by Doug Thompson | May 14, 2014 | Musings
Had to happen. After a harsh winter of cold and snow, Spring and hints of summer have finally arrived and a second straight day of hot weather with temperatures above 90 brought out complaints of “it’s too hot.” Comments on Facebook reveal some...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 9, 2014 | Musings
The National Weather Service is talking snow again with a predicted chance of flurries Monday and a “snow shower” Wednesday. Roanoke Times weather guru Kevin Myatt says a “2-6 inch” snowfall is possible in the coming days, depending on the...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 7, 2010 | Musings
I write this post not on a desktop computer or a laptop — although I have one at disposal at home and the other while on the road. Nor is is composed on a Motorola Droid X — a smartphone capable of producing decent copy and adding a photo to any of my...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 1, 2010 | Featured, Musings
A number of people have asked over the last couple of weeks just who — if anyone — this web site will endorse in the tightly-contested race for Ninth District Congressman. Sorry. We don’t do endorsements. We feel it is presumptuous at best for us to...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 12, 2010 | Featured, Musings
After a brutal winter that left some Southwestern Virginia school systems closed for an entire month, administrators aren’t taking any chances. Students return to school in Floyd County this morning, joining their counterparts in other counties who started even...
