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Russia launched a deadly strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Trump says he wants peace quickly. And, NPR looks inside Sudan's capital city of Khartoum after two years of war. -
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Recent federal policy changes are aimed at increasing timber sales in our national forests. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with a research ecologist and wilderness advocate about how these directives could play out locally.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is considering a bill that would expand African American Studies in Virginia public schools. Recent federal policy changes are aimed at increasing timber sales in our national forests. So-called “skill games” have been popping up around Virginia since their temporary legalization in 2020. Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor say they’d vote to repeal a legal hurdle facing labor unions in Virginia. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government. And more ...
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An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration aims to eliminate it nation-wide. It leaves behind a complicated legacy. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the second of a two-part story. -
An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and some employers have already transitioned out. It leaves behind a complicated legacy. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first of a two-part story. -
David Hirschman writes about environmentalism through the eyes of an FBI agent in his new novel The Tenacious Bloom. He's our speaker for Books & Brews on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. -
James Madison University professor of history Evan Friss writes about the history of the American bookstore in his new book called The Bookshop. -
Students from Highland County spent a recent school day at Elkhorn Lake learning about watershed health via canoe adventure. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited the polls in Waynesboro, Charlottesville, and Albemarle County on Tuesday to hear what issues were motivating voters to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. -
It was a busy morning at Central High School in Shenandoah County on election day as voters made their way to the polls. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
The possession of eagle feathers is restricted by federal law. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi follows the flight of these birds' remains from a wildlife hospital to a national repository and back to Virginia, into Indigenous hands. -
Less than a week before Election Day, Waynesboro voters are waiting on a judge to rule in a legal battle over the certification of the city's election results. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Division of Perceptual Studies is an academic group from the University of Virginia that is devoted to the evidence for extraordinary human experiences. Founded in 1967, the group investigates the mind’s relationship to the body and the possibility of consciousness surviving physical death. -
Throughout WMRA's 50th anniversary year (2024-2025) we are showcasing a few notable productions from our past and As Darkness Falls is a special Halloween special, produced in 2003, featuring short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Alexander Woollcott and a poem by H. P. Lovecraft, interlaced with dramatic classical music. All stories included in As Darkness Falls were voiced by local actors and residents of the WMRA listening area. -
While one cannabis company plans its buildout in our broadcast region, others want to challenge their licensure. Where does all of this leave medical marijuana patients? WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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