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Reader Favorites: The Time of Our Life - When "Dirty Dancing" Turned 20
The filming of Dirty Dancing. Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze and a bunch of extras had the time of their life when Dirty Dancing was released. Read more
May 1, 2007
Denise J. Mathews
Tiny Lake, Big Save
A one-acre lake that had been tended to for more than a decade by a group of Virginia high school students was about to lose its caretakers when their school fell victim to consolidation. Read more
Jan 1, 2012
Hatfield-McCoy Feud: A Timeline
A timeline of the key event of the Hatfield/McCoy feud. Read more
Mar 1, 1996
Pat and Chuck Blackley
Tragedy in the Making? Sudden Oak Death Looms
Here in the 100th Anniversary year of the first detection of the chestnut blight, the tree that has largely replaced it in the forests of the southern Appalachians is at risk for a similar fate. Read more
Jan 1, 2009
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