Digital RSS feed from the Roanoke Times The Roanoke Times en_us Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 http://www.roanoke.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls ellen.mosely@roanoke.com Obama’s showing who he really is I hope the editorial department can find room to print this letter. I have been very patient over the last 4 ½ years, lying low and just waiting for the inevitable to happen. It is finally coming to the surface what this ... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1949149-6/obamas-showing-who-he-really-is.html letters 31611801@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 Re: Al Shumate’s letter, “What is art’s real bottom-line value?” May 16: I am sure he offended many, if not all, artists with his comment, “all artists have their hands out for money.” He certainly offended me. I’ve been in the art gallery and picture fr... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1946247-6/artists-share-their-gifts-freely.html letters 31602492@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 When sirens sound, think of responders Most people never think of our police officers and firefighters and the sacrifices they make for us. There is a lot of stress for the families of these men and women who so bravely serve us. When you see a police of... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1946468-6/when-sirens-sound-think-of-responders.html letters 31603099@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Virginia’s Adopt-A-Highway program only treats symptoms of a larger disease (“Adopt-A-Highway: Left on the roadside,” May 19 news story). Even if successful, it covers only a fraction of roadsides, most now lined with nondegradable materials just piling ... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1946231-6/va-is-for-roadside-trash.html letters 31602429@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Thanks for writing of immigrant successes Thanks for the recent stories on immigrants in our area — Norma Velez (“Breaking boundaries,” April 30 news story) and the Estacios, mother and daughter (“Success, defined,” May 12 news story). These women shoul... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1940531-6/thanks-for-writing-of-immigrant-successes.html letters 31584426@rss.roanoke.com Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:22 OMG! Front page news: “Parents upset over students’ drinking” (May 15 news story). I truly think that is a daily occurrence with way too many parents. Attention parents: This is a teachable moment. Teens will have numerous situations when they need to s... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1940309-6/dont-let-the-peer-pressure-lesson-get-lost.html letters 31583703@rss.roanoke.com Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:22 In “Coal is more than yesterday’s fuel” (May 16 commentary), David Banks deflates his own argument for coal as a viable continuing energy source for generating electricity. He acknowledges that carbon capture and sequestration is needed to eliminate the ... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1937738-6/bottom-line-coal-is-filthy.html letters 31574900@rss.roanoke.com Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:21 Vinton needs an upgraded library, too I read your article of April 26 on the position of the candidates for the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors with interest (“Supervisor candidates define positions”). I was very disappointed in Al Bedrosian’s stand ... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1906287-6/vinton-needs-an-upgraded-library-too.html letters 31471387@rss.roanoke.com Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:21 Keep the FDA out of our food choices In the editorial “Trouble brewing over caffeine,” which ran on May 3, you said that the Food and Drug Administration needs to make sure that not too much caffeine is being marketed to the public. I strongly disagree ... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1937867-6/keep-the-fda-out-of-our-food-choices.html letters 31575318@rss.roanoke.com Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:21 Making a bad bottleneck worse Where do Roanoke’s traffic engineers get their degrees and ideas? The roughly three-block area of Elm Avenue in front of the old Community Hospital is the city’s largest traffic bottleneck. In their infinite wisdom (or igno... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1940510-6/making-a-bad-bottleneck-worse.html letters 31584337@rss.roanoke.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20 As a Franklin County resident who has to pay the “small price” in higher taxes that the editors seem so concerned about (“Shame on Franklin County supervisors,” April 28): Forthwith, print a chart of school salaries plus benefits and real estate taxes w... http://www.roanoke.com//opinion/letters/1937648-6/franklin-county-supervisors-got-it-right.html letters 31574626@rss.roanoke.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:20