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3:34 am
Fri December 21, 2007

Building Goodness

Charlottesville, VA – Several years ago, volunteers from Charlottesville dedicated themselves to an unusual kind of rescue work in two of Latin America's poorest countries. Now they are bringing that same energy to a tiny town in southwestern Mississippi.

Building Goodness Foundation

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WMRA News
3:15 am
Sun December 16, 2007

Mortgage Loans

Charlottesville, VA – The mortgage industry meltdown that's sent shockwaves through the home-buying community has dealt an especially cruel blow to low-income borrowers. Charlottesville has the largest gap between black and white mortgage rates.

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WMRA News
3:09 am
Wed December 12, 2007

A Conversation with Governor Tim Kaine

Orange County – Last Monday, WMRA's Martha Woodroof trailed the governor and his cabinet around from sunrise to sunset, through 6 events in and around Charlottesville. At the end of the day, Martha sat down with Governor Kaine in the new Montpelier Visitor's Center to talk with him about what the day meant to him.

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WMRA News
2:57 am
Wed December 12, 2007

Cabinet Community Day in and around Charlottesville

Charlottesville, VA – On Monday, Governor Tim Kaine took Virginia's executive branch on the road in and around Charlottesville. Reporter Martha Woodroof spent an exhausting day keeping up with them.

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WMRA News
10:56 am
Sun November 11, 2007

Climate Change in the Garden

Charlottesville, VA – Despite the recent rainfall, trees and shrubs across Virginia are suffering from warmer temperatures and a lack of precipitation. Some gardeners believe the plants are trying to tell us something. Nancy King, with the radio program With Good Reason, took a walk in her garden.

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