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Eddy Smart and Donna Chewning of the CRC with Mark Powell, Pres. of SEAF.

Democrats Present United Front

Photo by Valerie Garner

Roanoke City Council members join hands in solidarity during last Friday’s Downtown press conference.

Neighbors Oppose Mission Expansion

“It’s a trust issue with the neighborhoods,” said Mark Pow-ell, president of the Southeast Action Forum. The unspoken “elephant in the room” Monday evening was the unwanted ex-pansion of the Rescue Mission on 4th street in Southeast Roa-noke.

The Rescue Mission plans to relocate its thrift store to Bullitt Avenue, leaving room to then move their current kitchen and dining areas to the thrift store. The present kitchen and dining areas would then be used to in-crease and better utilize existing beds at the mission.

The Rescue Mission calls it a “re-purposing,” but many in the neighborhood see it as an ex-pansion. Ten years ago when the neighborhood fought against the new women’s shelter they won assurances from then City Manager Darlene Burcham that

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[Roanoke City Politics]

Status Quo Sought in Upcoming City ElectionsThe noon Greene Me-

morial United Methodist Church bells kept Roanoke City council members, Anita Price, Court Rosen and Sherman Lea from starting their speeches on time. The harmony of bells foreshadowed the presen-tation of a united Demo-cratic ticket.

The three council mem-bers, whose terms are not up for re-election, stood by their colleagues’ sides. Also there was incumbent May-or David Bowers. Bowers had already announced his intention to seek re-election at the Democratic reorgani-zation meeting in Decem-ber.

Was it the bells that compelled all six city council members to declare their support for the incumbent Mayor or something else?

The three speeches began first with council member Anita Price. As a re-tired school counselor, she focused her remarks on support for the youth of the city saying, “Children are indeed our future – we must do all that we can to invest in our children at all levels. This I must see through.”

Councilman Court Rosen focused on his neighborhood advocacy investment.

Rosen regularly attends neighborhood meetings and events. The accomplish-ments he listed included – raising the income maximum that qualifies seniors to freeze their real estate taxes, the two-year, two-cent meal tax increase to help the financially struggling city schools and the establishment of fiscal priorities in a down economy.

The meal tax sunsets in July when a new (or the same) council may discuss adding it back in some form. Vice May-or Dave Trinkle said he would “like to see [any tax] spread more uniformly.” Trinkle owns three restaurants.

Councilman Sherman Lea is the longest con-secutive serving member on council. He focused his remarks on how a stable council with no turnover can get things done. This he compared to past years when the council often had heated exchanges and competing factions.

“We all have a good working relationship … It’s imperative that the governing body works to-gether,” he said.

After the speeches con-cluded, the group was put on the spot when they were queried about their sup-port for Bowers’ re-election as Mayor. Sam Rasoul, for-

mer candidate for the 6th Congressional District, is challenging Bowers in a fire-house primary in February.

Following an “awkward pause”, they all said they were supporting the incum-bent Mayor.

Roanoke County Supervisor Char-lotte Moore was in the crowd of 40 people attending the announcements. Moore was elected as a Democrat but later dropped the party label.

Former Delegate Chip Woodrum re-marked about the current City

Photo by Valerie Garner

Court Rosen drives home a point as (l-r) Councilman Dave Trinkle, Mayor David Bowers and Council Woman Anita Price look on.

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Huff Lane Property Proposal Revealed

The Huff Lane School prop-erty is getting a much anticipated make-over. Two hotels and a restaurant will be added to the sprawling site adjacent to Valley View Mall on a 5.3-acre parcel where the Huff Lane Intermedi-ate School now sits empty. A sep-arate 6500 square foot restaurant is proposed at the curve that now separates the school and park from Valley View Boulevard.

Tuesday evening, the Dorchester Court Neighbor-hood Watch members listened with a mix of skepticism and submission as the reality of the inevitable bite off their neighbor-hood sunk in. Dorchester Presi-dent Amy Cosner felt the parcel should have remained part of the adjacent park.

To appease the neighborhood, the park will be upgraded with concessions and bathrooms. Rick Williams, a member of the planning commission, took the opportunity to explain the two different kinds of parks – a neighborhood park and a com-

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It’s not a resolution, as in New Year’s resolution, but hopefully a revolution in the way people take care of themselves physi-cally – and in the way they view Roanoke’s outdoor amenities. That’s the theory anyway behind Roanoke City Parks and Rec-reation’s “Roanoke 100 Miler,” which got off to a rousing start last weekend with a one mile walk on the Roanoke River Greenway from Wasena Park to the loop at Vic Thomas Park and back.

Outdoor Events Specialist Joe

Hanning says the 100 Miler con-cept – walk, run, hike, etc. -100 miles in about 100 days between January 7 and April 15 – “has been done before. We’re always looking for ways to get people active in the wintertime. The problem is it’s so much easier just to sit on the couch.”

Those who sign up for the 100 Miler challenge – more than 700 had as of earlier this week – can do “anything human-powered” to reach that goal, even using a

Hundreds Say Yes To 100-Miler

More than one hundred participants kicked off the Roanoke 100 Miler challenge with a one mile walk from Wasena Park.

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“I’m not a member of any organized politi-cal party – I’m a Democrat.” Local members of the party are trying a different tact, with upcoming Roanoke City Council elections in May and the national contests this fall – they’ve opened something called the Blue Ridge Democratic Headquarters at 1917 Franklin Road (room 106A), in an office building behind the Ramada Inn.

Freeda Cathcart, who lost her bid for the House of Delegates to Republican Chris Head recently, spearheaded the effort to open an office that can be used as a nerve center for campaign efforts by Democrats in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Salem, Botetourt County and beyond. “The Blue Ridge Democratic Headquarters will provide a place for fellowship, trainings and the abil-ity for Democrats to connect with citizens in southwest Virginia,” said Cathcart, who has not shut the door on a future run for office.

Just before he headed for a downtown Roanoke meet-and-greet, former Governor Tim Kaine stopped by to help cut the ribbon on the small, two room office, where 40 or so well-wishers were on hand. Kaine will face off against another former governor, Repub-lican George Allen, for retiring Senator Jim Webb’s seat this fall.

“This is something very new – it’s the first regional Democratic headquarters,” Cathcart

told those gathered as she moved through the room with Kaine in tow. “A lot of people are dissatisfied with the way Congress is go-ing…they want to get involved. We have so much more to do.”

Also on hand was Sam Rasoul, who is challenging David Bowers for the Demo-cratic nomination for Roanoke City mayor. A primary or mass meeting is expected to be held in February, before the May general election, according to Rasoul, a 30 year old who ran unsuccessfully for Congress against Bob Goodlatte in 2008.

“I believe I clearly bring a different vision,” said Rasoul, who wants to focus on jobs with livable wages and being fiscally responsible. He likes the idea of a regional office: “When I first ran for Congress it was a little disappoint-ing to me to learn how fragmented things were. The city really didn’t know Democrats in [Roanoke] county and vice-versa.”

Kaine’s campaign will open its own Roa-noke headquarters but the former Governor said they would work closely with the newly established regional office. First things first: campaign workers were still collecting some of the 10,000 signatures he needs to be placed on the ballot.

“There’s been petitions in the news re-cently,” said Kaine with a grin, a remark that drew laughs from those on hand. Kaine was referring of course to the failure of several

Republican presidential candidates to gather 10,000 valid signatures, leaving them off the March primary ballot. Kaine said he expects to file his petitions in early April. “It’s going to be great to work together.”

Cathcart also singled out businessman Ssunny Shah, who owns the Ramada Inn and other local hotel properties, and the of-fice building at 1917 Franklin Road that he purchased from Carilion. “This would not be possible without him,” said Cathcart, who looks forward to the new office being a nerve center. “I really wanted this to be a place of support.”

Tim Kaine Holds Meet And Greet In RoanokeThe Claude Moore Educa-

tion Complex hosted a meet and greet with former governor and DNC Chair Tim Kaine Saturday. Kaine is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate to replace retiring Virginia Senator Jim Webb.

Supporters Rich and Jackie Grant of Botetourt County chat-ted with Tim Kaine and posed for a photo with their adopted Ethiopian children Aklilu 5 and Teketel 7.

The Democratic and Republi-can primaries are set for June 6. George Allen is already consid-ered the presumptive nominee though a Republican primary debate is scheduled in Roanoke for sometime in mid-April.

Kaine was collecting signa-tures for his petition from the estimated 200 supporters at the event.

He doubts that there will be a Democratic primary as his pri-mary contenders are short on signatures. He told the crowd jokingly - “I don’t know if you heard but it can be kind of hard to get enough petitions to get on a Virginia ballot.”

As Virginia’s governor his

most memorable project was the groundbreaking for the Virginia Tech Carilion Research facility. “Even in tough economic times you need to be investing for to-morrow’s success,” he said.

Kaine told the crowd he was optimistic about the improving economy. “We have a long, long way to go but we don’t want to go backwards.”

During his governorship he said that he learned there was a “right way and a wrong way” to cut a budget. Cutting education funding is one of the wrong ways, he said. He believes an educated workforce is the key to enticing businesses to relocate and stay in Virginia. “It’s the quality of the people,” he said.

Kaine continues to advocate for pre-K education. “We’re not going to advance if we’re not also investing in our talent, especially in our young people.”

Kaine said if elected his focus would be on education, work-force development, research and immigration reform. “We ought to have immigration policies that ensure the talented continue to stay in the U.S.” The country is slipping in its education rank-

ing and “if we don’t get back to number one in the world and in-vest in education we’re going to continue to slip behind.”

He said he would also contin-ue Jim Webb’s legacy of focusing on military and veteran’s issues.

Kaine is not shying away from President Obama, say-ing, “I am a proud friend and supporter of our President.” At their first debate Allen negatively linked him to President Obama. Kaine responded by saying, “We had a President who knew how to start wars – I’m glad we have a President who knows how to end wars.”

Mark Warner, Jim Webb and President Obama will be cam-paigning for Kaine.

Polling has consistently shown George Allen and Tim Kaine tied. Kaine expects a hard fought race to the end. He’s used to close races; he won the Virginia gov-ernorship against then Attorney General Jerry Kilgore with 52% of the vote.

Virginia is in the national spotlight as a presidential battle-ground state. Virginia use to be a safe Republican win but “they all have to come here now,” said

Kaine. Look for full-blown PAC

attacks on the state and na-tional level in Virginia, he warned. Kaine won’t be pro-moting negative ads but said he won’t hesitate to “draw a contrast on an issue.” His responses to Al-len in the December debate were civil but drew sharp contrasts. “Differences in policy – that’s fair to explore,” he said.

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Council makeup - “We’ve put a lot of things behind us. We have a lot of positive momentum and this positive vibe needs to con-tinue.”

Rasoul and Bowers will face-off in a firehouse primary in February. Rasoul made his for-

mal announcement on Tuesday at his campaign headquarters on the Roanoke City Market across from the Roanoke Wein-er Stand.

Chris Walters, chair of the Republican City Committee, said that there were candidates

interested in running for coun-cil but they have not yet been vetted. Mike Powell, who ran as a Republican two years ago, is not one of them he said. They will hold a mass meeting in mid-February. It will follow the Democrats’ firehouse primary.

Neither Rasoul nor Bowers would comment on whether they would run as an Indepen-dent should they lose the pri-mary.

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munity park. Over time Huff Lane has been taken over by the Parks and Recreation Depart-ment and no longer serves the neighborhood. Williams feels that the improvements, though sounding good, are simply be-ing done to further the park as a moneymaker. When ball games occur Williams said he gets complaints about lights, stereos blaring and trash.

The Roanoke City School Board voted to close Huff Lane School in June 2010 to the cha-grin of the neighborhood. The school system was in a financial pinch and options were slim. The property was handed over to the city to sell with proceeds going to a much needed renova-tion and expansion of the Round Hill Primary School where most of the students relocated.

The city received seven offers that were eventually narrowed down to HMP Properties and Poe & Cronk Realty Group. Dennis Cronk, President and CEO, and associate Matt Huff accompanied Steve Albis, a rep-resentative of HMP Properties, to the Tuesday meeting.

“Leveraging the value of com-mercial property and the sus-tainability of increased tax reve-nue in order to keep the schools well funded” was the deciding factor, said Rob Ledger, the city’s economic development direc-tor.

Interviewed later, Albis said that the restaurant was entirely

separate from the hotels but he expects that the type of franchise that locates there would cater to hotel guests. The quality of the restaurant will also depend on the class of the hotels

He also said that to be a prof-itable venture it would take 80-100 rooms that would be in two buildings consisting of 5 or 6 levels each. The facades will be attractive on all four sides to en-sure the view facing the neigh-borhood is as esthetically pleas-ing as the front.

Until the contract is finalized, Albis said that no high-end hotel would even talk to them about a franchise. That being the case he was hesitant to say what the room rates might be.

The hotel’s style is dependent on the franchise. It could be a Holiday Inn (now part of the Intercontinental Hotel Group), a Hilton, or a Choice hotel.

Following a planned Febru-ary public hearing at City Coun-cil, HMP Properties will have 60 days to perform their due diligence. Ledger would only say the price agreed upon was over the $1.5 million minimum bid – somewhere between 1.5 and $2 million.

Rob Ledger, Planning Ad-ministrator Chris Chittum and Councilman Ray Ferris assured the neighbors that there would be a sufficient buffer between the hotels and the neighborhood and that no traffic would be al-lowed into the neighborhood

from Valley View Boulevard. Construction would begin

when the contract with the city is finalized and a franchise identified. It would take at least a year of actual construction. The work would not disrupt travel on Huff Lane Road, said Ledger.

Rick Williams, a member of the Planning Commission, said, “Some of us have long enough memories that city officials made promises in the past… then something changed.” The school property was taken from the park and now the city is tak-ing it for commercial use.

“A promise made 10-15 years ago is no longer considered a promise,” said Williams.

During the Valley View con-struction discussion there was a promise made that “we are not going to let commercial devel-opment ever jump across to Huff Lane Park … that was explicitly stated,” said Williams.

It was his experience with the Valley View Mall construc-tion that many of the proffers were unenforceable – lighting, noise and trash were examples. “Those kinds of things cannot be regulated,” he said.

“People don’t trust the pro-cess,” said Dan Smith, a resident of the neighborhood.

“As much as you say that a hotel is a compatible develop-ment for the neighborhood – I have my doubts … I suspect you wouldn’t see this kind of devel-

opment proposal if we were talking about this in other parts of the city… like South Roa-noke, Grandin Court or Raleigh Court.”

Chris Chittum, Planning Ad-ministrator, defended proffers as part of a legislative process. He said that they remain in ef-fect and are enforceable until they are changed. Williams and Chittum went back and forth about past history and proffers changed or ignored. If it’s some-thing “physical and touchable,” Chittum said he could ensure it would remain there.

Ledger said he couldn’t re-spond to something that oc-curred in the past. “You’ve got a council that’s very, very inter-ested in removing skepticism as much as possible by an open, transparent process,” said Led-ger.

“Any changes would go though the same process as now,” said Ferris, “everyone would be heard.”

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Freeda Cathcart cuts the ribbon with former Governor Tim Kaine.

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Eight school superintendents from Roanoke and surrounding areas have unveiled a blueprint for the future of public education in Virginia. All are members of VASS, the Virginia Associa-tion of School Superintendents, which has distributed the plan to the State Board of Education, the Virginia Education Association, and Governor McDonnell.

The blueprint contains five goals which the superintendents say should be worked on togeth-er and could be reached within about eight years. They are:

1. All Virginia students will graduate college and career ready.

2. School divisions will use multiple and balanced assess-ments to measure student growth and achievement.

3. Virginia’s students will ben-efit from instructional delivery models supported by evidence-based research that are flexible enough to accommodate diverse learners and broad enough to maximize students’ learning styles.

4. Develop Virginia’s human capital for the provision of high-quality 21st century public edu-cation.

5. Increase funding for public education to ensure that the state meets its responsibility to pro-vide public education as a core function of state government and to promote economic devel-opment in Virginia.

The superintendents said they want to do more for students than just teach for a test, but give them real life problems to develop skills from a business

perspective, taught with contem-porary tools.

The blueprint outlines more quality in assessing student prog-ress-not more tests. Superinten-dent Doug Schuch of Bedford County says that means using assessment measures other than the old multiple choice tests.

VASS wants Virginia to be in the top 10% of the U. S. in terms of education, and in order to do that, Botetourt County School Superintendent Tony Brads says the Commonwealth needs to de-velop and retain effectively and technically proficient teachers and staff. Brads explained that the blueprint calls for support for local pay scales for teachers and staff and that the probation period for teachers be extended to five years.

Roanoke Superintendent Rita Bishop said, “The demands on these students are really beyond imagination. And as we look further down to Kindergarten and first grade and below, frankly the pressure that these students will find exerted on themselves will be really overwhelming. We have needs; and science technol-

ogy, engineering and mathemat-ics, commonly referred to as STEP, are just amazing things. And these students have to have the skills necessary for employ-ment, and frankly, for the con-tinued success of this country.”

She lamented about being “prisoners of time”. “We have to be able to be very flexible.” Bishop mentioned the countless hours she spent with lawmakers in Richmond trying to get her school division permission to begin the school year before La-bor Day. “Now, frankly, if we’re going to deliver models that are research-based and wonderful to students, we have to have time flexibility.”

“We have instructional de-livery systems today that are so much more sophisticated than we’ve ever known and that’s be-cause of very sound educational research. Most of us have many staff members who know exactly how to do it and exactly what to do. The barriers that have to be removed are so that they can do it.”

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Ribbon Cutting for RAC Xpress

Nancy Agee, John Garland, Bud Grey and Roanoke Mayor David Bowers prepare to cut the ribbon at the new RAC Xpress center in downtown Roanoke.

A crowd of downtown well-wishers joined Carilion CEO Nancy Agee, Spectrum Design President John Garland, Caril-ion Wellness/Fitness Vice Presi-dent Bud Grey and Roanoke Mayor David Bowers as they cut the ribbon on the new RAC Xpress fitness center at Sixteen West Marketplace, located at 16 W. Church Avenue. The facility, located in the upper floor of the newly renovated building, fea-tures a large cardio area, weight equipment and saunas in the locker rooms. The lower floor of the facility is currently occupied by a chiropractor, and will soon feature a coffee and smoothie bar, a grocery store and restau-rant. According to Garland, his goal is to create a space that will enhance the health and well-ness of downtown residents and workers.

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there would be no more expansion. There were about 50 people at the Jack-

son Park Library including council mem-bers Ray Ferris, Bill Bestpitch, Anita Price, Mayor David Bowers and his Democratic Primary opponent Sam Rasoul.

Staff from a variety of city offices includ-ing code enforcement, planning, waste management, as well as Deputy Police Chief Tim Jones attended the meeting along with residents that came from the Belmont and Nazerene Neighborhood Watches and members of the Southeast Action Forum.

Lt. Mac Babb said the preponderance of 911 calls were nuisance related – mostly alcohol, and trespassing violations. He said “the concentration of these non-violent of-fenses in the proximity of the Rescue Mis-sion affects the quality of life of the neigh-borhoods.”

Matt Henry, President of the Nazarene Neighborhood Watch Group suggested the Rescue Mission hire a full time security of-ficer during the day. Despite no trespassing signs “they hang in the street all day long,” said Liz Dudley, president of the Belmont Neighborhood Watch.

Joy Sylvester-Johnson, the mission’s exec-utive director, sat quietly as attendees broke out into three different groups facilitated by Eddy Smart and Donna Chewning of the Conflict Resolution Center. Powell asked them to facilitate what could have been a contentious meeting. Smart then proceeded to lead the group in compiling ground rules for the discussions that included not inter-rupting and speaking one at a time.

Resident Duane Howard has formed a separate group called “Neighbors United” that includes residents from the affected

neighborhoods. The group says they are op-posed to anything that looks like an expan-sion of the Rescue Mission.

All admit that the Rescue Mission fills a social need by sheltering the homeless and the downtrodden. It is the repeat offenders and chronic alcoholics that loiter on their property that causes angst for the weary neighborhoods. One suggested partial solu-tion has been to refuse sale of single serve alcohol products at the two stores adjacent to the Rescue Mission.

Matt Henry president of the Nazarene Neighborhood Watch said that there are ac-tually five stores that the transients frequent. Restriction of the sale of single serve alcohol products would require intervention by the ABC board – a long process that could have mixed results.

“They need a place to go during the day,” said Henry. Kirk Ballin said that not all want to take the bus to RAM house for shelter during the day. “They don’t like the restrictions RAM imposes.” Smoking, ciga-rette butts, littering, public urination, and buses bringing vagrants from outside the Roanoke Region were added to the list of complaints.

Ballin said, “they were committed to find-ing a solution.”

After each group produced a laundry list of possible solutions the group at large nar-rowed it down to three. The focus never left the first item that everyone selected as the top priority – which was the “homeless dis-appearing from the streets.”

They concluded that one solution would mostly solve the second and third priori-ties of “enhanced security” and “personal responsibility.”

The next step is to have neighborhood advocates meet with the Rescue Mission in less than 30 days in hopes of negotiating policies that would meet the neighborhoods concerns.

There is a resolution being refined that neighborhood residents can sign once com-pleted.

The resolution points to the Belmont–Fallon Neighborhood Vision Plan adopted in 2003 that says in part, “While the Rescue Mission and other such agencies provide crucial human services, these facilities al-ready have a considerable presence in the area and further expansion of homeless shelter functions should be avoided.”

After the meeting Rescue Mission Direc-tor Joy Sylvester-Johnson said, “The Res-cue Mission is eager to participate in this dialogue in hopes that the specific issues of panhandling and loitering can be addressed. Targeting the small group that is doing these things and holding them personally responsible (some are homeless and some are not) is key to the success of our efforts. Most of the homeless at the Mission are law abiding and hard working people who have encountered difficult circumstances and need a place to start over. They are “invis-ible” because they look and act in ways that do not draw attention to themselves. I am hopeful this dialogue will produce creative solutions that will help all involved.”


treadmill at home, although the intent was really to get people outdoors. At an average of one mile a day, Hanning said it’s an achievable goal, “as long as there’s no motors involved,” he adds.

Originally they thought about restricting the miles that are ac-cumulated (participants can log their miles on line at roa-noke100miler.com) but since it is winter they decided to allow indoor mileage. “[But] we’d like you to go outside and experi-ence our trails and greenways,” noted Hanning. You can even paddle for your mileage, pos-sibly in a canoe or kayak at Carvins Cove.

That apparently has worked for many. Two people told Han-ning that their one-mile kickoff jaunt was the first time they had ever been on the Roanoke River Greenway – despite the fact they both lived nearby. One person even signed up their dog for the 100 Miler.

A mascot called “Active Andy” (those who signed up for $19 will get a shirt; there’s also a $9 no t-shirt fee) will send an e-mail once a week to participants that will lead participants back to a blog. “It could [include] anything like fitness tips to plac-es to get outside,” said Hanning. Weekly prizes given randomly to 100-milers will also help keep

people motivated.Hanning hopes that those in-

volved with Roanoke 100 Miler will stay active outdoors as the challenge ends and the weather warms up. Parks and Recreation will sponsor a “six legged 6K” this summer, an event Hanning hopes to see novice runners at-tempt.

“We’ve dubbed this the New Year’s Revolution,” said Han-ning, “we’re going to help peo-ple through the hundred miles so they don’t drop off. People drop out of resolutions.” Han-ning said the goal at Parks and Recreation is to get at least one hundred people involved when they promote a special event – so the 700 and counting who have signed up so far for the 100 Miler is a pleasant surprise.

“Isn’t that amazing? “asks Hanning. Many of those signees come from families, and “tons” of husband-wife combos. While they were expecting several dozen to show up for the one-mile kickoff last weekend at Wa-sena Park, around 150 took part instead. There’s still time to sign up for the 100-Miler challenge, but the registration deadline is this Saturday (Jan. 14).

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try from Alberta to the Gulf Coast, carrying 700,000 barrels a day of Canadian crude oil; and seems (at least from the animat-ed assertions of Congressional Republicans and the American Petroleum Institute) a perfect solution for the flagging U.S. economy?

Answer: TransCanada’s Key-stone oil sands pipeline expan-

sion project. Imagine a river of dirty oil running right through the country’s mid-section.

The GOP burbles about the 10,000 jobs in each of two years it will take to build the pipeline, the more than 100,000 spin-off jobs, the $5 billion in property tax revenues, the $20 billion pumped into the US economy over the project’s 100-year life-time, the future energy security of the United States, and all the safety and environmental pro-

tocols that will be in place to prevent a disastrous oil spill. From all the gobbledygook, you’d think that this is a pana-cea for all our economic woes – just what the doctor ordered for his ailing patient.

The pre-Christmas congressional tax deal (yup – yet another messy stunt by our representatives to wed two unrelated topics for political gain rath-er than for any mean-ingful resolution) includes a provision to force the president’s hand before the upcoming national election. Ei-ther President Obama approves the pipeline, thereby alienating his environmental base, or he rejects it, having to explain why the United States does not need all that oil. Why can’t Congress simply conduct separate votes for separate issues rather than hog-tie the nation to its petty machinations?

Once again, it’s a sleight of hand on behalf of the outdated carbon-based industry. Or shall

we call it “fuzzy math?”The assertion about jobs is

bunk. Various studies by the U.S. State Department, Cornell University, and others strongly

suggest a much lower jobs number – per-haps a net loss of jobs for the big picture. If approved, the project may stifle the creation of new jobs in our emerging green econ-omy, at least for the short term. When will we cease our decades-old efforts to prop up

the antiquated and bloated car-bon-based industry and move aggressively toward sustainable energy solutions? In its 2010 report, the Natural Resources Defense Council stated, “the Keystone XL Pipeline under-mines the U.S. commitment to a clean energy economy.” Like coal and natural gas, petroleum is a dirty and costly fuel from which we must wean ourselves … yesterday.

The assertion about safety and environmental protocols is also bunk. We’ve heard those prom-ises before – the 2010 Deepwa-ter Horizon blowout in the Gulf, the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, the 2010 mishap with the Trans-Alaska pipeline, and others quickly come to mind. Pipelines are generally consid-ered the safest way to transport oil. Yet portions of the proj-ect will cross an active seismic zone that had a 4.3 magnitude earthquake as recently as 2002. (The earthquake along the East Coast in August 2011 had a 5.8 magnitude.) Portions will also cross the Ogallala Aquifer, one

of the largest reserves of fresh-water in the world, that spans eight states, provides drinking water for 2 million people, and support $20 billion in agricul-ture. As a nation, are we willing to take this risk with an indus-try proven unworthy and avari-cious over and over again?

We all understand reason-able risk, but adding unneces-sary risk to an unsustainable industry with revenues already in the billions of dollars, and we have only one thing: a disgrace. Let’s move instead toward ag-gressive support for renewable energy solutions such as solar, geothermal, wind, and hydro-power. (For example, sunlight bestows a whopping 12 trillion watt-hours per square mile per year. Clearly, there is enough solar energy to fulfill humanity’s energy requirements forever. Of course, the key will be to de-velop efficient and cost-effective technologies to convert solar power into usable energy. So let’s put people to work on those technologies!) Though it’s hard to estimate accurate jobs figures for the renewable industry, as an emerging market, it will like-ly employ more than 2.5 million people by 2025. For compari-son, the U.S. oil and natural gas industries supported more than 9 million jobs in 2007 with a to-tal value-added contribution to the national economy of more than $1 trillion, or 7.5% of the U.S. gross domestic product. For reasons of a healthy planet and sustainable lifestyles, how-ever, the emphasis of the eco-nomic goals for every nation on the planet needs to be no-carbon (or at least low-carbon)

industries phased in as carbon-based industries are phased out in sensible strategic fashion.

The contention that such a project will provide energy se-curity is yet another piece of bunk. First, much of our im-ported oil comes from nations friendly toward the United States. Second, the proposed pipeline will connect with refin-eries along the Gulf owned and operated by companies that will sell their oil to the highest bid-der – whether the United States, China, Japan, or any other oil-ravenous nation. Third, the U.S. is now on track to become a net exporter of refined oil products for the first time in decades. Thus, because of the nature of global oil markets and domestic supplies, the Keystone XL pipe-line will likely contribute very little to energy independence in the United States.

Let’s adopt a Hippocratic Oath for the natural resources of the United States: do no inten-tional harm to our patient, viz., our home planet, Earth. The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline is a disgraceful and distracting proposal from a greedy, anti-quated, carbon-based industry. We KNOW it will cause harm from the get-go, if only because of its intrinsic greenhouse gases. Do we really wish to divide our country by a dirty river of oil? It will be a river of disgrace for 100 years. Then what?

The Trackless Mystery of LoveIn the world of kittens, as

in all other worlds, there is sorrow and joy, delight

and tragedy. Kittens come pack-aged in an astonishing variety of color: grays and whites, blacks and oranges, peppered with patches and accents and wisps. They are adorable in their awk-ward bow-legged galloping, their mock-fighting and their stalking. Their eyes are yellow or green or blue or mix-them-up.

Of our recent charges, "Patch," an orange tabby kitten, has the record for the sweetest dispo-sition. Abandoned in an alley, Patch came to us with one eye half out of his head. No one is certain why. Black and scabbed over, the eye was grotesque. It was our job as foster-parents to put ointment on that eye four times a day. He came to us on Friday, with surgery to remove the eye set for Monday. On Sunday, Patch’s eye fell out of the socket. I was at work. You better believe I got a phone call. Sabrina got him to a vet, the eye was fully removed and the socket sewn shut.

Patch Garvin couldn’t have cared less. Now one-eyed, he spends his days an accom-plished loafer, sleeping, insist-ing on being set on our shoul-der and rubbed, or just chasing butterflies.

Patch adjusted beautifully to his loss, and turned out to be one of the most endearing kit-tens of my widening acquain-tance. In the morning, Sabrina would come tearing out of the bedroom in simulated horror. “Patch is after me, Gahv!!” I’d come around the corner, and Patch would be up on his hind legs, front legs extended, doing `The Monster Mash.’

For reasons unknown, male orange tabbies are said to pos-sess the warmest personalities of all cats. Patch adopted me. His first night with us, I sat in my chair, he slept atop my shoulder. Every so often he’d reach out and put a paw gently on my mouth. So, my shoulders pinned firmly to the mat, so to speak, I decided we’d keep him. This paw-to-mouth gesture con-veys such a trusting intimacy.

When something loves us so

much, how can we help but love it in return?

Sometimes we get the cast-off animals too late. A mom ("Spook") and three babies. Spook was so desperately sick [tem-perature 106 when we picked her up] she could not tend her youngsters. So we fed them. They were all sneezing and hacking. The two older ones got stronger; but Baby, the runt did not. We gave him fluids, we gave him medicine, we tried to keep him warm. His cry got weaker, he grew cold and began to stare through us. “Oh God, Gahv, he’s not going to make it," Sabrina lamented. About one AM, be-fore turning in, I went to check on him; no change.

Early the next morning, I felt Sabrina leave the bed. It was too early for her to be getting up; I knew where she was going. I went with her. She knelt down before the covered box which held the small family, and she paused. “I’ll look,” I said. Two

kittens were nursing. Mom, now clear-eyed and fever-bro-ken, held her paw protectively, futilely over little Baby who died

in the night, too weak of wing for the journey. Sabrina saved three; lost one. Mourning and thanksgiving held hands. Later Spook hopped up on Sabrina’s lap - the first time she’d done that - as if to say, `Thank you for help-ing my babies when I could not.’

Before I wrap up this piece, a few more comments on moth-ering. We have two dogs: Onyx and Ginger. Kittens terrify Gin-ger, but they seem to set Onyx’s head in a puzzle: she wants to mother them, but they sure are strange looking puppies, and she’s noticed they don’t bark all that well.

Sabrina thinks it’s instinct combined with the fact Onyx has never had a litter of her own. Sometimes we take a kit-ten or two out on the patio. Sabrina and I relax, watch the pond or wait for the humming-

birds, with their nervous agil-ity, to come to call. The kittens explore. But everywhere they go, there’s Onyx, this lumbering black brontosaurus committed to maternity. She gives an af-fectionate lick that sends them rolling. If you saw a three-foot tongue, wet and fleshy coming at you, would you characterize it as affection or assault? The kittens stare up at her and seem to think: I wanted a Mommy but my heavens!!

We do an experiment. We’re out in the back yard: little Patch, Onyx and Ginger. Sabrina and I walk away from them and call Onyx and Ginger. Ginger comes to us. Onyx stands there and whines; looks from us to Patch and back to us. We call again. She takes three reluctant steps, torn between obedience and instinct. She looks back at Patch. Irrepressible mothering.

Looking back over the last few months, I am persuaded of this: helping animals is Sabrina’s best destiny, her true passion. She has found what we all seek: to be in love with what we do, for when it’s all said and done,

that is the foundation of hap-piness. More than mere happi-ness, it engages the full array of her emotions: hope and loss, joy and suffering, each necessary for the other to be. Her entourage follows her through the house attached to her like barnacles to a boat-bottom. Sabrina’s sense of time is lost; the moments no longer tumble by, but are magi-cally suspended, and later there’s a yearning to return to what you were doing and recapture that bliss. That’s the emotional reso-nance between your soul and your goal. That’s how you know when you’re doing your proper work.

There is a wise prayer: Make me a blessing to someone today. So, to Sabrina’s many babies, she is just that - every day. But blessings are subtle things, often reciprocal. Examined closely, it’s often difficult to distinguish be-tween the giver and the recipi-ent, and in the trackless mystery of Heaven’s mind, there may be no difference at all.

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This evening, I was reminiscing about my first trip to Pitts-

burgh, Pa. in September 1999 to see the Steelers play the Seahawks. In those days the boys from the 'Burgh were, in a word, awful. We lost, 29-10. Coming up short in an occasional regular season game was no big deal, right? Ask anyone except my family, who still suf-fers post-traumatic stress disorder from my tantrum-throw-ing days when the Steelers would lose a game. There was enough spackling putty and fresh paint on one of my walls to verify the point.

Now, I'm the first to admit that I have occasionally prayed for the Steelers to win. I know it isn't fair to expect God to favor a given sports team over the others, but for me, being at this stadium is the culmina-tion of a twenty year odyssey filled with thoughts of "some-day" and "when I can afford it". Now I'm finally in the hal-lowed halls of Steelers tradi-tion. For me, this is it. This is it! I'm about to begin my first acid test of being a true sports fan and I'm still nervous as the game is in doubt.

On the other hand, Gertie, the 70 year old retired steel

mill worker sitting right be-hind me in Row ZZ, seat 57,535 with her cigar-smoking daughter-in-law and her 280 lb son nicknamed "Tiny" seem at ease, discussing Scriptural lessons learned this morning at early mass. They're waiting patiently for the signal to be-

gin cheering for the hometown heroes. I think nothing of this; they're natives of this part of the country. I'm a guest in their house.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. You must put a visit to Pittsburgh via the Fort Pitt Tunnel on your to-do list.

Normally, one would be quite taken by the view of the Steel City from The Tunnel; after an indeterminate period of time, first light emerges at the end, and suddenly the city literally EXPLODES into view. "There it is!", I shout excitedly to our already-nervous bus driver who's now doing his Mario Andretti best to keep the bus from plunging into the con-fluence of the Ohio, Allegh-eny, and Monongahela Rivers. Looking to the left, I see Three Rivers Stadium. Thanks to my alertness and shrill voice, so do my fellow Steelers fans, now fully awake whether they want to be or not.

Anyway, it happens: the sig-

nal - in today's case, the theme for the Chicago Bulls - begins playing, and I join 57,000+ Pittsburghers in a collective manic episode. I'm an old hand at this at home in the living room. In fact, my manic epi-sodes are so good, I've perfect-ed the far-eastern art of tantric mania. The cheering begins, especially Gertie's, which is not all that loud at first. But it IS building, and soon is VERY loud. "RIP THEIR (quite rude vulgarities) HEADS OFF!", expresses Pittsburgh's dainti-est in the best warrior's cry I've heard since the boot camp scene in Full Metal Jacket. Am I the only one who heard her? Why am I afraid?

Our collective manic break from reality would have raised the eyebrows of many who have penned their clini-cal thoughts in the Journal of American Psychology. In Pittsburgh, my contribution to the mania merely ensured that I was lost in the crowd of fellow Steelers fans. For a guy who once chased down a car filled with four gang members on foot through rush hour traffic because they hurt my feelings, getting lost in a crowd while amidst a manic episode can mean only one thing:

I have finally come home.

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In the 1980s, Robert A. Johnson wrote a trio of books with deceptively

simple titles. The three books were titled “He,” “She,” and “We.” More than just short and memorable, these titles provide a convenient short-hand for understanding cou-ples and their relationships.

Let me show you what I mean.

I know men who are deeply driven by ego and ambition—men who work long days and nights at their jobs and still bring home work over the weekends. Longing to be valued and recognized, much of their discretionary time is spent serving on boards and participating in professional organizations. Everything else in their lives is subordinated to this singular commitment to external success. In their great epic productions, wives are delegated to supporting roles. When you look at these men’s marriages, you find that so much of the space is dedi-cated to “he” that there is very little room left for “she.” Sadly, there is hardly any “we” to be found.

At the other extreme, I have known women who are ex-tremely controlling. In these marriages, there is little ques-tion who is in charge. Because of fear or anger or resentment, they write the scripts for the family—and in their quest to orchestrate their lives and the lives of their family, everyone is cowered into playing their assigned roles. In these mar-riages, there is a lot of “she” but not much “he.” And be-cause “we” takes intimacy, vul-nerability, equality, and trust, there is not a lot of “we” in the marriage.

Probably more prevalent still is the marriage where both the husband and wife work de-manding jobs. In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure world, the couple often feels as if their jobs pull and tug at them all day long—and then, when they get home, the lawn still

needs to be moved, groceries have to be bought, and kids need to get to soccer practice. They may both experience a dizzying sense of accomplish-ment—and there may be plen-ty of space for both ‘he” and “she”—but the husband and wife find themselves living parallel lives. And at the end of the day they are exhausted. Given the pace and demands of their lives, they lament that there is hardly any time left for “we” or “us.”

You see, “we”—that sense of emotional closeness and shared togetherness—takes time. It grows out of long walks and relaxed conversa-tions over coffee. It grows out of date nights and foot rubs and unhurried intimacy. “We” is almost always inten-tional and rarely happens by accident. “We” says, “Yes, I am important and you are impor-tant,” but it also says “The life we share together is incredibly important as well.”

Both the Jewish and the Christian scriptures teach that

God’s intention in marriage is that “the two shall be one.” I don’t think that means the “he” and “she” disappear, but I do think that it means that there should be a rich and ro-bust sense of “we”—a mutually meaningful sense of “us.”

My hope is that, during this new year, both those of you who are newly married and those of you who have been married for decades, will take

the time to move beyond “he” or “she” and strengthen that strong, tender, affectionate, and irreplaceable thing that is “we.”

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Cave Spring Girls Come Up Short In 61-51 Loss To Pulaski County Pulaski County used a fierce

full-court press to outscore Cave Spring 25-7 in the third quarter, and the Lady Cougars came from behind to defeat Cave Spring 61-51 at the Knight gym.

Cave Spring led 27-25 at the halftime break, but turnovers forced by the Cougar defense proved to be costly for the Lady Knights’ effort to gather their first win of the season.

Hailey Sitze led Cave Spring with 13 points, while Zanebia Brown-Saunders added 10. Lady Knights #24 (white) Taylor Asimakopoulos tries to rattle a

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William Byrd Holds Off Hidden Valley For 66-51 Non-District Win

William Byrd used a late sec-ond quarter run to go up 29-24 at the break, and the Terriers held on to defeat Hidden Val-ley 66-51 in non-district basket-ball Saturday night on the Byrd hardwood.

Byrd weathered several Ti-tans runs during the second half and was able to score in key situations as Hidden Valley was plagued by turnovers. The Titans got to within six points midway through the fourth quarter, but Byrd finished strong to secure the win.

The Terriers were led by Joe Barton’s 19 points. Koty Collier threw down 15 for Byrd, while Jaylen Board and Zac Hill each added 10.

Malik Williams led the Hid-den Valley attack with 18 points and center Austin Beecher add-ed 12.

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Hidden Valley #3 Dee Fletcher and #44 Austin Beecher block out a Byrd defender to secure a Titan rebound.

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North Cross Rolls In 66-37 Win Over Fishburne Military

North Cross outscored Fish-burne 14-3 in the third quarter to pull away from a 34-22 half-time advantage as the Raiders knocked off the Caissons 66-37 Friday night at the James Mus-caro gym.

Matt Doughty led the North Cross scoring with 20 points, while Bennett Holley added 13. Keith Oddo chipped in 7 for the Raiders (8-4; 4-1 VIC).

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We’re now into the second week of the new year and high school basketball district play has moved into high gear. Combine that with a Wild Bill bowl recap and a plan to re-move a dreaded curse, and we’ve got a plan to entertain even the most skeptic reader. Let’s get going.

Week two of high school district play is in the rear view mirror, so let’s look at the Wild Bill ‘Big-11’ Top-5 to see how our area teams stack up.

#1- Patrick Henry- The Patri-ots continue to have a firm hold on the top spot for the third straight week. PH picked up a win Monday night over Friend-ship Collegiate to improve to 10-2. Patrick Henry remains perfect in the Western Valley.

#2- William Fleming- The Colonels stay on the Patriot’s heels after a quality road win at GW Danville Tuesday night. At 10-4, all eyes may begin to point toward the first PH showdown later in the month.

#3- Salem- The Spartans take the third spot after a win over Liberty Tuesday night. Salem (9-4) gets a big test Friday night with a home matchup against undefeated Christiansburg. The Salem hardwood may bring back bad memories for Chris-tiansburg. It was on the same court that Hidden Valley ended their undefeated season last year.

#4- Northside- The 6-5 Vi-kings move into the Top-5 after their 48-point win over Staun-ton River Tuesday night. North-

side is taking shape after the re-turn of several football players, and none should underestimate

a Billy Pope coached squad.

#5-(tie) Cave Spring and Hidden Valley- The two River Ridge teams round out the top five after Hidden Valley’s overtime win over Cave Spring Tuesday night,

the Knight’s second OT loss in as many

games. Hidden Valley may be ready to go after a poor showing against Byrd.

We move to college football where the bowl season merci-fully came to an end Monday night with Alabama trouncing fellow-SEC member LSU for the national championship.

In the 5 BCS bowls, the favor-ite, according to Vegas betting lines, only won one game.

Those who proclaimed that the Big East isn’t worthy of a BCS automatic bid may need to rethink that after West Virginia clobbered the ACC’s Clemson 70-33 in the Orange Bowl. For those with short memories, this was the same Clemson team that doused VT twice, by the combined score of 61-13.

Finally, it’s time for Wild Bill to come to the rescue of the Hokie Nation. Little doubt Hokie fans have been circling the wagons after Tech’s loss to Michigan in the Sugar. They’re wanting ev-eryone’s head from the offensive coordinator to Frank Beamer himself. Some are openly say-ing they’ll never attend another Tech bowl game.

Granted I can’t control play-calling, coaching, missed field

goals or untimely penalties and fumbles, but some die-hard Hokies are calling the Tech big-game maladies a curse. A curse?.....now, that’s right up my alley to get corrected.

Most of our faithful read-ers are aware of my well-doc-umented use of séances and a Ouija Board for the uncanny correct predictions I have made for high school games.

Thus, I’m willing (with no appearance fee at all) to reverse the Tech bowl curse. I suggest a séance or face-to-face Ouija session with Frank, possibly at midcourt of an upcoming bas-ketball game at Cassell Coli-seum. No use waiting- I can’t pull a warren ( I looked it up-it means a group of rabbits) out of my hat if we wait until fall.

That way, Golden Hokies, Tech students, as well as players and coaches alike can be present under dimly lit conditions to be part of the psychic event. Tech officials should look at it like-”what do we have to lose?”

And, here’s the clincher- I’m ready to guarantee a psychic event of this nature will ensure a future Tech big-game victory of major magnitude.

You guys get the word to Frank- a simple call gets me in the Hokie huddle for an event that is guaranteed to sell out the Cassell and provide an unfor-gettable halftime experience.

Until next week, “Toro, Toro Kikkoman’” (Sorry, I’m just get-ting warmed up.)

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Carilion Clinic Now Accepting Applications For Affiliated Scholarships

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Harley-Davidson To Consolidate Retail Locations

Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson has an-nounced that it will close its New River Valley Harley-Davidson store after three years in busi-ness. Dealership owner Loyd Shiffer said the deal-ership is consolidating operations in January at the main store in Roanoke.

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The world’s most famous basketball team features the

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“My family and I have al-ways enjoyed the fun and basketball skills offered by the Harlem Globetrotters, says Sunny Shah. I felt there were other families who may enjoy this performance as much as we do, but might not have the means to pur-

chase the tickets. The Salva-tion Army’s Turning Point was a natural choice to give women and their children an enjoyable evening out, wit-nessing the fun and festive atmosphere brought about by the world’s most famous basketball team.”

The Salvatioin Army Turning Point is committed to providing a safe, support-ive, confidential and respect-ful residential environment through which victims of domestic violence will be equipped with the skills to make health decisions for themselves and their chil-

dren. Sixty women and children can seek shelter at Turning Point at one time. The average stay, for the women and their families, is approximately 30 to 45 days.

Shrinath Enterprises, LLC, a limited liability partnership owns hotel properties in the Roanoke Region to include the Roanoke Ramada Inn lo-cated at 1927 Franklin Road and Howard Johnson’s located at 6520 Thirlane Road.

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