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Earth Talk | The fur industry
Dear EarthTalk: How is the fur industry doing these days? Has it been impacted by activism from PETA and similar groups?
- Clara Andrews, Edmonds, Wash.
An accurate source of up-to-date numbers is hard to come by, but it’s safe to say that the fur industry has been hurt by the ongoing and very visible anti-fur campaign—sometimes featuring top supermodels—by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal rights groups. Read more
Jim Bishop | Clarence Peifer epitomizes life of lay ministry
Clarence E. Peifer of Bridgewater will defuse any preconceived notions of how a person who turned 95 (on May 18 this year) should appear or act.
Clarence moves at a slower pace these days, but gets around well. He wears a hearing aid but responds thoughtfully to questions. He recently passed another drivers’ test but usually rides shotgun. He only wears glasses to read the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record every day, supplemented with books and his favorite tome, the Bible, which he mines daily for spiritual gems. Read more
Chris DeWald | Tai Chi, Qigong, Brain Gym
Tai chi (pronounced “tie chee,” and also known by some other names and spellings) is a mind-body practice that originated in China as a martial art. A person doing tai chi moves his body slowly and gently, while breathing deeply and meditating (tai chi is sometimes called “moving meditation”). Many practitioners believe that tai chi helps the flow throughout the body of a proposed vital energy called qiIn traditional Chinese medicine, the vital energy or life force proposed to regulate a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health and to be influenced by the opposing forces of yin and yang. (pronounced “chee,” it means “air” or “power”). In the United States, tai chi for health purposes is part of complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. Read more
The FlyLady | Commonsense approach to germs
Everyone is hollering about the swine flu and a pandemic. Let’s get the facts straight before we start getting in a panic! In the United States between 5 and 20 people out of every 100 come down with the flu each year. Let’s do the math – 15 million-60 million actually get sick with the flu. Read more
Dinner Diva | Food prices
Did you know the average family of four in America wastes $600 worth of groceries a year? That’s $50 a month! That’s a tank of gas, y’all! Read more
Deeds gets WaPo endorsement, McAuliffe gets another poll bump
Two developments in the Democratic Party gubernatorial race in the last couple of days have the race going in a couple of different directions.
A Research 2000/Daily Kos poll released on Thursday has Terry McAuliffe gaining significant ground on Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds since the last R2000/Kos poll in early April. And then today we learned that The Washington Post is endorsing Deeds for the party nomination in a bit of a surprise considering the outside-NoVa status of the Bath County state senator. Read more
Democratic Party candidates thinking green
Five local Democratic Party General Assembly candidates will be meeting in Staunton on Tuesday, May 26, to discuss green jobs and the emerging green economy.
15th District candidate John Lesinski, 20th District candidate Erik Curren, 24th District candidate Jeff Price, 25th District candidate Greg Marrow and 26th District candidate Gene Hart will be on hand for the Green Valley/Green Economy candidates forum, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Meeting Room at the Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave., Staunton. Read more
We know where they really stand on the arts
“Museums,” the line in the Steve Landes campaign press release touting the state legislator’s kickoff tour set for this weekend, “as well as performing and fine arts centers, continue to attract tourists to the Valley, which help stimulate the economy.” Read more
Beware the sticker patrol, part two
The Waynesboro Police Department wants you to remember, Don’t shoot the messenger.
“The Waynesboro Police Department would like to remind city residents that 46.2-1052 of the Code of Virginia makes it unlawful to have any unauthorized sticker affixed to the windshield of a motor vehicle being operated on a highway. Recently abolished and currently expired city decals would constitute an unauthorized sticker under this code section and vehicle owners are urged to scrape them off in order to be in compliance. Read more
A hand up to fallen heroes
Commander Lawrence M. Miller joins “The Chris Graham Show” today to talk about the Wounded Warrior Regiment and efforts of the American Academy of Physician Assistants to help provide medical services to returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Length: 8:35. Read more
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Theodore Morrison | Our region needs transmission lines to power homes and businesses
Posted on May 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Each of us is impacted every day by electric transmission. We power multiple appliances and technologies in our homes and businesses. We expect to flip the switch and have the lights come on. But our current transmission grid is quickly reaching maximum capacity. Without new, reliable sources of electric energy that can handle increased demands, we are susceptible to regional voltage reductions (brownouts) and blackouts. Read more
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