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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House. I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...Tags: Health, Arts and Culture, Lara Logan, Kate Gosselin, Science
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Baggage headaches at Roanoke Regional Airport
News 7 News DirectorTraveling during the holidays can be full of delays, challenges and headaches. Consider the experience of some 100 airline passengers at the Roanoke Regional Airport Tuesday night who waited between 30 and 40 minutes for their bags to make it from their...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Travel, U.S. Airways, Holiday Vacations, Holidays
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Regional airports lose service as airlines phase out smaller aircraft
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLike thousands of other college students in Lynchburg, Suki Hoffman relies on air travel. "I live in San Diego, so obviously flying in and out is a big important issue," said Hoffman, who was returning from Thanksgiving break Tuesday. Flying in and...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Transportation, Air Transportation
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Justin McLeod's Blog
May 24
Anatomy of a story
Last week, we reported the Roanoke Times was pulling most of its funding for the July 4th celebration in Roanoke, Music for Americans. The story aired on Friday. It prompted a debate in our newsroom and at least one...Tags: Panera Bread Company, Woody Allen, Brad Pitt, Arts and Culture, Rob Thomas
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Airline Tickets: High or Low this holiday season?
Anchor/ReporterFor those of you thinking about flying over the November and December holidays, supply and demand may not work in your favor. As quickly as airplanes take off expect airline tickets to do the same. "Prices are changing constantly of course based on...Tags: AAA, Travel, Holidays, Trips and Vacations, Petroleum Industry
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Friday is one of Roanoke Regional's busiest travel days
reporterTurkey, stuffing and travel. Thanksgiving is next week, and the Roanoke Regional Airport wants to warn travelers heading home for the holidays. This Friday and the Sunday after Thanksgiving are the busiest days at Roanoke Regional Airport. Area...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Travel, International Travel
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Flying during the busiest time to travel
Multimedia JournalistIt's the Friday before Thanksgiving and many people are either picking up family from the airport or planning to board a flight. While some late travelers scrambled to check in, their flights checked out. Lisa Smith landed in Roanoke from Berlin....Tags: Holidays
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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
January 4, 2012
Happy New Year, Baby New Year!!!!
Welcome to the first edition of the 2012 Blog-horich.
I've been slacking people, I'm sorry!
First off, Happy belated...Tags: Prosecution, Arts and Culture, Harrison Ford, here! (tv network), Social Media
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May 17th
I don't feel obligated
I had a lovely dinner with a couple of friends recently. The food was so so, the company was great. When the checks arrived, we started talking about tips. I mentioned that I tip before the tax. My friend replied...Tags: Mark Twain, Emergency Incidents, Wells Fargo & Co., Companies and Corporations, Health
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UPDATED: Bill that would allow Roanoke City schools to start before Labor Day shows signs of life in Richmond
ReporterUPDATED: 8:45 p.m. A bill that would allow Roanoke City schools to start before Labor Day is showing signs of life in Richmond. The bill passed a House Education sub-committee today on a vote of 4 to 3, a hurdle the legislation hasn't cleared in...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Labor Legislation, Labor Day, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Kings Dominion
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O'Hare expects to see biggest holiday crush today
Tribune reporterToday is expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day travel period at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, with some 260,000 passengers moving through. Through Tuesday, O'Hare and Midway will see some 1.5 million passengers, up 2.8 percent...Tags: Memorial Day, O'Hare International Airport, Travel, International Travel, Holidays
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