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In 1962, a 35-year-old physicist from Kentucky became president of the university we know today as Virginia Tech. The late Marshall Hahn was a maverick,…
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Of all the ground-breaking innovations Internet technology has brought to the workplace, the best may be, that today’s I.T. employees can be based…
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Community Farmer’s markets bring a bounty of locally grown food, and cottage industries to town. And these small business owners often have a special kind…
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For the first time, the World Health Organization formally recognized Traditional Chinese Medicine. TCM has a 2,000 year history and, in the last decade,…
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For the first time, girls are allowed to join what was previously known as Boy Scouts. The U.S. had been the last hold-out, keeping boy scouts a…
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A nearly 200-year-old house in the historic section of Blacksburg looks like any other modest house in town. It was built by a father for his daughter and…
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The word ‘smart’ has a new context, thanks to the tech boom. From ‘smart’ phones to smart homes, we’re seeing technology that promises to improve our…
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In this era of polarized politics, it turns out that most of the acrimony comes from the far wings of the parties, about a third of Americans. And that…
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A preschool that focuses on the outdoors and exploring the natural world, had to close its doors in Newport last week. The Mayapple School was located…
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When Rockstar, David Bowie, died two years ago at the age of 69, he left behind a parting gift. He’d been secretly working on a new album, knowing it…