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Past WMRA Essayist on National Radio

Terry Ward — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:33:09 +0000

On The Story: Dick Gordon's featured guest will be John Whitfield of Blue Ridge Legal Services. He'll be talking about the challenges of helping needy legal clients during tough financial times. John is a past WMRA essayist.

Find FIREWORKS (and other 4th of July activity)

Terry Ward — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:46:12 +0000

Independence Day in WMRAland. Here's a list of some known and (presumably) free (mostly at least) 4th of July events for 2012.

Ghost Stories

Matt Bingay — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:24:17 +0000

Coming Up Saturday, June 30th at 4p.

Ghosts, ghouls, shades from the past ... in this episode of Radiolab, real-life people try to pin down, and make peace with, mysterious figures that haunt them, prod them, and fade out of existence.

Crows

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:03:31 +0000

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Harrisonburg,VA – Jason Barr reads his winning entry in the WMRA Short Short Story Contest 2010.

9th Grade Diversity Workshop

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:44:51 +0000

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Richmond, VA – Mr. Kannemeyer is a teacher and a poet and the short short story genre appealed to him because of its crispness and its briskness the snapshot momentariness of it. Today's story was inspired by a few lines left on Mr. Kannemeyer's classroom whiteboard.

Sunday at Walmart

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:17:45 +0000

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Luray, VA – Mr. Greer wrote this third place winning story after spending a Sunday morning at the Walmart in Luray, watching the people there.

Music Lessons

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:28:48 +0000

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Harrisonburg, VA – Judge Scott Simon ranked Dr. Ming Ivory's story fourth among the many entries in WMRA's Short, Short Story Contest.

The Hottest Congressional Race?

Tom Graham — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:05:26 +0000

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Charlottesville, VA – With this week's G-O-P primary now decided, things are already warming up in what some say could become the hottest congressional race in the country this fall.

VMRC 26th District Candidate Forum

Martha Woodroof — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:35:18 +0000

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Harrisonburg, VA – VMRC 26th District Candidate Forum with Kai Degner and Carolyn Frank.

Gift Clinic for Veterans

Tom Graham — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:26:56 +0000

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Charlottesville, VA – A group of acupuncture providers try to give a gift of thanks to veterans.