The Lynchburg Times FREE Vol. I, Issue 10 • November 4, 2010 in Kroger, Food Lion, McDonalds & hundreds of other places! By Dan McDermott Te Lynchburg imes Earth’s newest McDonalds is a sight to see, the culmination o 55 years o im- provement and innovation. Located near the new Kroger in the For- est Shopping Center, the store encompass- es the newest technology in ood delivery and illustrates the drive to improve on even the simplest operational aspect that has been a key orce in McDonalds rise to the top o the ast ood chain. Te new store’s general manager is 26- year-old Keith Johnson who has worked or McDonalds or 6 years. Starting on the ront line, Johnson rose quickly and began managing the Old Forest Rd. location a lit- tle over 2 and a hal years ago. Ironically, as he took over the world’s newest McDon- alds, Johnson let the local chain’s oldest, built in 1976. Johnson is excited about the new digs. “Space is a huge dierence. Everything is retrotted. When McDonalds comes out with a new product, the equipment has to be assembled and almost rigged in the old- er stores. Here it is a perect t. Everything is more ecient. We have 4 individual ry- ers and 8 baskets just or ries and 6 other baskets which are split or either sh or chicken products,” said Johnson. Johnson was especially excited about the new warming cabinet. “It’s like something out o Star rek. It comes in several dier- ent languages. You can program it in 20 minutes as opposed to an hour. Te cabinet New high-tech McDonalds opens in Forest By Dan McDermott Te Lynchburg imes With the September, 2010 release o the public education documentary Wait- ing for Superman, a discussion o what is and isn’t working well in schools was put ront and center. But innovation exists at all levels o aca- demia, especially in higher education. One example is National College. Founded in Roanoke, Va. in 1886 as Na- tional Business College, the school has grown steadily with campuses in 26 cities in 6 states. National College opened its rst Lynch- burg campus in 1979 on Old Forest Rd. with about 50 students and moved to it’s present location in the imberlake area in 1991. It currently has between 350 and 360 students pursuing diplomas and 2 and 4 year degrees. Campus Director William G. Baker came to National in 1987 primarily as the career center director and has watched the school and its programs grow and in- novate. Baker says the school’s strength is individualized attention and its strong Career oriented learning at National College Election 2010 • wo open seats in Gen. Assembly 3 • GOP up three House seats in Va. 5 • Local election results 7 • Historic: GOP picks up 19 state legislative chambers 16 Wingeld Bosiger Hurt Goodlatte See MCDONALDS, See COLLEGE, 13 FREE