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W&L Students Budget Challenge: Cheap Dinner - 9.2.10
Incoming freshmen at Washington and Lee University are attending pre-orientation this week. It's a service learning program combining hands-on volunteer work...and an academic understanding of the root causes of poverty. And that is why, earlier this week, some 20 W&L students ended up in a Roanoke Wal-Mart...tasked with compiling a family dinner on a strict budget. WVTF's Connie Stevens has the story.
ListenBacteria and geometry - 9.2.10
A pair of Virginia Tech researchers is looking at using geometry to determine how naturally occurring microbes can best be used to eat what remains of the Gulf Coast oil spill Amy Pruden-Bagchi, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, talked with WVTF's Beverly Amsler about the project.
ListenFinding Homer's Odysseus - 9.2.10
Archaeiologists in Greece believe they've uncovered the ancient palace of Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic, but a classical studies professor in Virginia says we don't have to prove the epic was real for it to be relevant 3,000 years later. Thomas Pierce has the story.
ListenPlans to change hospital "boarding" - 9.2.10
The Virginia State Health Department acknowledges there's been a problem for many years with "boarding" in hospitals, where patients who have already been seen by emergency staff are left unattended for lengthy periods while they wait to be assigned to hospital beds. Now the state is working with hospitals to develop plans to alleviate the problem. Tommie McNeil has more from our Richmond bureau.
ListenFarm tour - 9.2.10
Virginians love their farmers' markets. In Charlottesville, for example, as many as 5,000 visit on Saturdays, and last year the downtown market reported over one million dollars in sales. This holiday weekend, farmers will show their gratitude by inviting consumers to visit them in the country. Sandy Hausman reports on what visitors can expect if they stop by.
ListenThe Ice Road - 9.1.10
It was 71 years ago that Germany invaded Poland, leading to World War II. Nellysford resident Alice Faintich knows the date well. Her father was a child at the time, living in Poland, and the events that followed would take him on a life-changing journey to Siberia. WVTF's Sandy Hausman reports on a war story that few Americans have heard.
Salem shop helps mine rescue - 8.31.10
A Salem metal shop's work could speed the rescue of 33 Chilean workers trapped underground for more than three weeks. WVTF's Jay King has details.
ListenDMV still down - 8.31.10
Virginians seeking renewal of drivers licenses will have to wait at least another day, thanks to a failure of state computers that affected 26 state agencies starting last Wednesday. Workers at the Virginia Information Technology Agency and the private contractor Northrop Grumman worked through the weekend and restored all but three agency systems, including repairs to damaged storage hardware. Anne Marie Morgan has more from our Richmond bureau.
ListenJob Concerns - 8.31.10
U.S. jobless rates have continued to remain high at 9.5%. While Virginia's 7% unemployment rate is better than the national average, many industry sectors in the Commonwealth are still not hiring. But as Virginia Public Radio's Anne Marie Morgan reports from our Richmond bureau, businesses say they can't add more employees to their payrolls in a climate of uncertainty.
ListenPrescription drug abuse - 8.30.10
Drugs are a common problem in almost any community, but federal authorities say the issues in far southwestern Virginia are so unique that raids and arrests are not enough to solve the problem. WVTF's John Mongle has the story.
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