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				<title>Comments on: What's Your Parking Beef? (Or Non-Beef?)</title>
				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-294</link>

                <dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I'm a Roanoke native and I recently moved back from Austin, TX. ANY one who feels that there is a parking problem has obviously never been to a city of any size. To find a space within four blocks of the place you're trying to go in downtown Austin would be an absolute miracle...and NONE of the spaces were free. Be glad you're walking a few blocks in the beautiful Blue Ridge weather and not the 100+degree days in Texas!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: What's Your Parking Beef? (Or Non-Beef?)</title>
				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-292</link>

                <dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Parking problems will continue to get worse with more  downtown apartment complexes scheduled to open. If you don't think it's bad now, think about 5 years from now when hundreds more residents park freely on the streets during nights and weekends. I lived in the center of downtown for years and trying to park is annoying, but it's part of being in in the mix. I accepted it. Get over it and walk a few blocks. It could be much worse.]]></description>
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				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-286</link>

                <dc:creator>faye</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I have a handicapped placard and park downtown everyday in the same spot.  I sometimes forget to place my placard in my window.  We use to be able to provide a copy of the placard and not receive a charge.  Now we pay $25 even after provding a copy of the placard.]]></description>
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				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-285</link>

                <dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Parking downtown is not an issue.  Between street, lots and garages there are tons of places to park.  However, if you refuse to learn how to parallel park, plan to arrive a few minutes early, or are to cheap to pay up a couple dollars on a busy night then you will never be satisfied.  That's why all the crap chain restaurants at the mall and other areas are always busy.  It's where the uneducated masses go.]]></description>
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				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-282</link>

                <dc:creator>Hollywood</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I agree with the gentleman below. There is plenty of parking around downtown Roanoke you just need to spend the time to look and get to know all the different lots. Coming down from your stronghold to attend a square society sacrifice once a month, is of course going to leave you disoriented. Now onto more pressing topics such as the lack of proper hitching posts and spittoons!]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>A.C.</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I fail to see how a pottery shop succeeding smack in the middle of SWoCo is a poor reflection on parking in downtown Roanoke. If I had an ice cream truck, it would make more if I parked it next to a playground than it would if I parked it next to a gym. It's called "knowing your demographic."]]></description>
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				<link>http://theroanoker.com/soapbox/parking-2012#comment-281</link>

                <dc:creator>Whitey</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It has always confounded me how people complain how there's such a parking issue downtown. It is EASY to get a parking space when there isn't a festival going on. 

There's usually a few spaces behind the Taubman and always a couple of spaces around Community High School. If you're coming downtown after 6, there's always spaces next to the Suntrust building on Jefferson.  Should all these fail, Church Ave. usually has some spots open.

The issue seems to be that people aren't willing to make the effort to walk a block or two. It's the height of laziness.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Calendar of Events March-April 2012</title>
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                <dc:creator>Kelly Coleman</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[2012 Goodwill Annual Awards Ceremony
 
Join Goodwill Industries of the Valleys as we celebrate those that made Goodwill's service to the community in the last year possible.
 
The event begins with a social, including hors d'oeuvres, at 5:30pm.  The Ceremony begins at 6:30pm and will include recognition of area businesses, leaders, and program participants.
 
To register for this event click the following link or cut and paste into a new browser window: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5rg9n4k962440dc&amp;llr=nmcar9cab


This year's keynote speaker is Caitlin Uze, Miss Virginia 2010. Her message will focus on how she overcame adversity in her own life and the lessons she learned through those difficult times.  
 
 
The Annual Awards Ceremony is the highlight of Goodwill Industries Week.  First celebrated in 1951 as a way to encourage local Goodwill agencies to educate their communities about their missions, it is now recognized nationwide.

This year’s event will be held at the Vinton War Memorial located at 814 E. Washington Ave. Vinton, VA.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: First Impressions: Double Apple</title>
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                <dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The state of Virginia requires at all restaurants with a smoking section have SEPARATE ventilation systems for the smoking rooms, and this restaurant is no different. The hookah bar area is on a completely different floor than the dining room- We had a great meal there, &amp; never even realized there was another area to the restaurant with a hookah bar. Some of the best home-made hummus ever!! Don't be so quick to judge until you have all the facts.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Calendar of Events March-April 2012</title>
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                <dc:creator>Kelly Coleman</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Goodwill Appraisal Event 
with Ken Farmer Auctions &amp; Appraisals
In celebration of Goodwill Industries Week, Goodwill will host an Appraisal Event.
Friday, May 11th
Hollins Goodwill Store
7208 Williamson Road
1pm - 3pm
Space is limited to 80 people with one item per person.  Pre-Registration is required by Friday, May 4th. Those receiving an appraisal are asked to bring a material donation or $10 to benefit Goodwill. 
To register for this event copy and paste the following link into a new browser window: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5rki0pwccdd6b9d&amp;llr=nmcar9cab
Item Appraisal Guidelines
1.	The item must be small enough to be hand carried into the Hollins Goodwill store.
2.	Appraisals will not be done for:  Dolls, Coins, Stamps, Currency, or Firearms
3.	All appraisals will be given verbally and are useful only for general knowledge.
4.	KFAuctions &amp; Appraisals and Goodwill are released from any future liability regarding appraisals performed at this event.
5.	One item per person.
6.	Space is limited to 80 people.
7.	The donation of gently used items or $10 to Goodwill is required to receive an appraisal.  
The Day of the Event
Tickets will be given at the door to those who have registered for the event.  Any additional tickets, if available, will be given on a first come, first serve basis.
•	Tickets will be handed out beginning at 12:30 for those who pre-register.  
•	Additional tickets, if available will be handed out beginning at 1:30pm.
About the Appraisers
Ken Farmer is the owner of KFAuctions and Appraisals in Radford, Virginia.
Ken has been in the auction and appraisal business since graduating from Emory and Henry College in 1972. He did post graduate work at Virginia Tech and is a member of several professional organizations including the Certified Auctioneers Institute and the Appraisers Association of America. Ken is also a guest appraiser on the popular PBS series "Antiques Roadshow". He has also appeared on other television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show.  
Ken will be joined by Robert Miller.  Robert has been an associate of Ken Farmer Auctions and Appraisals since 2002 and has appeared in appraisal fairs in Statesville and Mount Airy, North Carolina and in Warm Springs, Richmond, Martinsville, Danville and Salem, Virginia.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Ed Adams</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I spent a few summers with "Uncle Gus" down there on Apple Orchard Mountain - Great learning about the Indian way of living with nature.  The only Girl I recall was his adopted a niece - Serena.  She was the first girl I ever had a Crush on.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: First Impressions: Double Apple</title>
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                <dc:creator>Greg W.</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I will NEVER support a restaurant that is so irresponsible as to have a hookah bar as part of it.  That is the most ridiculous and as I said irresponsible thing i can think of.  I mean seriously....do these restaurant owners not know how to read?  Smoking causes cancer....morons.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>WoW Gold kaufen</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[I just wanted to tell you I was able to use your website for a talk in school. Thank you for your hard work.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Adolfo Loil</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <dc:creator>Silva Mcnitt</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[As a Newbie, I am continuously searching online for articles that can benefit me. Thank you]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: How The Grinch Couldn't Steal Explore</title>
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                <dc:creator>Darius Reid</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Enjoyed every bit of your article post.]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Vote for the Best of Roanoke 2012!</title>
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                <dc:creator>Yad Jabbarpour</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Community School is a gem of an organization in our Valley.  They develop our future leaders, teachers and scientists, creating well-rounded humans.  The students are nurtured not only in the academic realm but also socially to be better citizens, colleagues and workers.  I find myself in awe at times when I hear an eleven year old girl discuss the complexities of world politics, listen to a fourteen year old boy help a five year old problem-solve an issue, or observe a group of kids pull off a superb and complex play.  They incorporate service to the community in their curriculum and their culture.
Hats off to a great part of Roanoke!]]></description>
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				<title>Comments on: Loving Life in the Valley</title>
				<link>http://theroanoker.com/home-garden/valleylife-2012#comment-306</link>

                <dc:creator>J.M.</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Heather, I have to disagree. I am sory you feel stuck here and even more sorry your are fighting cancer – prayers and hopes that you will beat this horrible disease quickly – but you are wrong, Roanoke is a wonderful place to live. We have some of the best hiking in the country right in our back yard. We get nationally recognized acts at venues like the Civic Centers and Jefferson Center regularly. We have tons of restaurants and bars to choose from, there are wonderful festivals throughout the year, and most of our neighborhoods and school systems are perfect for raising a family with children. Yes Roanoke may not be Chicago, but those of us that choose to live here don’t want it to be (and we especially don’t want the ridiculously high crime rates that Chicago enjoys.) Please don’t hate our valley just because you’re used to a bigger city experience.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>heather bragg</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[i live in chicago but i am here fighting cancer, my parents live here. This is the worst place in the world to live! Nothing to do and the mall sucks! I have become so depressed while living here and dont understand how young people can live here!]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Joe Stanley</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[How in the world did the list get published without LUCKY?]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Cherry Thornell</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I have to admit this content was very worthwhile. I discovered you with a google search and was rather stunned at your rank for this article.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Benny</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I read at school that Wesley Edwards did sell out for $500. I mean, that kind of money was huge before, it's like thousands nowadays.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>James E. Baldwin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[My Great-Grandfather is D. O. Baldwin, (the first picture, His Daughter May is my Great Aunt.  I will be at the 2012 Matewan Massacre)]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Bonnie Jean Higgimds</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[My family is related to the Allen Clan and the other side of my family  were law men]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Bruce Keating</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I spent two summers at Gus Welch's farm near the Peaks of Otter in the mid 50's. As a D.C. city kid I appreciated the Welsh family and the farm life.  They ran a camp at their farm and treated 6-8 boys as their own, we stayed in an old converted salt house behind the white house.  Breakfast was in an old log attached kitchen, with Julia cooking on a wood stove.  He let me, as an eleven year old, ride his horses all over the foothills of the Blue Ridge.  His stories were long and great, wish I could remember them all.  I remember, Gus's adopted daughter, Serena, 16 years old, Miss Poccahontas, as my first kiss, teasingly on my cheek.  Gus left a a lasting good influence on me, through college, a military and Dept. of Interior career.  Even living in Wyoming I miss the Blue Ridge Mts. and my experiences with a great Native American.]]></description>
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