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A Classic Book Review: The Last Girls

For Women of a Certain Age, Lee Smith’s “The Last Girls” is a trip you want to take now: a novel about four women reliving a raft journey down the Mississippi River taken when it was acceptable to call college-aged women girls.

Foothills Conservancy on a Roll

Two tracts were recently protected, with another in the works.

Biltmore Gardens Preserved in Forever Stamp

A new audience of garden lovers will discover the colorful tulips and blooming Wisteria at Biltmore Estate’s Walled Garden in Asheville, North Carolina.

Crayfish Comeback?

Two crayfish nearing extinction could have a lot more room to roam if a federal plan to protect their habitat is approved.

Alderson’s Store Legacy Lives

Alderson’s, of Alderson, West Virginia, has held on against the tide of retail closings.

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Lee Smith. The Last Girls. (Ballantine Books, 2002) 406 pp.

A Classic Book Review: The Last Girls

For Women of a Certain Age, Lee Smith’s “The Last Girls” is a trip you want to take now: a novel about four women reliving a raft journey down the Mississippi River taken when it was acceptable to call college-aged women girls.
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Foothills Conservancy on a Roll

Two tracts were recently protected, with another in the works.
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Biltmore Gardens Preserved in Forever Stamp

A new audience of garden lovers will discover the colorful tulips and blooming Wisteria at Biltmore Estate’s Walled Garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Crayfish Comeback?

Two crayfish nearing extinction could have a lot more room to roam if a federal plan to protect their habitat is approved.
Sarah Alderson stands outside the historic store bearing her family’s name in the town also carrying that name.

Alderson’s Store Legacy Lives

Alderson’s, of Alderson, West Virginia, has held on against the tide of retail closings.
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