Political analyst says recent shooting will not help end partisanship in Washington Clark Palmer June 16, 2017 1 minute read WFIR’s political analyst believes the recent shooting at a Congressional baseball practice will do little to ease polarization in the country. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has more. Share: Post navigation Previous: APCO says use mobile alerts for power outage infoNext: Roanoke Receives Seventh All-America City Award Related Stories Beale’s Brewery set to reopen tomorrow under new owner Clark Palmer May 1, 2026 Radford political science chair weighs in on former FBI director’s indictment over social media post Web Staff May 1, 2026 Governor defends existing Google data center deals amid Roanoke-area protests Ian Price April 30, 2026