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November 26, 2008
Goodbye to John Carlin
Check out videos, links and say bye to John yourself!
November 25, 2008
OMG It’s John Carlin Day!
Mayor David Bowers makes it official.
November 24, 2008
It’s Good-bye week
Why doesn’t it feel like it?
November 18, 2008
Award to 10’s Most Wanted
U.S. Marshal Wayne Pike commends the 10’s Most Wanted segment which has helped the Marshals find a number of criminals.
November 10, 2008
Opening Day at the Taubman Museum of Art
Sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time. This time it was just inside the door of the Taubman Museum of Art as it opened to the public for the first time.
November 07, 2008
A new iPhone means distractions
John’s new iPhone is keeping the coffee from being brewed.
November 05, 2008
Obama election night
In this television newsroom, and in many I suspect the term for election night in general is “election hell.”
October 30, 2008
John interviewed by Q-99 with Dick and Dave
For a moment John thought he was to be roasted by Dick & Dave on Q-99
October 28, 2008
John says good bye to WSLS, but not Roanoke
John confirms his departure from WSLS. Here’s why.
October 20, 2008
Forgetting Sarah Palin (was ever on SNL)
It was funny but did Sarah Palin do herself any favors by appearing on Saturday Night Live?
October 07, 2008
Selling pizza at the Hokie game
John went to the Hokie Game on Saturday but spent his time volunteering under the stands—where there is no evidence of a recession.
October 03, 2008
Fishing contest controversey: The rules count!
Some people voted too many times. Here’s how we’ve resolved it.
October 01, 2008
The Roanoke Market —is it a camel or a horse?
The Roanoke Market controversey is mess. The last thing we need is more input.
September 30, 2008
The Ride of the Century
John just finished the 100 mile bike ride he’s been training for. Here’s what it was like.
September 26, 2008
Best of the Blue Ridge: It’s time to do the Ride
John has been training for a 100 mile bike ride. How does it compare to a marathon?
September 23, 2008
Facebook Who’s really a “friend?“
The technology curve is throwing John for a loop. Is a cyber-friend different from a “real” friend.
September 19, 2008
Can they really raise gas prices while you wait in your car?
It appears they can. Here’s the reason why.
September 02, 2008
Peaks of Otter: The Ultimate Training Ride
John and his buddies are training for the Best of the Blue Ridge Bike Ride for MS. They are making it harder than it has to be. Why?
August 26, 2008
Meeting Barack Obama
John had a sit-down interview with Barack Obama. It didn’t come easily. Beyond that, What can you really learn from someone in such a short amount of time? Here’s how John doped it out.
August 11, 2008
Man-Fridge update, and a place for everything
There’s a catch all in most kitchens that can be scary. A tight spot for the new refrigerator revealed ours.
August 06, 2008
A new refrigerator leads to something else
If you get a new refrigerator you have to do something with the old one. You put it in the garage. This is actually better than having the new one in the kitchen.
July 28, 2008
Coke Points: The intersection of shame, embarrassment and pride.
The whole family spends more than a year saving Coke caps, for this?
July 24, 2008
Bicycle Training Mapmyride.com
You’ve got a bike, now you need somewhere to go. Here’s the best way to figure that out.
July 21, 2008
Training for the Artie—Where to start
Training and “riding” are not the same, but it begins with riding.
July 15, 2008
Bike training for the “Artie”
There’s a new option for riding your bike in the region. Actually, it’s an old option with a new twist.
July 07, 2008
There’s busy and then there’s this.
See how your June compares to John’s
June 02, 2008
Of basketballs and running shoes
Is running really a sport? As much as say, basketball or football? John found the answer hidden in a book.
May 22, 2008
It’s time to go fishing
The 7th Annual Carlin Chronicles Fishing Picture Competition begins Memorial Day weekend.
May 16, 2008
A news anchor bikes to work.
Riding your bike to work is easy. It’s the hair that’s hard. A news anchor tries to go green.
May 06, 2008
Parenting Teenagers is hard. And expensive.
There is nothing more dear than one’s family; but that doesn’t mean that’s one’s family cannot drive you to the brink of insanity. Or bankruptcy.