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The Spark
11:47 am
Fri February 22, 2013

Is That A Jujube? Edible Landscaping

One can find unusual plants like gooseberries, quinces, jujubes, and hops  along with traditional items like cherries and apples. We meet Michael McConkey from Edible Landscaping in Afton. 

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The Spark
11:32 am
Fri February 22, 2013

A Real "Hunger Game"

In much of the world, famine and drought are real.   Through a new board game, international student Jacob Mayiani, with JMU ecology professors, is trying to teach his fellow Maasai people in Kenya that their own cattle-grazing practices might contribute to the climate-conditions which cause so much suffering.    

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Virginia Insight
4:00 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

The Activists Who Call Themselves ‘Appalachian Voices’

They began 15 years ago with one small office and an ambitious agenda.  

Today their environmental efforts spread across much of the Southeast.  And are part of a national dialogue on everything from coal mining to clean air.  

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Virginia Insight
4:00 pm
Mon February 18, 2013

Parents, Teachers, and Boys

Shave Cream by Peter Griffin

Education psychologist Abigail James has been writing for years about the differences between how boys and girls learn in school.

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The Spark
12:22 pm
Fri February 15, 2013

Old-Fashioned Chocolate-Making --Like AZTEC Old!

Working cacao beans upon a volcanic-stone grinding bench with a push-pestle while perched on a handmade seat, foodie Leni Sorensen shows students how to make reeeeeaallly "old fashioned" chocolate.  

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The Spark
12:22 pm
Fri February 15, 2013

Romance Writer Joanna Bourne

The award-winning novelist lives on a mountain top overlooking Afton. So, how’d she come to write romance novels anyway? 

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Virginia Insight
4:00 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Love Connections

Communication researcher Jennie Rosier was blogging about love, and interacting with her blogs’ readers, for many years before she wrote her first book.

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Virginia Insight
4:00 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

Passing Crossover

Credit Photo: Waldo Jaquith

Letter grades for Virginia Schools? Republican based re-districting? A Lieutenant Governor as wild card?

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The Spark
12:34 pm
Fri February 8, 2013

A Bowl of Good

Katrina Didot turned world travel, an appreciation for hospitality, and an interest in fair pay into the restaurant, A Bowl of Good.  

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The Spark
12:27 pm
Fri February 8, 2013

Load! Aim! FIRE!

Lowell Haarar crafts flintlock guns and powderhorns. WMRA's Martha Woodroof visits the gun-maker's workshop. 

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