How do government and nonprofit agencies assess water quality? How do they know what effects a storm, or an agricultural practice, has on stream health? WMRA's Randi B. Hagi tagged along on a demonstration. www.wmra.org/2025-06-03/a...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is under pressure to increase deportations nationwide. And ICE operations have apparently ramped up in the Shenandoah Valley. www.wmra.org/2025-06-04/h...
“A new study models the impact of the implosion of U.S.-funded disease treatment and prevention in the developing world — and suggests that Elon Musk and Marco Rubio will go down as among history’s greatest monsters if funding and effective administration are not restored.”
New rules from the Dept. of Agriculture could threaten huge chunks of Washington, Jefferson and Monongahela National Forests. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi www.wmra.org/2025-04-17/g...
Any #hummingbird citings yet in the Shenandoah Valley, particularly Harrisonburg? Anyone? Anyone? Thinking about putting my feeders out today. www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-...
"We don't drop kinetic bombs - we drop truth bombs." - Steve Herman, until Feb. 28 chief national correspondent of the Voice of America bsky.app/profile/voan..., which Friday was granted a restraining order against Trump's shut-down. My interview with Steve on WMRA. www.wmra.org/2025-03-27/t...
When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option.
Pete Hegseth should resign.
Mike Waltz should resign.
Federal budget slashing threatens local food aid for those in need. But so does AI. Find out how in this report from WMRA's Ayse Pirge.
#AlternateWaPoMissionStatements
Peace For Our Time
Go Along To Get Along
He Kinda Has A Point Tho
Question The Afflicted, Flatter The Comfortable
Enjoy All Prime Benefits
Man Succumbs To 7-Year Battle With Health Insurance
Man Succumbs To 7-Year Battle With Health Insurance
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Virginia Democrats retain their control of the Statehouse in special elections | AP News https://buff.ly/429nauJ
The Washington Post’s editorial cartoonist quits after editors spike cartoon mocking tech billionaires (including WashPost owner Jeff Bezos) for sucking up to Trump
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Jimmy Carter putting his peanut farm into a blind trust reminds me of that time Donald Trump’s son-in-law took $2 Billion from the Saudis who murdered Jamal Khashoggi.
Donald Trump is suing the Iowa paper because he’s still mad about an election poll he didn’t like. The paper isn’t standing for it.
Like I said, ABC put a target on everyone else in the media with their bullshit settlement.
Did you catch Billie Eilish on NPR's Tiny Desk? You may have noticed Harrisonburg, Va native Abe Nouri on keyboards. Just days before, WMRA's Randi B. Hagi produced a profile of Abe and his amazing journey! www.wmra.org/2024-12-09/b...
i just....
it's literally the polio vaccine. how can you be on team polio
This afternoon Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law. Here's our full story: www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/p...
A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
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It's been repeatedly "looked into" and repeatedly debunked
"I had a very stern conversation with Nick Fuentes, and he has promised not to pepper spray or push women down the stairs anymore. I believe he's learned his lesson."
New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts—counties where there are no local news sources or reporters —he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School’s Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...
"It’s opening up that vulnerability in a really safe space to make sure that we’re all the best 'us-es' at the end of the day...." -Shenandoah Valley flower grower Jessica Hall on promoting the mental health of farmers. WMRA's Ayse Pirge with the story. www.wmra.org/2024-12-04/f...
