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Roanoke Times & World News, October 05, 2009

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Homing in On Deals

Angela Batey's sales were sluggish until she began helping people buy homes lost to foreclosures this year. Now, the Roanoke real estate agent's business is hopping with all kinds of buyers hunting for deals.

Diabetes Walk Puts Many On the Same Path

The past year has been difficult for Jenifer Schier. Her 2-year- old son, Peyton, was diagnosed with diabetes. He receives four or five insulin shots a day, depending on what he eats. Despite these challenges, Schier said she found reassurance at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday in downtown Roanoke. This is her second year completing the walk's 2-mile route.

Cooler Air Is Ideal for Bird-Watching

You can feel autumn around you. The birds feel it, too. And a dramatic seasonal event is happening. Birds and insects are flying south along the Appalachian mountain chain to warmer climates and more abundant food sources. Broad-winged hawks are the most common winged migrant and can number into the thousands in a single day. Red-tailed hawks often fly overhead, as well as migrating sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks. Then there are the falcons -- a rare peregrine, kestrel and merlin. Som...

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Inside Straight Nails It

Some people joke that a bass solo is a good time to go get a drink or take a smoke break. When Christian McBride is playing the bass solo, it's a time to listen, a time to learn. On Sunday night at Jefferson Center, McBride brought Inside Straight, an ensemble of equally phenomenal musicians. It kept the crowd of 385 in rapt attention with musical depth, fierce solos and high energy.

Report Addresses High Tides

You may remember back in June and July that unusually high tides affected much of the East Coast, ranging from 6 inches to 2 feet above normal. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report points to two causes of the high seas, exceptional in their intensity, duration and areal coverage:

@: 'Commercial At' Doesn't Sound Sexy

Q: What is the name of the "@" symbol? Alex Trebek just mentioned it on "Jeopardy," but I didn't catch all of it. I've been wondering about this for years. Richard Walters, Roanoke

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Obit - Bolt, Louise Hutcherson Hale

Obit - King, Alice Taylor

Obit - Aiken, Robert A. (Bob)

Obit - Deyerle, Judy Marie Coggins

Obit - Spickard, Mark A.

Obit - Adams, Lewis E.

Obit - Dudley, John C. (J.C.)

Obit - Cole, John (Jack)

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Obit - Dickey, Walter H.

Obit - Mccartney, Juan Maria

Obit - Capps, Donald Wade