondence and pictures, helping her and Mary form more of a bond with Bhavani Kubendren and the country of India. “She tells me sometimes of her family life – a little rough going at times – and always keeps me in her prayers,” said Rousis. Bhavani also enjoys the traditional Indian dances and has sent Rousis photos of her performing.

Now Bhavani signs her letters with “your loving daughter… and calls me mom,” said Rousis, a demonstration of the impact Barbara and Mary Rousis have had on her young life. “The letters are so heartwarming.” Bhavani has graduated from high school and now dances and sings along with her new venture.

“There are more than 400 people in the area of Roanoke and thousands more across the state who currently help provide assistance and encouragement to a child or youth in need through CFCA,” said Carlos Casas, the public relations manager for the non-profit organization. “Even a simple act can have a great impact in our world,” said Casas of the monthly support provided by the Rousis family for someone they may never meet.

See hopeforafamily.org for more information on the CFCA child sponsorship program. “I’m hoping to see [more interest] get jump-started,” said Rousis, who has found her decade-plus involvement with the program and Bhavani to be very rewarding.

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Hollins Student Wins Roanoke Chapter SCLC Justice Award

February’s focus on Black History Month connects young people with eminent black leaders in the past, but also showcases outstanding young people who are seeing the future from a different frame of reference.

Ashley Nicole Tucker is just such a person - a sophomore at Hollins University from Cleveland, Ohio, drawn to Hollins by its national reputation for educating women leaders as well as a desire to participate in the school’s famed riding program.

On January 20, Ashley was honored as the recipient of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Dr. Perneller Chubb-Wilson Justice Award at its Seventeenth Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Banquet.

The college student has the distinction of being the youngest recipient of this chapter’s highest award, and her acceptance speech created a buzz that had audience members talking about a keynote address in her future.

The Justice Award is given in honor of Dr. Chubb-Wilson, the founder and first president of the Roanoke Chapter of the SCLC. Chubb-Wilson is also credited with a bill passed into law by then-Congressman Jim Olin that helps preserve the rights of individual citizens under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Through the years, Dr. Chubb-Wilson received recognition in the struggle for civil rights by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

This past Spring Ashley was selected as one of only eleven delegates to attend the United

Ashley Tucker ’10 pictured with Hollins University Alumna, Mary Beth Brooks (center), and founder of the Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (right), Dr. Perneller Chubb-Wilson.

Nation’s 55th Commission on she has become a passionate the Status of Women, meeting proponent of advancing the stain New York City in March. She tus of women on a global scale is deeply grateful for the oppor- by a variety of means - one by tunity to meet with internation- recognizing new standards for al policy makers addressing the literacy that require the ability urgent issues of gender equality to “learn, unlearn and relearn,” and human rights throughout a saying she quotes from Althe world. vin Toffler. At Hollins she is an Ashley came highly recom- Ambassador who represents mended for both honors due the college to prospective stuto her diverse range of interests dents and parents and collaboand experiences that include rates in programs with Admiswork at the NASA Glenn Re- sions and Orientation Services. search Center in Cleveland Blessed with parents who where she conducted research are supportive as well as acand was responsible for work- complished in their own fields, ing on a new database that Tucker is showing herself to be a deals with material intelligence person of immense potential as as well as advanced research at she navigates college life and the Yale University. opportunities that have already She was also part of an in- come her way. ternational team that traveled to South Africa to help build a

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VA, MD Senators Urge Administration To Select Mid-Atlantic Region As Test Range

U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have sent a joint letter to the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation and the NASA Administrator urging them to select the Virginia/Maryland region to host an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test range. The Senators

By Valerie Garner pointed out that UAS design info@newsroanoke.com and testing already takes place in the area, and the region has the appropriate airspace and test ranges for the type of advanced testing and development that will be required.

The National Defense Authorization Act and FAA Reauthorization Bill, both adopted

by Congress in recent weeks, require the Federal Aviation Administration to identify six test ranges for UAS testing and development within 180 days, and incorporate airspace for military, commercial and privately-owned UAS by the Fall of 2015.

“The congressional intent is clear: utilize existing facilities and range space. There is no accompanying appropria-

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tion to establish this program, nor should there be because the facilities and test ranges already exist,” the Senators wrote.

“There is no reason to create additional restricted airspace, a lengthy process, or to construct additional range infrastructure, given the significant investment already made in the Maryland-Virginia region.”

The Senators point that Maryland’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River has supported the testing of nearly every type of UAS in service today. In addition, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has robust existing infrastructure including a UAS runway, launch range, an aeronautical research airport, UAS hangar space and radar facilities. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, already conducts advanced joint research on UAS systems with the FAA, and adjacent Langley Air Force Base has refined the process of collecting sensor data from UAS systems and serves as a key operational hub for the Air Force. Finally, the nonprofit National Institute

of Aerospace research facility in Hampton has long-term relationships with many of the most highly acclaimed aerospace-related academic institutions and experts in the region and across the county.

“In today’s fiscally constrained budget environment, the integration of our states’ existing facilities will lower FAA’s risk and costs by eliminating the need to create additional restricted airspace and to build new infrastructure. A Mid-Atlantic UAS Test Range will meet the timelines established in the Act and satisfy the imperative of immediately identifying qualified personnel to execute the program successfully,” the Senators concluded.

On Jan. 20, 2012, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley sent a similar joint letter to the Transportation Secretary noting the high level of bipartisan collaboration among the region’s elected leaders in efforts to establish a test range for both military and nonmilitary uses of unmanned aircraft.

Salem 2011 Police Officer of the Year

Police Officer Mark Adkins, who is assigned to the Patrol Division of the Salem Police Department, has been selected by his peers as “Officer of the Year” for 2011 after his work in solving several larcenies in the city.

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Adkins was able to solve two larceny cases and recover a number of stolen items by keeping his eyes open and paying attention to detail. In one of the cases, Adkins spotted a suspicious vehicle that was linked to a theft that occurred several months earlier and after pulling it over, the driver confessed to the crime.

In the other instance, Adkins was recovering tools that had been stolen from a vehicle in Salem when he noticed a number of other items in the home that had been reported stolen in an unrelated burglary. He was able to return to that residence and recover those, as well.

“Mark is always very attentive and alert to his surroundings,” says Salem Police Chief, Jeff

Officer Mark Adkins Dudley. “Noticing little details like the ones that helped solve these crimes is what makes him a good police officer.” Law enforcement is a family affair for Adkins. Prior to joining the Salem Police Department as a Patrol Officer in 2008, he worked two years in the Sheriff’s office at the Roanoke County-Salem Jail.

In addition, his father, Gene, was at the Roanoke County Sheriff’s office for 25 years and his brother, Mike, is a Sergeant at the Western Virginia Regional Jail.

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Carilion Clinic Adds Third Helicopter - Changes Location of Roanoke Unit Carilion Clinic will add a third helicopter to its fleet of medical aircraft serving southwest and central Virginia and sections of West Virginia and North Carolina. The helicopter, called Carilion Life-Guard 12, will be based in the Rockbridge County area. Its presence will further extend Carilion's ability to serve the region, which includes Allegheny County, Bath County, Pocahontas County, Greenbrier County and Lewisburg. Life-Guard 12 will significantly reduce response and transport time, providing fast, efficient critical care air services to those in need.

Life-Guard 12 will join LifeGuard 10 which covers the Roanoke Valley region, and Life-Guard 11, which responds in the New River Valley region from its base at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.

While planning for the expansion, Carilion sought a partner who was best aligned with the organization's needs and mission and selected MedTrans Corp. based out of Dallas, Texas.

"We are pleased to be partnering with Carilion Clinic and able to contribute to their

team's continued commitment of caring for critical patients in need of air medical transport.

Carilion's air medical bases will continue to be a regional asset and industry leader providing an invaluable service," stated Fred Buttrell, President/CEO of Med-Trans Corp.

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"We are extremely excited to provide a home for Life-Guard 12," said Vice President and CSJH Administrator Chuck Carr. "By basing operations in Lexington, Carilion Clinic Patient Transportation can provide critical, life-saving air transport to a wider area."

In addition to Life-Guard 12, CCPT plans to relocate Roanoke's Life-Guard 10 to a newly planned facility in the Westlake area of Franklin County. The Roanoke Life-Guard base in South Roanoke will continue to serve all three helicopters.

"A base in Franklin County will improve response times in our service area south of

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Most parents are careful about learning what’s in the stuff their kids eat and drink. They avoid artificial dyes, preservatives, chemicals, and sweeteners. Yet ask just about any of those same folks if they have ever looked at what is in their toothpaste and you’ll likely get blank stares.

Considering the fact that children – and adults -- ingest toothpaste twice a day every day, it’s probably the most frequent thing we put in our mouths other than water or other beverages. And still, most people have never looked at what is in their toothpaste.

Dentist and national oral health care expert Harold Katz, (www.therabreath.com), suggests that needs to change. Many ingredients in some commercial toothpastes are of questionable benefit and some are just plain bad for you.

Consumers have become increasingly aware of the hidden toxins in foods, beverages and eating and drinking utensils, he says. They avoid high fat and high sodium foods, sulfates in their personal care products, aerosol sprays, and toxic chemicals in their household cleaners.

“They’re taking no chances, and rightfully so. Remember the rush to replace plastic baby bottles with glass ones after the BPA scare in 2008?” he asked.

However there has been a surprising lack of attention to toothpaste, Katz says. The dentist suggests that all consumers – but especially parents – take the time to read their toothpaste tubes today. Effects of potentially unhealthy toothpaste ingredients are multiplied in the smaller bodies of children.

Here are a few ingredients to stay away from: • FD&C blue dye No. 2: This commonly used toothpaste dye is one of several on the list of additives to avoid, maintained by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It’s said to be linked to learning, behavioral and health problems, severe allergic reactions, and headaches, among other problems.

• Sodium lauryl sulfate: The American College of Toxicology reports this ingredient in cosmetics and industrial cleaning agents can cause skin corrosion and irritation. Doses of .8 to 110 grams/kilogram in lab rats caused depression, labored breathing, diarrhea and death in 4 out of 20 animals.

• Triclosan: An anti-microbial ingredient, the federal Environmental Protection Agency lists triclosan as a pesticide and regulates its use in over-the-counter toothpastes and hand soaps.

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and estrogen effects led EPA to determine that more research on the potential health consequences of endocrine effects of triclosan is warranted. … Because of the amount of research being planned and currently in progress, it will undertake another comprehensive review of triclosan beginning in 2013.”

• Saccharin and aspartame: Both of these artificial sweeteners are on the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s list of additives to avoid.

Toothpaste buyers should look for natural ingredients, such as aloe vera juice, which cleans and soothes teeth and gums and helps fight cavities, according to the May/June 2009 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's clinical, peer-reviewed journal.

Aloe vera tooth gel is said to kill disease-causing bacteria in the mouth, Katz says.

Also, avoid all toothpastes that contain sodium lauryl sulfate, a harsh detergent that has been linked to canker sores.

Toothpastes that are free of sulfates include Weleda’s Salt Toothpaste, TheraBreath and Tom’s of Maine.

Brush your teeth at least twice a day and get children into the habit from a young age, Katz says. You’ll have fresh breath, avoid painful dental problems,

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Fleming Holds Off PH For 54-52 Win In Western Valley Girls Basketball William Fleming withstood a fierce fourth quarter rally by cross-town rival Patrick Henry as the Colonels prevailed 54-52 to secure a first-place tie in the Western Valley District girls basketball race.

Fleming and Franklin County finished the regular season with identical 6-2 district records, setting the stage for a playoff game to crown the winner.

The Colonels looked to have this one in control with a 4031 lead heading into the fourth quarter. PH, however, kept chipLady Colonel #21 India Anderson makes her move to the ping away before cutting the Fleming lead to one point twice basket against a Patriot defender. in the final minute. A pair of Patriot turnovers with the chance to take the advantage allowed the Lady Colonels to win at the free throw line.

Fleming had a balanced attack that saw ten players hit the scoring column. Erika Coleman and Ryjae Anderso led the way with 8 points each, followed by Keshonda Haynes, Antoinette McBride and Keashe Lee all chipping in 7.

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Cave Spring Shocks Blue Demons With 61-58 River Ridge Win

Cave Spring's Jon Evans, left alone behind the arc deep along the right baseline, found nothing but net with his clutch bomb in the final seconds, as the Knights defeated Christiansburg 61-58 at the Cave Spring gym Friday night. It was the first River Ridge loss of the season for the Blue Demons, who entered the game 18-1 overall.

The Knights, who came out of the gate strong by scoring the games first ten points, weathered a fierce Blue Demon comeback that saw Christiansburg lead by eight in the third quarter.

Cave Spring still trailed by 4 points with under two minutes to go before knotting the score on key free throws down the stretch.

Meanwhile, Christiansburg struggled at the charity stripe, finishing the game 21-for-39.

Amin Abuhawwas led the Cave Spring scoring with a gamehigh 21 points. Abuhawwas also brought down 10 rebounds for the Knights. Ryan Gladfelter added 11 points for Cave Spring, while Connor Baker tossed in 10.

Christiansburg's Brenden Motley, who two days earlier signed a football scholarship with Virginia Tech, led the Blue Demon attack Cave Spring # 14 Aaron Cupp with 15 points.

- Bill Turner • info@newsroanoke.com cans a clutch free throw down the stretch to help secure the River Ridge win for the Knights.

Cave Spring # 33 Amin Abuhawwas (in white) blocks out Christiansburg's Brenden Motley as they battle for a rebound in the fourth quarter. Abuhawwas scored a game-high 21 points in the Knight's upset.

Patriot Offensive Lineman Signs With East Carolina

Patrick Henry offensive lineman Ryan Revia signed a football scholarship to play for East Carolina in a ceremony in the PH gym last Wednesday afternoon.

The 6’6”, 290 pound Revia, a key part of the Patriots’ success for first-year PH Head Coach Alan Fiddler last season, was joined by his parents, friends, administration and coaches for the signing.

“It’s a great opportunity, great program and great tradition,” Revia said of East Carolina. “The people there love football and I’ll still be wearing purple.”

Revia credited Fiddler’s experience with recruiting as being a key part of his decision to play for the Pirates.

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Ryan Revia flanked by parents Ron and Michelle Revia, along with PH head coach Alan Fiddler. (far right).

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North Cross Girls Down Faith Christian Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

High school tournament ac- mark (18-4 overall) to remain tion begins next week as dis- in the top spot. No easy road The Faith Christian trict tournaments kick off on left for the Patriots. With a reWarrior girls’ basketball Monday.

(Private school teams gional spot in the bag after the team kept it close for have one more week of regu- Western Valley tournament, most of the game Tuesday lar season play.) For district things get tougher in a hurry night, holding an 18-17 regular-season champions, in the AAA ranks. lead going into the fourth they already have their ticket #2 William Fleming: The quarter. But the Lady punched to regional tourna- Colonels' impressive 54-51 Raiders pulled ahead and ment play. For some others, win over PH on the Woody away with a late shooting it's now or never on the road Deans Court last Friday night run to claim the victory to Richmond, while a returns Fleming to the few have grabbed re#2 spot. Fleming will by a score of 36-24. gional berths despite need a hot hand in the losing records. Here's WVD tournament to a look at our local disadvance in AAA play. trict layout: #3 Cave Spring: The Western Valley DisKnights return to the #14 Lynsey Barker of North Cross shoots over #15 Hannah trict: Patrick Henry Top-5 after their huge Martin and #2 Sara McCurdy of Faith Christian. takes the top spot, win over 19-2 ChrisBill Turner with William Flemtiansburg last Friday ing tied for second. that handed the Blue Blue Ridge District: North- Demons their first district loss. side ends the regular season The Knights followed that up in second place, behind pow- with a 58-48 win over Hidden erhouse Rockbridge County. Valley Tuesday, sewing up a Lord Botetourt and William regional berth.

Byrd, despite losing records, #4 Hidden Valley: The Tiare in position for regional tans still control their own play. destiny. A win Thursday over River Ridge District: Hid- Salem locks up second in the den Valley still controls its River Ridge. A loss, and things own destiny, needing a win get dicey for Hidden Valley.

Thursday night over Salem to #5 Northside: The Vikings secure second behind Chris- fall three spots after coming tiansburg. Cave Spring, with up short in a 75-30 loss to Blue its win over Hidden Valley Ridge frontrunner Rockbridge Tuesday night, locked up a re- County Friday night. gional spot in their division.

The unusual game of the Three Rivers District: Glen- week clearly goes to the James var finished in a tie for second, River win over Highland at 7-3, with Floyd County. last Friday in picturesque Radford ran the Three Rivers Monterey, Va. Mike Goad's table, going 10-0.

James River Knights pride In the Wild Bill 'Big-11' Top themselves on defense, so it 5, we have a little shuffle this was no surprise when JR held week in the standings.

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Salem Rolls To 66-38 Win Over Hidden American Marathon Legend Bill Rodgers to Speak at Blue Ridge Marathon Valley For River Ridge Girls Title Salem combined a red-hot shooting night along with an effective pressure defense as the Lady Spartans captured the River Ridge regular season championship Friday night with the 66-38 win over Hidden Valley at the Titan gym.

Salem led 34-15 at the halftime break, and were never threatened the rest of the way in improving to 16-5 (9-0 River Ridge).

Carlye Garst led the Salem scoring with 23 points that included 7 baskets from behind the arc. Tay Taylor added 17 for Salem junior guard #24 Kim Migliarese looks for a pass to the the Lady Spartans, while junior lane as Hidden Valley's Tyler Evans (in white) defends. center Tessa Foley had 12.

Tyler Evans paced Hidden Valley (15-6; 7-2) with 17 points.

Gracie Whiteside added 9.

Lady Spartan #32 Tessa Foley and Hidden Valley #33 Kaileigh Yancey (in white) position for a second-half rebound.

Rodgers and noted sports chiropractor & running authority Dr. Tim Maggs will speak at a pasta dinner the evening before the marathon.

Two significant figures in American running will be playing a part in the 2012 National College Blue Ridge Marathon. The Marathon committee announced today that Bill Rodgers who twice held the American record for the marathon, and Dr. Tim Maggs, whose articles have appeared in virtually every running publication in the country, will be the speakers for a pasta dinner the evening before the marathon.

“We would like to thank our new sponsor, Foot Levelers for enabling us to add the dinner and these great speakers to the runner’s experience in Roanoke,” said Marathon chair Pete Eshelman. “The pasta dinner is new this year and we will use it to give runners an overview of the course as well as a chance to

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Eshelman added that the runners might benefit from the advice as they prepare for America’s Toughest Road Marathon.

Bill Rodgers is best known for his victories in the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon in the late 1970s. Rodgers won both races four times each between 1975 and 1980, twice breaking the American record at Boston with a time of 2:09:55 in 1975 and a 2:09:27 in 1979. He is also a four-time winner of the Lynchburg-based Virginia 10 Miler.

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DAR Community Service Award Presented The 2011-2012 Community Service Award was presented to Virginia “Ginny” Jarrett at the February 3rd meeting of the Colonel William Preston Chapter, NSDAR for co-founding the Roanoke Women’s Foundation.

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That's just what happened at the 6th annual Young Life Dodge Ball tournament held earlier this week where 36 teams (24 boy / 12 girl) from High Schools all across the Roanoke Valley competed for a trophy and "Valley Champion" status for a year.

The winning boys team was from North Cross, "Team North Cross Two" (there wasn't a North Cross One; don't ask) consisted of: Kyle Fraser, George Revercomb, Paul Ross, Tommy Girani, Austin Criss, Sam Lawrence, Chris Shelton and Alex Strain.

The winning girls team was from Cave Spring. "Team Kendall" (named in honor of Kendall Bayne and her fight with cancer) consisted of: Shannon Craighead, Sarah Smith, Erin Holsinger, Kelli Long, Annice Link, Kendall Scott, Lauren Sledd, Morgan Shannon, Kelsey Sine, Olivia Sass and Kallie Wil-

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Teams also had to come with a costume and there was an award for the best uniform.

After all teams had completed their first two matches, play was stopped and everyone gathered on the court. Josh Goodman, a Young Life leader at Patrick Henry High School spoke for about 5 minutes on "What is Young Life?"

"Young Life is about fun, friendships and a person," said Goodman. "We like to have a lot of fun... We meet people who become lifelong friends in Young Life... and we talk about Jesus. We think he's what life is about. So, in a non-threatening environment, we challenge kids to take a closer look at Jesus, no pressure. We're convinced he holds the key to living life to the full and with real purpose and meaning. And we believe kids have a right to hear who they are and whose they are. And the neat thing about YL is, kids can take or leave it. Young Life leaders still show up and think the world of them... We don't stop running after kids based on their opinions about Jesus..."

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Youth Groups Needed for Benefit Dodgeball Tournament A dodgeball tournament to benefit Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) is being held Saturday, March 24, at William Byrd Middle School in Vinton. All high and middle school students and all youth clubs and sports teams are invited to enter teams in the competition. The fee for the all-day tournament is $10 per player. Each team must have 6-8 players and be accompanied by an adult sponsor or coach. Registration packets may be found online at www.yovaso.net or by calling YOVASO at (540) 345-0003. The deadline to register and pay the tournament fee is Friday, March 9.

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and Rhonda Coman, is a graduate of Lord Botetourt High School and a resident of Troutville. He has been nominated to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Sean Deer, son of Richard and Karen Deer, is currently a senior at Roanoke Catholic School and a resident of Roanoke. He has been nominated to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Patrick Dowling, son of Robert and Diane Dowling, is currently a senior at Hidden Valley High School and a resident of Roanoke. He has been nominated to the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs.

Luke Munson, son of Keith and Susan Munson, is currently a senior at Cave Spring High School and is a resident of Roanoke. He has been nominated to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Jacob Shelor, son of Micky and Marilyn Shelor, is currently a senior at Salem High School and a resident of Salem.

He has been nominated to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Nicole Smith, daughter of Stephen and Nellie Smith, is currently a senior at Cave Spring High School and a resident of Roanoke. She has been nominated to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Kate Young, daughter of Bruce and Carolyn Young, is currently a senior at Hidden Valley High School and a resident of Roanoke. She has been nominated to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

“I am incredibly honored to nominate these fine young students to compete for appointment to the United States Service Academies," said Goodlatte. "Upon appointment, they will be attending outstanding schools and joining the world’s finest fighting force. I am confident they will serve our country with distinction. Folks in the Roanoke Valley can be proud of these hard working young individuals.”

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A Taste Of The Middle East And Virginia Tech Organizes Export Trade Conference To Be Held In March Other Delights On Williamson Road The first thing one might notice about the menu at Jerusalem Restaurant (4818 Williamson Road, near the corner with Hershberger) is its extensive menu. Those familiar with the typical somethingfor-everyone menus of the diners found in the Northeast and elsewhere will feel right at home.

Homemade New York Style (thin crust) pizza (try the veggie pizza I was advised), calzone and stromboli are tempting, as are a wide array of pasta dishes, like the Dalmere pasta (10.99) with shrimp, scallops and whitefish, sautéed in olive oil and garlic with sun dried tomatoes and basil, served over penne pasta. Yumm. The spicy chicken pasta picante looks appetizing as well. A member of the wait staff recommended the Philly cheese steak pizza as a favorite. The ingredients used are fresh and all of the dough is made onsite daily.

High praise: a visiting New York Times reporter, after first remarking that he thought it might hurt the restaurant that diners had to pay an extra dollar for a house salad, called a day or so later to tell the staff at Jerusalem that it was some of the best pasta he had ever eaten.

That’s according to Saji Khawaja, one of the managers and son of owner “Mike” Jalil, who also owns convenience stores in the area. They moved to America from Jerusalem, in large part because of all the unrest in that ancient city between the Muslims and the Israeli Jews over who shall control it if a peace accord is ever reached.

In a nod to its Middle Eastern roots, Jerusalem Restaurant also features beef and chicken gyros, Mediterranean salads (tabbouleh, fattoush etc.) and a signature falafel wrap – fried patties made with homemade hummus (another Jerusalem Restaurant specialty, according to Khawaja), salad, pickles and a generous portion of tzatziki (cucumber sauce). Khawaja recommends the kebab dishes, “because of the way they’re seasoned.”

A recent taste test found the falafel wrap to be a treat indeed; the patties were moist under the fried exterior, not too hard, the dough wrap was fresh and did not overpower the falafel; the sauce was not too thick. Topped off with a moist, flaky chunk of baklava (a Mediterranean delicacy in many countries), the experience left one wanting to come back for more.

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Manager Saji Khawaja serves a falafel wrap. owns it, some of the meat served by Jerusalem is prepared in the Halal fashion – animals cannot be slaughtered in front of another beast and the carcasses must be hung until all of the blood is drained. Khawaja said Muslims who observe Halal have found out about the restaurant since it opened several months ago, after a two-month delay due to a fire.

Khawaja said the head chef has a long history of cooking in major cities, bringing some of that experience to an extensive menu. “He’s been doing it for 18 years now,” said Khawaja of the chef, who has worked at Italiano’s in Salem and in Blacksburg as well. “We’ve never had any complaints about the food. Everything’s great,” he adds.

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Amazon Loophole Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee Legislation to close the ‘Amazon loophole’ in Virginia unanimously passed the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 597, sponsored by Senator Frank Wagner (RVirginia Beach), says that online retailers that operate warehouse or distribution centers in Virginia cannot use tax complex corporate structures to avoid collecting and remitting the state sales tax.

“The legislation will create a more level playing field for Virginia retailers,” said Senator Wagner.

“Companies with a physical presence in the state should all play by the same rules,” he said.

Current Virginia law says that companies, including their subsidiaries, that operate warehouse or distribution centers are required to collect and remit the state sales tax. Amazon.com is the only known retailer in Virginia that has created a separate distribution subsidiary for the presumed purpose of avoiding the sales tax obligation. When Amazon or other retailers do not collect and remit the sales tax, consumers are legally obligated to remit the use tax on their annual state income tax filing.

“We are extremely pleased with today’s vote,” said Rob Shinn of the Virginia Alliance for Main Street Fairness. “It demonstrates the strong will of state legislators to close the loophole and treat all retailers on a consistent basis.”

Amazon maintains distri-

bution centers in about 13 states. They currently operate one in Northern Virginia and will operate two additional centers in central Virginia in the near future. Amazon has entered into voluntary agreements with four states – California, South Carolina, Indiana and Tennessee – to collect the tax as early as this September 1. Pennsylvania is also requiring online retailers with a physical presence to collect and remit the sales tax by September 1 of this year. Other states including Arizona and Texas have assessed Amazon notices of delinquent taxes stemming from similar corporate structures.

They acknowledge physical presence in Washington State.

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in several other states.

“States are moving quickly to address this loophole,” said Shinn. “If the issue plays out in Virginia similarly to how it has in other states, the state can get both the jobs and the uncollected tax revenue.” The official legislative Fiscal Impact Statement has determined that Virginia could recognize $24 million in uncollected tax revenue on an annual basis if the bill passes.

The Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) in Virginia is a coalition of retail companies and organizations dedicated to promoting the fair taxation of retail goods in the Commonwealth.

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Virginia’s agricultural export opportunities and challenges will be a focal point for discussion during the 2012 Governor's Conference on Agricultural Trade, taking place March 13 and 14 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond.

This fourth annual conference is organized by Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, and the Virginia Port Authority.

Nationally, U.S. agricultural exports reached a record $137 billion in fiscal 2011, double the level of five years ago. “Not only is the value of exports increasing, but we are also exporting a greater percent of our production,” said Wayne Pryor, president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Virginia exports totaled $2.24 billion in 2010, according to the state’s latest available data. That is only slightly behind the record $2.3 billion for agricultural exports in 2009.

“Given the significant importance of exports to Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries; the pending implementation of the Colombia, Korea, and Panama Free Trade Agreements; and a 2012 Farm Bill, the governor’s conference provides a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations in Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries,” said Ambassador Richard Crowder, professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

“We will be privileged to hear from impressive, senior representatives of at least five of Virginia’s major trading partners, explaining their prospective on what is critical to meet their countries demand for agriculture and forestry products,” said Crowder, former U.S. chief agri-

Virginia exports totaled $2.24 billion in 2010, according to the state's latest available data. That is only slightly behind the record $2.3 billion for agricultural exports in 2009. Photo courtesy of Kathy Dixon, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. culture trade negotiator.

This year’s conference program promises to be the strongest yet.The conference speakers include: • Ambassador Gabriel Silva Luján, Colombia; • Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Todd Haymore; • Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, chief agriculture negotiator for the U.S.; • American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman; • Rabobank America’s global strategist David Nelson; and • Russell and Barron’s principal Randy Russell.

This year’s program will, again, include the popular embassy panel, including representatives from Egypt, India, and New Zealand, according to the event’s organizers. A representative from Korea will discuss the opportunities from the imple-

mentation of the U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Participants will learn from the frontlines of business by hearing from Virginia’s agricultural and forest product exporters who will share their experiences of how they meet the needs of their offshore customers.

“Equally important, the conference provides the opportunity for attendees to express their priorities and concerns to federal and state policy makers, and interact with important international customers,” Crowder said.

Registration is limited. For more information contact Spencer Neale at 804-290-1153. To register, visit the conference website www.vafarmbureau.org/Agriculture/AgTradeConference.aspx

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Six Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage on Valentine’s Day and Every Day

Valentine’s Day is looming large on the horizon, and everywhere you look, commercials, magazines, store displays, and more are focused on helping couples plan the “perfect” February 14th celebration. Yes, if you’re in a relationship, it is important and enjoyable to celebrate your love on this special day. However, Todd Patkin has some advice for married couples especially: Romance, roses, chocolates, and champagne are only a small part of what

makes up a marriage. The truth is, it’s the 364 days that surround February 14th that can make or break the quality of your relationship. So if you want to give your spouse the most meaningful Valentine’s gift of all, commit to putting daily thought—and yes, work!—into your relationship.

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Furthermore, Patkin asserts that a happy marriage is the cornerstone of a happy life— if your marriage isn’t good, you’re going to have trouble feeling fulfilled in other areas as well.

“I know from experience that if you get it right here, it’s easier to get it right in all of the other aspects of your

life, because the person who’s closest to you will be there to support you and will have your best interests at heart,” he adds.

“When you let your marriage just ‘sit,’ it’ll eventually get rusty and break down, just like your car would,” Patkin points out. “And that’s a terrible tragedy. We all should have been told growing up that you do have to work on your marriage every day, too, if you want it to stay exciting and great.”

If you’re ready and willing to do everything in your power to make your marriage a happier one (perhaps starting this February 14th), read on for Patkin’s nine tips: Recommit yourself to your marriage every single day.

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Learn—and then do— what makes your spouse feel most loved. Say, for example, that you love to receive gifts.

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Don’t let resentment build.

When you live in fairly close quarters with another human being, it’s inevitable that sooner or later you’re going to annoy each other. (In fact, at times you’re probably going to want to kill each other.)

While it’s not a good idea to nit-pick with your spouse each and every time you feel a teeny bit put out, it’s also unhealthy to let issues and negative feelings build up and fester.

Take responsibility and stop trying to fix your partner.

There’s a lot of finger pointing going on in marriages. After all, it’s easy to identify and list all the ways someone else is getting it wrong. (Plus, it just feels good to be “right.”)

But how much good does all of this complaining and accusing really do? After you finish berating your spouse for yet another of his or her supposed failings, does the quality of your life actually change? Probably not. According to Patkin, it’s time to take a break from blaming and instead work on yourself.

While both partners do need to be willing to compromise in order to help the other, it’s always best to look at how your own behavior could improve before you try to change your spouse’s.

Date your spouse again.

When you’re newly in love and in full courtship mode, you do everything you can to spend every free moment with your partner. Eventually though, work, kids, responsibilities, and life in general tend to get in the way of your relationship with your spouse.

The two of you stop doing fun things with only one another, and it’s easy to go weeks at a time without having any serious conversations that don’t revolve around work, money, or kids. That’s why it’s imperative to set aside time to date your spouse.

“I hope that once you begin celebrating, respecting, and loving your spouse as I’ve just described, as well as prioritizing your marriage every day, you’ll find that the whole dynamic of your relationship changes,” Patkin concludes. “I hope that you’ll begin smiling more, feeling better, and experiencing more ‘spark.’ It’s true: Everything—and especially our own happiness— really is, to a huge extent, about our relationships with other people. And I think Cupid would agree!”

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Bayla Sussman’s Very Chocolate-Flavored World

It’s around 1 in the afternoon and a gentleman from Botetourt County has just stepped into Baylee’s Best Chocolates, located in southwest Roanoke County’s West Village retail center. Scents of cocoa fill the Valentine’s-Day-festooned showroom.

“A half-dozen of the chocolate malts?” owner Bayla Sussman says, as the man points down to a display case to the right of her register. Even though he had only been to her store once before during the busy holidays, she remember’s him and his preferences. This customized experience seems Bayla Sussman Caters To The to be at the heart of Sussman’s Sweet-Tooth Crowd. shop.

Bayla’s professional life began noke with her then-husband for not in the kitchen but upon the his job and worked as a tax prestage. A native of Skokie, Illinois, parer at the H & R Block across she acted across the country with the street from her current stints in Chicago, New York, storefront. For much of her actNebraska and Boston for over ing career she had helped other 22 years. Among the produc- actors prepare their taxes under tions that she was part of were the auspices of the Actor’s Equity “Mame,” “Blues for Mr. Charlie,” Association. In her off-hours, numerous versions of “South Pa- Sussman continued to explore cific” and Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” She also studied improv under the legendary Viola Spolin, did voiceover work while living in Connecticut and worked in children’s theatre.

“Oh, did I do kid shows,” she says as she muses about acting in “Sleepy Hollow” and wrangling with the script when she was playing the Blue Fairy in “PinocThursday chio.” and Friday An unfortunate asphyxiation 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. accident during a production of “Hansel and Gretel” was what Saturday set her down a different path 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. from acting. Beset with severe Sunday respiratory problems and double 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m vision, she says “there was little [she] could do” while recuperat384-7252 ing at home. She could, however, Catawba, VA cook and bake. Sussman became legendary from Chicago to Ontario for her brownies and this soon led to chocolate.

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the sweet world of chocolate and confectioneries, producing them for friends and family.

By 2003 Sussman had become friends with Gwenda Kellett of home furnishings store Plantagenet Rose, and in March of that year she brought chocolates to a reception at Kellett’s store. “People ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’ and several store owners expressed [an interest] to carry them,” Sussman recalls. By September, she had a business license and started to produce her homemade chocolates, selling them throughout the valley under the name “Baylee’s Best Chocolates.”

As her clients list grew, however, so did the workload. In 2008 Sussman was about to shut down the business since a business inspector told her that she could no longer work out of her house. That’s when Kellett suggested buying a storefront.

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While the store has had its ups and downs Sussman stays upbeat as she brings her chocolates to the public. Valentine’s Day is always her store’s biggest day of the year and she expects to be inundated with sales this year.

When asked how the introduction of ChocolatePaper – a potential competitor - to West Village last spring had affected her business, Sussman claims that it has actually helped by bringing more overall customers to the shopping center. “They’ll walk between the two stores, try things out and buy what they

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The biggest sellers tend to be whatever is newest in the display cases. Flavors are rotated throughout the year and customers will buy plenty when they bring back flavors for the summer.There is, however, one exception: “People will wipe us out on the buttercream.”

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Asked why she has stuck with keeping the cocoa flowing through recent struggles, Sussman points to her nature as a “driven person” and a responsibility to her employees. There’s also a sensual edge to the product she’s bringing to the public: “the pleasure you give people is always incentive to keep doing it.”

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His new parents were a working-class Maryland couple who gave the youngster all of their love, their name and the necessities they could afford. He was able to go to college, the University of Maryland, and there he met his wife, Alice.

“When our first child was born, I didn’t have enough money for gas to get to the hospital,” he says.

When he was 32, he tried his hand at his first entrepreneurial effort, a company to develop software for the health-care industry’s information needs. He mortgaged his house to raise the capital.

“I totally underestimated how hard it would be to get going,” he says. “Alice and I had three young children and we lived month to month in fear we’d lose the house.”

But, as he says, luck was on his side.

“If I had chosen any other industry, like computers or food service, I probably wouldn’t have made it. The health-care industry is growing faster than any other segment and it’s recession-proof.”

When the company took off, Blair sold it and started a new one. Among his early business partners was a shrewd man who would later become the Independent dark horse in two presidential elections.

“Ross Perot had sold Electronic Data Systems to General Motors and he was bored,” Blair recalls. “That’s the only reason I got in to see him. He had a line of people around his building saying, ‘Ross, with my idea and your money, we could make a lot of money.’

“I said, ‘With my idea and my money and your name, we’ll make a lot of money.’ And that got me to the front of the line.”

Blair launched and sold several companies, developing connections and relationships that led him to dabble in politics. In 1988, he won the Maryland primary for U.S. Senate but pulled out of the race. Too many business commitments.

Today, Blair indulges in his 17 grandchildren, his passion for history and aviation, and an emerging profile as a witty and astute political commentator.

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Association of Fundraising Professionals Announces 2012 Board Members

Jan Smyth

Rebecca Emanuelson

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Erin Hildreth The First Virginia Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has to announced the 2012 slate of officers. The AFP is the professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit and charitable organizations.

Founded in 1960, the AFP advances philanthropy through its nearly 30,000 members in more than 200 chapters throughout the world.

Philanthropy - voluntary action for the common good is a necessary element of civic betterment and those activities that meet societal needs.

Fundraising is an essential discipline in the philanthropic process. The Association of Fundraising Professionals, an individual member association, advances philanthropy through education, training and advocacy based on research, a code of ethical principles and standards of professional practice. AFP members and affiliate enable people and organizations to better serve diverse communities and society as a whole.

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Travis Wirt President: Jay Whitmore, Director of Development at Faith Christian School in Roanoke.

President Elect: Erin Hildreth, Executive Director of Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals in Roanoke. First Vice President of Membership: Fran Szechenyi, Executive Assistant of the Clean Valley Council in Roanoke. Second Vice President of Programs: C. W. Markham, Director of Development at the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.

Treasurer: Jenny Doud, Vice President of Principal Gifts for Feeding American Southwest Virginia in Salem. Secretary: Jan Smyth, Executive Director at Voice of the Blue Ridge in Roanoke. Communications Chair: Travis Wirt, Development Officer at the Presbyterian Childrens Home of the Highlands, Inc. in Wytheville.

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If you’re of a certain age, the new year means you’re that much closer to a day you may have anticipated with a combination of humor and resignation — specifically, the day you’re eligible for Social Security. But just because you can take Social Security, it doesn’t mean you must take it.

So, should you?

Before we get to that question, let’s review the basic rules governing Social Security payments.

You can typically start collecting benefits at age 62, but you’ll get only about 75% of what you’d receive if you waited until your “full” retirement age, which varies according to your birth year but is most likely 66. You’ll get even bigger monthly checks if you delay collecting them until you’re past 66, and you’ll “max out” on your payments once you reach 70.

So, the question boils down to this: Should you start collecting Social Security early — thereby receiving smaller, but more numerous, checks — or later, when your checks will be bigger but fewer?

If you really need the money once you reach 62, you’ve already got your answer. But if you could potentially afford to wait, we recommend you view your decision through a LENS: • L: Your projected lifespan —You can’t see into the future, but given your family history and general health, you can make an educated guess about your projected longevity. If you’re fairly confident that, once you reach 66, you’ve still got another two or more decades in front of you, you may want to consider delaying taking Social Security past age 62.

• E: Your employment status — If you’re under full retirement age — between 62 and 66 — then for every two dollars you earn over $14,640 (in 2012), you’ll lose one dollar in Social Security benefits. In the months before you reach your full retirement age, for every three dollars you earn

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Remember that regardless of your Social Security decision, you typically would have to pay a 10% early withdrawal penalty if you started taking withdrawals from these accounts before you reach age 59½.

• S: Your spouse/marital status — If you’re single, you basically just need to think of yourself when making this decision. But it’s a different story if you’re married. If you die first, your spouse can keep receiving his or her own Social Security benefit or receive yours — whichever is larger. Consequently, you and your spouse will want to coordinate when you take Social Security benefits so that you can maximize the benefit for the spouse likeliest to live longer.

The choice of when to start taking Social Security can affect your lifestyle throughout your retirement years — so weigh all the factors and make the choice that’s right for you.

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Festival In the Park To Be Re-envisioned

Larry Landolt said it started with CityWorks, the symposium that took place several months ago. The event, conceived by Ed and Kathryn Walker, focused on small cities and dwelt quite a bit on the need for collaboration; getting more groups to work together. That struck a chord with Landolt, executive director for Event Zone and its capstone event, Festival in the Park.

Landolt came away wanting to invite more groups – artists of all stripes, civic organizations and the like – to participate at Festival in the Park, which takes place on Memorial Day weekend this year. Landolt said earlier this week, when he announced a new vision for “Festival,” that he wanted the event, now in its 43rd year, to take full advantage of “the urban creativity that we have. We will build on Festival’s long tradition and create a new layer.”

Landolt now envisions taking Festival in the Park well beyond the borders of Elmwood Park, to the streets of downtown Roanoke, perhaps all the way to the Taubman Museum. “[We want] to engage and invite the

Executive Director Larry Landolt outlines future plans. community to participate,” said Landolt, who expects the newly envisioned Festival in the Park to roll out over the next five years or so.

That doesn’t mean the old favorites are going away – there will still be concerts in the Elmwood Park Amphitheatre, still a corral full of soap bubbles courtesy of the Roanoke City Fire and Rescue Dept., still the arts and crafts vendors. But, there

will be different types and venues for music, maybe even street musicians, and more varied types of art. This year, the Gin Blossoms (May 25) and country singer Craig Morgan (May 27) are the musical headliners. (see eventzone.org for more information) “We’re overwhelmed with the interest and response so far,” said Landolt, who asked some of the potential collaborators

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from groups that have shown an interest to step forward at a news conference. The group included Brian Counihan from the Marginal Arts Festival, the Blue Ridge Blues Society, Mike Conner from Fiddlefest (which will give a sneak of sorts at Festival in the Park), the Music Lab at Jefferson Center, the Henry Street Festival, the Square Society and Roanoke Children’s Theatre.

Fiddlefest, which has moved from late July to June this year at Hollins University, in part to avoid conflicts with other bluegrass festivals, will supply musicians to Festival in the Park and will benefit from cross-promotion. “They came to us,” said Mike Conner, the founder of Fiddlefest, about overtures from Festival in the Park. “I think it’s a great thing for all of the organizations that are savvy enough to participate.”

“We’ve had the seed of this idea for some time…but it hasn’t had the primary focus it does now,” said Landolt, who remembered walking away from the CityWorks Expo thinking, “look at all the cool, neat things and all the fun ideas going on in this city.” He wanted to find a way to get some of those cool things – and people – incorporated into Festival. “People just said yes.” Look for graffiti artists and members of the local biking community to take part as well.

Landolt looks at the new vision as an enhancement of what Festival in the Park has been, and the changes coming to Elmwood Park – like a new amphitheatre and terraced seating – that are part of the equation.

He’s hoping for a mild winter later this year, to keep renovations on track before Festival in the Park 2013. “If it’s not completely done we’ll figure it out. Festival in the Park will continue,” said Landolt, but if his visioning process takes hold it may continue in somewhat of a different form.

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Ferrum College Hosts National Endowment for the Arts Award Winner

On Friday Feb. 3, National Endowment for the Arts award winner Norman Kennedy treated more than 75 people to an evening of traditional Scottish ballad singing and storytelling on the Ferrum College campus. Performing from a tartandraped armchair centered in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room in Franklin Hall, Kennedy entertained the crowd with old songs, tales and customs of his native Scotland.

Following the Friday evening event, Kennedy spent Saturday at the College's Blue Ridge Institute and Museum instructing workshop participants from around southwest Virginia and North Carolina in traditional fiber processing and spinning techniques, interspersing the lessons with additional Scottish folklore and history.

Kennedy, who became interested in the old songs, tales, textile crafts, and customs of his native Scotland as a youth in the 1930s, moved to the United States in the 1960s and was the Master Weaver at Colonial

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The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Kennedy its prestigious National Heritage Fellowship in 2003 for his work in preserving both Scottish ballads and handweaving traditions.

"Norman Kennedy is one of those rare cultural guides--a singer, storyteller, spinner, and weaver who went out as a young man in his native Scotland to learn from people who were living a lifestyle closer to the 1700s than today," said Blue Ridge Institute Director Roddy Moore.

"Watching him spin wool or hearing him tell a folktale, you realize how much the world has changed in a very short time, what we've lost as well as gained."

"That's what Ferrum's Blue Ridge Institute & Museum is all about, making the connections between the past and the present and showcasing the people who carry on the traditional arts," said Ferrum College President Jennifer Braaten, noting that the Institute has documented the folkways of the people living in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains for more than thirty years. "The Institute's focus adds a unique element to Ferrum College's modern academic programs."

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Marginal Arts Spreads Its Wings In Fifth Year Slightly offbeat, eclectic and designed to be fun, the Marginal Arts Festival returns for a fifth year on February 16-21, at venues in downtown Roanoke and elsewhere. This year’s festival, which was originated by art teacher Brian Counihan and others at Community High School, will explore a different area of the valley each day and “focus on the cultural offerings to be found in and around that location,” according to a mission statement on the festival’s website, marginalarts.com.

There’s the parade with assorted motley types on Saturday, February 18 at noon, of course, always a highlight, but there is also art exhibition openings at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on the Hollins University campus (Feb. 16), more art at the Olin Galley (Feb. 19) located at Roanoke College, and a festival-ending day of events in Grandin Village on Tuesday, February 21.

“We want to make sure that people understand that art is

Visitors take in performance art during a previous festival.

Council and a full time director, the Roanoke Arts Festival lacked focus, failed to identify the audience it sought and ultimately ground to a halt after several years.

Marginal Arts is much lower key and is staffed by volunteers. This year different people will take the lead for each day of the festival, pulling together the participating artists and support assistance needed. For an event that started off with several hundred attendees

The Marginal Arts Festival chicken is the event’s mascot of sorts. not just found in the museums and galleries downtown – art and performances belong everywhere the people are,” said Mim Young, who is handling publicity for the festival and overseeing the events in Grandin Village on the 21st. There are some who won’t venture out of their suburban cocoons to come downtown for an art experience notes Young. No worries: “we’re going to come to where their cocoons are.”

There are even exhibitions at Ferrum College that are tied in to Marginal Arts this year. The Festival in part “is about pushing people beyond their comfort level,” said Young. Happenings slated for Grandin Village on February 21 include a spoken word event at Too Many Books, the dedication of a mural on an outside wall at CUPS coffeehouse and the first showing of a film, “Wanderlust,” at the Grandin Theatre.

Some have said that the Marginal Arts Festival, which tries to encompass as many local artists of different stripes as it can, should have been the “real” Roanoke Arts Festival, that ill-fated attempt to create a mini-Spoleto Festival in the fall. Despite kick starting the Roanoke event with some funding from City

and activities based largely at Community High School in its former downtown location (the school now occupies the lower floor at the Big Lick Junction building on Campbell Avenue SE) its has grown to the point that last year 3-4000 showed up for Marginal Arts, according to Counihan.

“I think its still a good idea for the city to put on a festival,” said Counihan, who is also an adjunct curator at the Taubman Museum (there are Marginal events taking place there on the 18th.) “What we’re trying to do is identify the artists and creative people that don’t have an avenue in the city [to exhibit], to give them a chance to show what they can do.”

That’s where the marginal came from – looking for those artists on “the periph-

eries,” according to Counihan. “They [often] have great ideas and are not normally able to go through a network or hierarchy before they are to get a chance to express what they can do.”

On the 18th, following the parade from Community High School’s home on Campbell Avenue at noon (all are welcome to take part) there is an absurdist carnival near the Taubman. At 3pm Community High School presents “The Frogs,” an ancient play written by Aristophanes.

Counihan bills it as a dialogue about place and identity. “We wanted to start with neighborhoods [taking part] that could pull it off. We were looking for …communities that were ready to go this year.” One of those communities is Old Southwest for example. On Monday. Feb. 20th The Water Heater will hold a coffee house discussion from 2-5pm on the arts.

That same day there is a Sweded Film Festival of homemade movies at the Shadowbox and something called “The World’s Longest Lover’s Telephone,” in Old Southwest. True to its name, Counihan hopes that some of Roanoke’s more marginalized communities will take part in future festivals.

The marginal arts or fringe festival concept is not new and is international; Counihan points to a similar event in Venice, Italy. See marginalarts.com for a complete schedule of events for Roanoke’s own Marginal Arts Festival, which takes February 16-21. “Its not just about artists, but everyone who needs art to express who they are,” said Counihan.

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Tuskegee University Golden Voices Choir to Perform

The famous Tuskegee University Golden Voices Choir, an organization steeped in more than a century of pride, will be holding a concert at High Street Baptist Church on Friday March 9 at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the concert, presented

by Friends of Booker T. Washington National Monument and the High Street Baptist Church.

Admission is a free will offering.

From the beginning years of its history, students at Tuskegee University were encouraged to express themselves in communal singing. First Principal Booker T. Washington insisted on the singing of African American spirituals by everyone in attendance at the weekly chapel worship services, a tradition which continues today. He stated,” If you go out to have schools of your own, have your pupils sing as you have sung here, and teach them to see the beauty which dwells in these songs.” Thus, the school developed and passed on a singing tradition.

In 1884, Booker T. Washington organized the Institutes first singers. This group was sent out by the founder to promote the interest of Tuskegee Institute by acquainting benevolent audiences to the Tuskegee name and the Washington philosophy for several brief years. The quartet was reorganized in 1909 and intermittently traveled until well into the 1940s, sometime adjusting its members to five, six or even up to eight.

The school choir was developed in 1886 because Dr. Washington had determined that the Institute was in need of a group of singers who could lead vesper services and sing for special campus occasions. The school choir would expand its role to providing vocal music for all cultural and religious campus activities.

In 1932, the 100-voice choir appeared at the opening of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This event expanded Tuskegees prestige worldwide.

The Tuskegee Choir was invited to sing at the birthday party of President-elected Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. A few days later, the Choir presented a concert at the White House at the request of President Herbert Hoover. In the years to follow, the Tuskegee Choir would perform a series of concerts on ABC, CBS, and

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NBC radio networks. It would become the first African American performing organization to appear at Constitution Hall (1946), Washington, D.C. The Choirs television debut came in 1950. On February 5th, Edgar Bergen (the father of actress Candace Bergen) introduced the Tuskegee Choir to a national audience on his television program, The Edgar Bergen Show. The Choirs popularity continued to extent across the television airwaves as invitations poured in for appearances on the The Kate Smith Show (1952), The Ed Sullivan Show (1952), The Eddie Fisher Show (1953 and 1954), Frontiers of Faith television program (1954) and the Arthur Godfrey Show (1954). A record album, The Tuskegee Institute Choir Sings Spirituals (1955), closed out the 1950s.

During the term of President John F. Kennedy, the Tuskegee Choir received special commendation from President Kennedy at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C. (1962 and a concert at the United States State Department (1962). Dr. Reliford Patterson would amplify and complete his directorship at Tuskegee with appearances at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1966) and Town Hall (1967), both in New York City.

In 1970s, the Choir made concert appearances at the Julliard School of Music (1972), the New England Conservatory of Music (1972) and recorded the Tuskegee Institute Choir Live album (1979) . However, the highlight of these years was a series of five concert tours to the Northern Tier of the United States Air Bases for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1980.

In 1993, Stephen L. Hayes led the Choir to Washington, D.C. for an appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast (1994).

Mother Teresa was the speaker for the event. In 1997, the Choir became the first place trophy winner at the prestigious American Negro Spiritual Festival, Music Hall in Cincinnati. Additionally, the Tuskegee University Choir was honored to sing in the East Room of the White House in December1997. In 1999, the Choir continued on campus and out of town presentations, including a performance of Adolphus Hailstorks cantata I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

In 2001, Dr, Wayne Anthony Barr became Director of the Choir. Dr. Barr holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan with the organ as his major instrument: two masters degrees from Southern Methodist University, one with emphasis in organ performance and a second in choral Conducting; and his undergraduate work was completed at the University of Michigan focused on The History of the Pipe Organ in Black Churches in the United States Dr. Barr’s goal has been to build on the tradition and legacy of the Tuskegee University Golden Voices. He is taking the name of Tuskegee University out into the larger community, including annual choir concert tours saying, “Wherever we can go, wherever we can take the name of Tuskegee, even Europe, no place is too far for the choir to travel.”

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