By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
May 29, 2008
Climate protection initiatives in Southwest Virginia got a boost Wednesday as Virginia Tech announced it would begin work on a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
The announcement followed international recognition earlier this month of climate change initiatives in Blacksburg and Roanoke.
Student environmental groups have twice called for [...]

By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke Times
April 18, 2008
Summary: The Virginia 724 bridge over Wolf Creek was dedicated Thursday
to Jarrett Lee Lane.
NARROWS — “After a life has passed, what will endure? What stands as a true legacy?”
A year and a day after Jarrett Lee Lane died in Virginia Tech’s Norris Hall, his family, his coaches, [...]

By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke Times
Feb. 17, 2008
Some economists predict a recession is coming. Others say it’s already here. In Blacksburg — where at least six major development projects are in planning or under construction — the question is, does it matter?
The common perception among officials and civic leaders is that Virginia’s largest town “is insulated, [...]

By Tonia Moxley and Tim Thornton
The Roanoke Times
Feb. 17, 2008
Summary: Virginia Tech and Radford University may be able to help soften the blow of a recession.
Insulated, but not immune.
That’s the consensus of business leaders and officials about the economies of the New River Valley’s largest college towns amid a national recession.
While Virginia Tech and Radford [...]

By Greg Esposito and Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
Feb. 10, 2008
Summary: Former President Bill Clinton arrived at Virginia Tech on Saturday in the first of a parade of presidential campaigns through the Roanoke region.
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BLACKSBURG — Campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton gave a thoughtful, [...]