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Sandra K. Goss is executive director of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, a nonprofit based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and dedicated to the preservation of natural lands.

Sandra K. Goss

Sandra K. Goss is executive director of Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, a nonprofit based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and dedicated to the preservation of natural lands.
Working Girl Blues: The Life & Music of Hazel Dickens

Working Girl Blues: The Life & Music of Hazel Dickens

“Working Girl Blues” is a biography contained in a discography. Follow a young woman of Appalachia growing up and out of a male-dominated culture to hone her craft in a male-dominated music industry.
Actors rehearse at Stonewall Hill, part of the former Stonewall Jackson Institute campus and another early dormitory for the Barter players.

A Vegetable for a Laugh

Seventy-five years ago Abingdon, Va.’s Barter Theatre opened its doors for the first time. The Barter has just published “Will Work For Food,” a retrospective of its humble beginnings. The following is excerpted from its first chapter.
The view is of the New River from the state park; the bridge is a railroad bridge along the CSX line through the gorge.

Blue Ridge Fall Getaways: Photographers Favorites

Get Away This Fall: Photographers share their favorite autumn drives.
Rural quiet. The parkway runs past Glendale Springs, N.C. where the Glendale Springs Inn housed parkway engineers in the 1930s.

RVing the Blue Ridge Parkway

As a long-time tent camper and fan of Blue Ridge Parkway road trips, the idea of trying an RV for the first time on one of America's prettiest roads had some definite appeals.
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