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Hand Made in the Mountains 2019

The beauty of the hand-crafted—of wood, glass, clay, metal, fabric or stone—is exceeded perhaps only by the sensory pleasure of holding the item in your hands.
Casey Kerrigan: “When you see something wrong with the world and it’s in your power to change it, that’s what you need to do.”

The Shoe Factor: Bad Things Can Begin at the Feet

Dr. Casey Kerrigan was a tenured professor at the University of Virginia. She quit to pursue her dream of revolutionizing women’s footwear.
Male blue ghost fireflies seek out females in this time-lapse photo captured in Brevard, North Carolina. 

Inset: Tal Galton is at ease with creatures.

Beauty in the Details (or How to Love a Snake)

A boyhood love of reptiles led ecotour company owner Tal Galton to a lifelong exploration of nature.
Kiran Singh Sirah promotes peace through the art of storytelling.

Kiran Singh Sirah Tells Tales

As president of the International Storytelling Center, Sirah brings a rich and international appreciation to the concept of story as a path to unity.
The 1975 Bluefield Beavers cheerleaders included co-captain Harriet Michael (seated right) and her friend and captain, Karen Noble (seated, left), who was murdered three years later.

High School Football and the Age of Innocence

The sights and sounds of the big game are still distinct more than four decades later, and live again each fall.

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