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Weekend Virginia 1 - 8.7.10

Larry Bly returns with more strange but true stories from the world of broadcasting.

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Weekend Virginia 2 - 8.7.10

Home remodeling the way Thomas Jefferson did it; how a pair of Roanoke neighborhoods hold on to their sense of community; the Veggie Chef makes cheddar biscuits and Governor McDonnell hits the road to talk with Virginians.

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Weekend Virginia 3 - 8.7.10

Amanda Bower comes home from China with amazing stories of endless flights and toilet paper;  Steve Brown tells us about a great composer who was wealthy in spite of his profession; .Annie Johnson with The Blue Ridge Business Journal reports on utility rates and one delegate's efforts to keep them down and Dudski the Sports Blogger thanks those who serve as blog fodder.

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Weekend Virginia 1 - 7.31.10

Political bloggers Waldo Jaquith and Jim Hoeft talk about Senator Jim Webb and affirmative action. Also, Annie Johnson with the Blue Ridge Business Journal brings us up to date on stalled legislation intended to help small businesses.

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Weekend Virginia 2 - 7.31.10

Sandy Hausman reports on the new cuisine of the south; Connie Stevens has some information to help locavores do their grocery shopping; Veggie chef Andrea Mattioni makes a three bean salad and where to go for used work shirts and chijuajua stud services.

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Weekend Virginia 3 - 7.31.10

The life and legacy of Slugger the service dog; the literal shock of recreational trespassing; Beethoven as an inspiration for speeders; music from the brain and Jim Thorpe rests, but not necessarily in peace.

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Weekend Virginia 1 - 7.24.10

Virginia's balanced budget and the unbalanced one in Washington. Also, the many, many studies of VDOT.

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Weekend Virginia 2 - 7.24.10

A Virginia teen is roaring toward a career in NASCAR; the Veggie Chef's new salad that almost never was; researchers see invisibility on the horizon and the most influential film director you've never heard of.

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Weekend Virginia 3 - 7.24.10

Central Virginia brewers introduce a brand new ale; Peachy the cat takes on all comers, bears included; Ted Talks provide a brain boost for thousands of Americans and Dudski the Sports Blogger takes on the Nobel Committee and the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Weekend Virginia 1 - 7.17.10

Bloggers Waldo Jaquith and Jim Hoeft talk about Supreme Court rulings and gun control and we wonder how it would sound if NPR used catchy news music.

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