WMRA News

By Bob Leweke

Winchester, VA – Monday evening on All Things Considered you may remember hearing about the results of a study by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which found that public libraries nationwide continue to expand their digital services while facing budget cuts and shortened operating hours. And libraries in our area are no exception.

By Bob Leweke

Waynesboro, VA – Ed Clark is the president and co-founder of the Wildlife Center of Virginia near Waynesboro.

He recently returned from a 6-day trip to the Gulf of Mexico, sponsored by the Humane Society, to get a first-hand look at the damage to wildlife and to the habitat there.

On tours by helicopter and by boat, Clark traveled along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

By Tom Graham / Bob Leweke

Richmond, VA – Virginia's General Assembly reached its "Crossover Day" earlier this week, which is the point by which legislation other that budget matters had to have been approved by either the State Senate or the House in order to stay alive this session.

WMRA's Tom Graham was spending time at the state capitol again this week and spoke with Bob Leweke about the main focus in Richmond.

By Tom Graham

Charlottesville, VA – Chances are good you've been talking about the weather.

WMRA's Tom Graham has too, with a number of people who have been viewing this winter from a variety of perspectives.

By Bob Leweke

Harrisonburg, VA – Classical violin virtuoso Joshua Bell will be appearing at the Paramount Theater on February 10, 2010.

In anticipation of his appearance in Charlottesville, Bob Leweke spoke with Mr. Bell about his recent work and his attempts to bridge the gap between classical and popular music.

By Martha Woodroof and Tom Graham

Virginia – This morning, Tom Graham and Martha Woodroof set out to gauge local reactions to last night's State of the Union Address.

Martha Woodroof gathered reactions at the Heritage Farmers Market in Harrisonburg and Tom Graham spoke to patrons of Bodo's Bagels in Charlottesville.

By Tom Graham

Charlottesville, VA – A recent forum on health care reform turned out to be not quite as advertised.

But WMRA's Tom Graham says it still proved educational.

He attended the session in Charlottesville late last week, then did a little digging into its origins.

By Tom Graham

Charlotteville, VA – Could the recession hold a silver lining for some American families?

Brad Wilcox, Director of UVA's National Marriage Project thinks so and spoke with WMRA's Tom Graham about some new trends.