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By BRYAN LOWRY | McClatchy Washington Bureau | Published: December 22, 2020 WASHINGTON After Sarah Little watched her former boss of 20 years, Sen. Pat Roberts, deliver his farewell speech on the Senate floor Dec. 10 after 40 years in Congress, she left a voicemail to express her appreciation. Later that day, she got a call from a man claiming to be Wally Ballou. Little knew immediately who it was. Wally Ballou was a creation of Bob and Ray, a radio comedy team whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1980s. Roberts, a former journalist, adopted Ballou, a bumbling “man on the street” reporter, as his alias when he’d call his office and pose as an angry constituent.
Katherine B. Emery will end her tenure as Washington Countyâs president judge, but without skipping a beat, she expects to return in January as a senior judge retaining her current caseload.
Emery, who turned 65 in late November, wrote of her intention to Gov. Tom Wolf early that month, receiving an acknowledgement from his office last week.
The novel coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in judicial emergencies and played havoc with court schedules, had no bearing on her decision, Emery said.
âI talked to all the other judges at the beginning of the year â before the pandemic â that I was planning on retiring sometime in 2020,â the judge said in a phone interview Tuesday.
Want to enjoy some free holiday music this weekend?
The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra is hosting a “Holiday Pops” virtual concert Saturday at 7 p.m.
The concert will be live streamed on the orchestra’s YouTube Channel from the Williamsburg Community Chapel, so you can sit back and watch from the comfort of your home.
Some familiar tunes include holiday classics and merry carols. The concert features Jan Wagner as the conductor and Jerold Solomon singing baritone.
Those interested in watching the virtual concert can register for free by going to the concert’s Facebook page here. Registered audience members will have a sharable link emailed to them on Dec. 11 to watch the concert.