
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 17, 1990                   TAG: 9007170315
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
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EXPLORE SEEKS PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE

EXPLORE has failed in its attempt to pawn itself off as the champion of historic authenticity. In the face of a formidable challenge by the preservation community, Explore has once again changed its chameleon-like color.

In a move to find the path of least resistance, Explore officials have now taken up the guantlet of the environmental movement: "Explore plans environmental center" (July 4). Environmentalists will no doubt raise an eyebrow at the sincerity of such a ploy.

Meanwhile, Explore's two-year pillage of this valley's historic resources and plans for the so-called Blue Ridge Town remain incomplete or unaccounted-for.

What's next? What other scams does Ewert have up his sleeve to sell his flawed vision of this thing called Explore?

EVAN LLOYD\ ROANOKE

by CNB