The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) back issues from July 2007:
For the City has stirred council up: With popularity and incumbent allies, For the City members have pushed their agenda with vigor in their first year.
Jul 01, 2007
NAACP holds forum on police encounters: There were few youthful faces at the Roanoke chapter's meeting, which came after 68 complaints of excessive force filed with police from 2004-06.
Jul 01, 2007
Edwards' campaign coming to Roanoke: The event, originally scheduled for April, is open to the public, but seating is limited.
Jul 01, 2007
New digs for old bones: In its new, larger home in Martinsville, The Virginia Museum of Natural History has added exhibits and interactivity.
Jul 01, 2007
Healthy living: Hurt Park combats childhood obesity with active education.
Jul 01, 2007
OPINION: How bad can fire ants be? Really bad.
Jul 01, 2007
Tech's challenge this fall will be 'unanticipated needs'.
Jul 01, 2007
Expert swimmer dived into everything: George Bell loved aquatic fitness but also dabbled in aviation and consulting.
Jul 01, 2007
Race car driver likes to stay busy in retirement: Hershell Robinette has raced motorcycles, snowmobiles, go-karts and cars.
Jul 01, 2007
EDITORIAL: Pulaski should consider reversion: Tough times demand consideration of all options.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007
EDITORIAL: Congressional oversight: Bush may wish complacent Republicans were back in charge. But Congress has a duty to the American people to watch over his actions.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007
EDITORIAL: Champions for affordable housing: Housing Virginia aims to cut the red tape that obstructs affordable workforce housing.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007
Hamlin running for real: The 26-year old driver could follow rookie of the year honors with a Cup title.
Jul 01, 2007
Royal treatment: Virginia Tech's Drew Weaver hoped for a little success in the British Amateur and maybe to do a little sightseeing with his parents. The trip turned out to be a life-changing adventure.
Jul 01, 2007
Ginn in need of sponsors.
Jul 01, 2007
OPINION: Where have all the candidates gone?
Jul 01, 2007
OPINION: Gifts for sharpening rhetorical swords.
Jul 01, 2007
Guarded position: Despite losing J.R. Reynolds, Virginia likes its backcourt.
Jul 01, 2007
Motor Mile reverses DQ.
Jul 02, 2007
Crash kills man, shuts U.S. 221: The tractor-trailer was carrying fireworks.
Jul 02, 2007
Rising milk prices in our aisles: Consumers have noticed a sharp rise in the price of beef and milk, an increase that has some business owners fretting.
Jul 02, 2007
EDITORIAL: Supplement safety?: The FDA's new regs on dietary supplements were more than 10 years in the making. Still, they fall short on product safety.(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2007
The Roanoke Times, Va., Joe Kennedy's A Cuppa Joe column: Cemetery becomes a cause for woman.
Jul 02, 2007
Vinton War Memorial: Renovation on 'fast' track: The project, weeks ahead of schedule, should have its opening in October.
Jul 02, 2007
Charity discovers transit matters: A United Way study found that those who need its programs often lack transportation to them.
Jul 02, 2007
Emergency staff gets first aid from town: Vinton is building a larger public safety building, first mentioned 20 years ago, for $2.7 million.
Jul 02, 2007
EDITORIAL: The GOP stands up for workers: A bill to boost unions would have exposed workers to abuse from all sides.(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2007
Executive suite: John Saunders: This column spotlights some of the area's business executives and offers insights into their talents, goals and experience.(Column)
Jul 03, 2007
Roanoke Co., city trump many areas with real estate tax: The "effective" tax rate is high, but officials say that doesn't reflect actual tax burdens.
Jul 03, 2007
Exit the dragon: Bucky. Miss Firecracker. Dragon log. A destroyed icon had many names.
Jul 03, 2007
Ms. Fit: Surviving 'Body Attack': Our summer intern takes on group exercise.
Jul 03, 2007
The fairest of the fare: A blue-ribbon veteran at the Salem Fair, Sally Boles wonders if her damson preserves will be judged ...
Jul 03, 2007
Judge in OxyContin case invites victims to speak: Prosecutors have already said that identifying victims of the deceptively marketed drug would be difficult.
Jul 03, 2007
Roanoke council weighs options on parking: Members said they were willing to consider other ways to keep parking fees low.
Jul 03, 2007
Man faces capital murder charge in minister's death: The Franklin County prosecutor said he had not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
Jul 03, 2007
Ex-officer jailed for display of road rage: The man reportedly hit two teens driving on the interstate and threatened them with a gun.
Jul 03, 2007
Riner buffalo restaurant to live on.
Jul 03, 2007
EDITORIAL: Four for the 4th circuit: President Bush should heed Virginia's senators.(Editorial)
Jul 03, 2007
Duel between veterans: Motor Mile midseason report: Philip Morris and Tink Reedy are seen as the drivers to beat this summer for the track Late Model Stock championship at Motor Mile Speedway.
Jul 03, 2007
Teen drinking: State ABC officials are putting pressure on store owners to help them thwart an all too common problem ...
Jul 03, 2007
EDITORIAL: Not all teens act juvenile: Pay attention, parental units: The mall is not your baby sitter. You'll just have to find someplace else for your young children to roam wild.(Editorial)
Jul 03, 2007
Fleming's Cabbler to be Wildcat: Brittany Cabbler overcomes family and personal adversities to earn a college scholarship in track.
Jul 03, 2007
Council puts time into life of town: Some downtown Christiansburg business owners want to set up a "village clock.".
Jul 04, 2007
Kaine pledges to revisit payday lending debate: The governor said he objects to cash-strapped Virginians being burdened with "rates that are off the charts.".
Jul 04, 2007
Mother charged in teen's fatal crash: Police say the Roanoke County mom let her son drive without a license.
Jul 04, 2007
The Roanoke Times, Va., Joe Kennedy's A Cuppa Joe column: A real American.
Jul 04, 2007
Site lists vicious Va. dogs -- all 9 of them: The Dangerous Dog Registry debuted this week, but some kinks need to be ironed out.
Jul 04, 2007
Constituents to get a chance for face time: Rep. Bob Goodlatte will discuss issues such as health care, education and terrorism.
Jul 04, 2007
Radford names its second provost: Wilbur Stanton has been acting provost since the university's president demoted Ivelaw Griffith.
Jul 04, 2007
State GOP candidates begin campaigns in Rocky Mount: Republican backers converge at courthouse to stump for Robert Hurt and Charles Poindexter.
Jul 04, 2007
Ballet of the balloons: Lexington's Balloon Rally features rides over the Shenandoah Valley.
Jul 04, 2007
Salem YMCA class to focus on self-defense for women: The class will teach women how to protect themselves and how to avoid becoming victims.
Jul 04, 2007
Special-needs school gets under construction: The first students are expected this fall in the former Claremont Elementary School.
Jul 04, 2007
EDITORIAL: 'The right of the people': Thomas Jefferson's "Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America" was a radical document that changed the world.(Editorial)
Jul 04, 2007
France: Penalties could get tougher: NASCAR officials look to make the penalties so severe that it isn't worth the risk to skirt the rules.
Jul 04, 2007
The Roanoke Times, Va., Lindsey Nair's Front Burner column: Roanoke bagel legacy lives on.(Recipe)
Jul 04, 2007
Travel agencies take business back from Internet.
Jul 05, 2007
Fourth of July: It's a family affair: The Roanoke Times' annual Music for Americans celebration included activities geared toward children so parents can "take a deep breath and enjoy the music.".
Jul 05, 2007
A festive Fourth in Blacksburg: 400 years commemorated; Celebration was the order of the day.
Jul 05, 2007
Council to debate Scouts' new site: The Girl Scouts want to use the 63 acres of the Rising Stars camp on Yellow Mountain Road.
Jul 05, 2007
Stop or go? The hesitant rider's guide to the Salem Fair.
Jul 05, 2007
EDITORIAL: An officer gets 120 days to cool off: Driving on Interstate 81 can be maddening at times, but that's no excuse for road rage.(Editorial)
Jul 05, 2007
Lefty sharp, hungry so far in likely last season: Chris Campbell has been an inning eater for the Post 68 American Legion baseball team.
Jul 05, 2007
EDITORIAL: Scooter Libby belongs behind bars: This Fourth of July, one American was more equal.(Editorial)
Jul 05, 2007
College notebook: Dunlevy's done his time, ready to get his kicks.
Jul 05, 2007