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The Incredible Mr. Poe
A pop culture icon in his own time, Edgar Allan Poe has found a new audience among fans of comic books and graphic novels. Reporter Nancy King checked out a new exhibit at the Poe Museum in Richmond.
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Virginia Connection to Bedouin Weavers
For centuries, the Al-‘Sanah Bedouin ranged between the Gaza Strip and the Negev Desert, herding animals and living in tents. Then the creation of Israel and the increasingly contentious nature of Gaza put an end to their nomadic life. These days this once proud people, now reduced to poverty, live in a few designated Bedouin towns in the Negev region of Southern Israel. Martha Woodroof reports on one Charlottesville resident who’s partnering with Bedouin women in making an economic comeback.
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Changing Demographics
Virginia’s Latino population has tripled since 1990, to nearly 480-thousand—two thirds of whom live in northern Virginia. With the illegal immigration controversy dominating the news, there’s a lot the public isn’t hearing about the Hispanic community; such as 35-percent of Latinos earned a college degree in 2006. Danielle Karson reports.
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Frankenstein invades Jefferson's Dome Room
The Dome Room at the University of Virginia plays host to a monster of an exhibition. Nancy King has a preview of ““The Monster Among Us: Frankenstein…from Mary Shelley to Mel Brooks.”
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Torah Yoga
Each month, a group of students gather at UVA’s Hillel Center to combine the practice of yoga with the teachings of the Torah. Martha Woodroof drops by a Torah Yoga session to hear about this new ritual that is gaining popularity in the Jewish religious community.
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A Bittersweet Anniversary
Highland County , Virginia’s striking elevations and sweeping valleys have earned it the nickname ‘Little Switzerland.’ It could also be called “Little Vermont” — for decades, locals have been tapping the area’s Sugar Maple trees to make slick sweet maple syrup. Just weeks ago, however, the county’s sugaring community felt a terrible loss. Lydia Wilson reports from the Fiftieth Annual Highland Maple Festival.
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Deciding to Home School
As part of VFH Radio’s occasional series on Decisions Virginians make and why they’ve made them… Nancy King talks with a couple who educate their two children at home, in rural Nelson County, Virginia.
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Restoring the Lynnhaven Fancy
The Lynnhaven River, in Virginia Beach, was once famous for the salty, fat oysters that grow in its waters. Pollution brought the harvest of Lynnhaven Fancies to a near standstill over thirty years ago, though, and few people have tasted the local delicacy since. But, as Jesse Dukes reports from Virginia Beach, there’s new hope for Virginia’s most famous oyster.
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Crisis at Monticello
A presence as old as Monticello itself is in crisis at Thomas Jefferson’s historic home outside of Charlottesville. Nancy King has the story.
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'Women Folk:' A Musical Reunion
For fans of folk music’s heyday during the early 1960′s, prepare to be nostalgic. Martha Woodroof recently dropped in on a musical reunion.
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