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sell Leavitt wrote, "When he's up
there-giggling more these days
than gyrating maybe-you just
can't take your eyes off him." Roanoke never did.
6. Roanoke has become a
hotspot for presidential politics. That can be a blessing and
a curse-who really wants more
campaign ads on TV?-but
it does give the region an upclose look at the candidates. In
2008, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
and Sarah Palin all made campaign stops here. Four years later,
Obama and Biden were back,
the former making his famous
"If you've got a business, you
didn't build that" pseudo-gaffe
and the latter buying a stack of
huge Benny Marconi's pizzas for
campaign volunteers, and they
were joined by Mitt Romney and
Paul Ryan, multiple times. It's not
just candidates-journalist Gary
Younge of the UK Guardian spent
three weeks in Roanoke during
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the '08 election and returned for
an update in 2012. With Virginia still a key battleground, expect
to see presidential candidates yet
again in 2016.
7. Exploring the museums clustered in downtown Roanoke
will take the better part of a weekend or even a week, depending on
how deep you dig. Just within a
few blocks you'll find the Virginia
Museum of Transportation-an
underrated kid pleaser-as well as
the O. Winston Link Museum, the
Taubman Museum of Art and several different museums (pinball!)
within Center in the Square.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker - January/February 2016
Letters/Worth a Click
From the Editor
From our Readers
Recollection
Events
57 Things We Love About Roanoke
Young Professionals are Making a Difference in Roanoke
Boomer Challenge: Caring for Aging Parents
The Strup Home at Smith Mountain Lake
Is Fortunato Changing the Face of Roanoke Dining?
The Dish
Where are They Now?
Special Section: Valley Life
The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Intro
The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Cover1
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Letters/Worth a Click
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - From the Editor
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - From our Readers
The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - 15
The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Recollection
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Events
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - 57 Things We Love About Roanoke
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Young Professionals are Making a Difference in Roanoke
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Boomer Challenge: Caring for Aging Parents
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - The Strup Home at Smith Mountain Lake
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - Is Fortunato Changing the Face of Roanoke Dining?
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The Roanoker - January/February 2016 - The Dish
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