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Doherty’s 18 years on the bench: ‘tough but fair’

SALEM – For 18 years on the bench, Judge Robert “Pat” Doherty Jr. has been known as tough but fair. And at the end of every criminal case, he wishes the defendant, “Good luck to you.” The 68-year-old is retiring as Salem and Roanoke County Circuit Court Judge this week. It’s not because he’s tired... »

Wounded Warrior plans counter attack

SALEM – Sgt. Seyward McKinney admitted she was concerned she might be wounded while she was serving in the Green Zone in Iraq as an operating room technician in 2004. It was ironic that McKinney, who graduated from Glenvar High School two years before, was felled by her own body. And it didn’t happen... »

Texas veteran marches through Salem to spotlight post-traumatic stress

SALEM – It was getting dark as John Ulstrom walked along West Main Street the night before Veterans Day, to get some dinner. That mile or so from the Green Hill Inn was nothing, compared to the retired Naval Reservist’s 1,450-mile trek from Texas to Washington, D.C. He hoped to get to the nation’s capital... »

Revisiting roots

It started with a desire to eat real Southern food, to revisit my roots, to “go back home to Georgia.” And so I did. Bill and I took a little 1,265-mile round trip to get our Georgia fix. It took a bit of convincing to get my husband enthused about the idea. But once he... »