[quote user="Bob Terry"] He should not even see his food being pushed into his darkened cell. [/quote] Reminds me of the cruel one about the patient who was found to be infected with several unspeakable contageous deadly diseases. The doctor told him he was going to be put in a private room and fed nothing but flounder and pancakes. He asked

[quote user="David Horn"] [quote user="Frederick Fuller"] Like a wise person said, "Old men make war, young men fight it." My heart breaks that young people die in war. I sometimes think the old men who start wars should be sent to fight them. The loss, I think, would be lessened .[/quote] That's the primary reason

[quote user="Bob Terry"] [quote user="Frederick Fuller"] Clonnie, please correct me if I misunderstand your statement. This trial is the Obama administration's attempt to throw up a smoke screen to hide what they are doing to ruin America ("The battle to reshape America..." Your words.) and also to help get these guys

[quote user="E. Duane Howard"] Marvin, I simply to do get your reasoning. “More open parks for more hours = more dollars for needed security” [/quote] Right, if we all listen to local boy made good, Wayne LaPierre, and pack personal heat, we would not have to fear anyone. But, I think Marvin has a point. The problem may be that

[quote user="Clonnie Yearout"] I also took the liberty of looking up "riot" in my trusty dictionary and was surprised at what I found. The word has several definitions, but I stopped reading after the first three: Riot , n , 1. a disturbance; confusion; disorder; wild; violent; public disturbance. 2. a loud outburst. 3. loose living;

[quote user="Sharron Smith"] [quote user="Norb Weckstein"] was kind of sorry that they cut out that equation, because as obvious it is to us, a lot of "arithmetically challenged" people would be scratching their heads and being not sure about where the $767 number came from. Norb [/quote] Who? Moi? Sharron [/quote] Sharron

[quote user="Dave Hanson"] I think Roanoke is very livable (borrowing Ms. Strother's word). I don't need a restaurant with a view atop Mill Mountain to live here. Enhancements for a better valley are fine, and the idea of "low-impact" development on Mill Mountain sounds okay, but I like sitting on my patio, as I am doing

[quote user="Joe Campbell"] I enjoyed Norb's Op Ed as well. Norb, a tip of the hat to you. I especially liked your application of "a little arithmetic." [/quote] Thanks Joe, Actually, the arithmetic was in the submitted text, but they edited it out for space reasons. It was, 141,000 times ($7.44 - $2 million) = $767 billion.

[quote user="Gibson Brown"] . My vote goes to the fellow who tried to carry the water bottle in one hand while climbing to his tree stand. He was quoted after the operation as telling the proctologist who removed the water bottle..."It was a million to one shot this could happen Doc, a million to one!" Gip [/quote] Or the guy who

[quote user="Gibson Brown"] Back to football, the game is less violent today, with the pads and real helmets. Those boys back then were rough folks and the opposite of sissy is my guess. They didn't need no stinking face mask. [/quote] Yes and no. I only played high school football, not college. We had less protective gear, but I think