The Road Less Revved
Motorcycle riding is inherently risky. In some emergency rooms, choppers and bobbers are nicknamed “donorcycles” because a significant percentage of motorcyclists end up as…
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Habitat for Humanity Contest Winner Drinks to Invention
“Some days the project is done,” says recycling artist Wayne Ruth. “But then other days… maybe not.” A long-time volunteer at the Asheville Area…
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Grounding Force
Home-and-garden tours have gone underground. At one stop on the Environmental and Conservation Organization’s upcoming self-guided driving event, participants can learn about vermiculture, a…
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Avian Adoption Group Takes Parrots Under its Wings
Parrots are clever birds. They can live up to 80 years in the wild, foraging for food, escaping predators, and imitating each other to…
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Dottie Mattern’s Journey
Mattern is currently making plans for the motorcycle ride of a lifetime. She is one of approximately 100 riders who will take part in…
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A Christmas Pilgrimage
A small gym in a small school transforms every December 25th, not unlike a stable in Bethlehem. At the Bounty of Bethlehem, a free,…
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Forging a New Path
When they got married 42 years ago on the corn-growing flatlands of Indiana, Jacque and Allan Harper had no idea that decades later they…
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