The Roanoke Times
For four years I was a business and technology reporter for the Roanoke Times — a 90,000-circulation daily paper in Southwest Virginia.
A down-to-earth way to heat schools
Published September 9, 2005
Geothermal systems use the Earth’s natural temperature as a furnace and air conditioner.
A cut above
Published September 9, 2004
A new computer system at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital means better knee surgery … and longer-lasting knees.
Laser ‘eye’ helps spike up NS tracks
Published July 7, 2004
Take lasers, computers and a 3‑D imaging system, mount them on a railroad car, and you have Spiker Eyes, a device Norfolk Southern is developing to automate its regular track maintenance.
