Dan Casey
The Roanoke Times
Roanoke, VA, United States
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Past articles by Dan:
Bristol Virginia Utilities shows culture of corruption, entitlement and greed
So far, nine former executives, board members and contractors for the Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority have pleaded guilty or been convicted in wide-ranging — and in some cases, unrelated — corruption schemes. → Read More
Casey: Business lessons from the Roanoke River
In April 2014, Terri Patterson launched On The Greenway Bicycle and Tube Rentals from a location along the Roanoke River in Salem. And that small-business adventure has taught her a lot of lessons. → Read More
Casey: It's walker vs. biker on the Huckleberry Trail
Every now and then a reader roars. Such was the case with a rather innocuous and recent column about a couple of new tools to promote bicycle awareness and safety. → Read More
Roanoke Tea Party president lands a government job
If you read yesterday's post about News Guardians' infatuation with Tuesday's column, you might have noticed a familiar name missing: Chip Tarbutton. → Read More
Casey: Of closed minds and closed meetings
Closed meetings of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors have been much in the news lately. → Read More
Casey: Couple's sky-high electric bills are a mystery
CHAMBLISSBURG — One recent and warm evening in Bedford County, the dim light in Tim and Jennifer Mayhew’s dining room made it difficult to read the not-so-fine print on their electric bills. The bulb in the ceiling lamp was burned out. The Mayhews haven’t replaced it in a while. → Read More
Casey: Merciful judge gives paralyzed man a break
Cooler heads did not prevail on April 25, when a posse of Roanoke County police officers tackled and arrested a paralyzed man for riding his motorized scooter the wrong way on Electric Road near Tanglewood Mall. → Read More
Casey: Petty politics may block Virginia's first female Hispanic judge
The Danville Bar Association has passed a special resolution urging the General Assembly to appoint Sandra Chinn-Gilstrap to a judgeship, amid word that a state senator's pettiness about a remark made by her father was going to cost her the job. → Read More
Casey: Bike shops say Virginia Tech's Bike Hub is hogging the road
Imagine if the city of Roanoke used some of its parking revenue to establish a bike repair shop in a city-owned parking garage. And that the shop was stocked with high-quality, expensive bike tools for cyclists to use at no charge, along with professional quality bicycle repair stands, which are costly, too. → Read More
Casey: Roanoke County schools hiring leaves unanswered questions
Remember last fall, when part-time Roanoke County Supervisor Butch Church applied for the full-time county public information officer position? → Read More
Casey: Stench around Kilgore family growing
Imagine you’re a high school science teacher, and you’re judging student projects. The best three will go on to the prestigious districtwide science fair, and college scholarships are on the line. You winnow the list down to the four. → Read More
Dan Casey: Larry Dodson was in court today
Remember Larry Dodson? He's the Roanoke man paralyzed from the chest down who, back in April, was arrested by four Roanoke County police officers for riding his electric scooter the wrong way on Electric Road. They also charged him with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. → Read More
Casey: At $40 a pill, Viagra's no cheap thrill
A reader in her 70s is upset about the price her husband has to pay for Viagra — it's almost $40 per pill. → Read More
Casey: Expert teaches ABCs of surviving in the wild
Reggie Bennett, of the world's foremost survival-in-the-wild experts, lives in Craig County, where he operates Mountain Shepherd Survival School. A character in bestselling author's newest work is based in part on him. → Read More
Casey: They wanted their deposit back
One of the fun things about this job is that occasionally I’m able to advocate for people who believe they’ve been ripped off. Some of my colleagues rib me about this. They call it “Dan on your side” — ho, ho. → Read More
Baring boobs vs. bearing guns UPDATED
I wish I could embed the video that relates to this story, but this is a family newspaper and website. So you'll have to go elsewhere to see it, and I urge you to do that. Because it's HYSTERICAL. → Read More
Casey: Photo IDs may hamper senior voting
Getting a photo ID is an issue many Virginia seniors may soon be facing. According to the Virginia Department of Elections, Anna Marie Trapani is one of 43,887 registered Virginia voters who are 90 or older. And there are another 191,291 voters aged 80-89. → Read More
Water authority extends boat-rental deadlines at Carvins Cove
The Western Virginia Water Authority has decided to extend its boat-rental and return deadlines to 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. respectively through the end of the summer. → Read More
More on 'Don't Tread on Me' tags
Wow. I had no idea a little blog post on Virginia's Tea Party-inspired Gadsden license plates would generate so much reader interest. → Read More
A showdown in gun paradise
Yesterday, Georgia's new "guns everywhere" law, which has been heralded by the National Rifle Association, went into effect. → Read More