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An important election today - no, not the one that New Dominion editor Chris Graham is running for Waynesboro City Council. We talk with regular contributor W.R. Marshall about the presidential primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. We might work in a moment or two about Waynesboro as well …

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Virginia Tech architecture student Sruthi Atmakur is conducting research into what can make women feel safer and more comfortable in public spaces. Atmakur joins us today to talk about how research and its potential ramifications on planning and design.

Show Length: 8:06

Earth Talk
From the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: What is the “clean tech” business sector and why have I been hearing that term so much lately?
- Andrea Newell, Denver, Colo.

Cleantech is a loosely-defined category of businesses dedicated to creating cutting edge technologies that address the world’s environmental problems. These high flying companies — most of which began small with the hope of ascending to publicly-traded status — are the new darlings of Wall Street, attracting billions in venture capital and public funding in what many financial analysts are calling the next big thing since the burst of the dot-com bubble. Read more »

In the Scheme of Things column by Nan Russell

There was turbulence on the plane. Not the soft, rolling bumps that gently remind you that you’re 31,000 feet above the ground in a metal cylinder, but the shake side to side, sudden-drop kind that flip-flops your stomach. The announcement was made several times for passengers to stay seated with seatbelts fastened and return to their seats quickly since more turbulence was expected. The seatbelt sign stayed illuminated. Read more »

State Politics
- Gov. Kaine to seek another transportation solution
- Mark Warner kicks off Senate bid

Item by Chris Graham
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Legal eagles in Virginia collected more than 1.3 million pounds of food for food banks in the Old Dominion, enough food for 1.1 million meals.
That was the haul in the 2008 Legal Food Frenzy, Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced on Thursday. Read more »

Earth Talk
From the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: I am getting married this summer and was wondering if you have any tips on how to make the festivities greener?
- Tara McCarthy, Los Angeles, Calif.

You know environmental consciousness has really taken hold when couples start to worry about whether their weddings will be green enough. But more and more people who care deeply about the planet view getting married as a chance to show off their values; so green nuptials make all the sense in the world. Read more »

State Politics
- Paul Harris drops out of ‘09 GOP attorney-general race

Economy
- Canon to invest $600M, add 1,000 jobs in Southeast Virginia

Transportation
- Hampton Roads, NoVa legislators meet to discuss roads solutions

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Rockbridge County Republican Del. Ben Cline joins us today to talk about the 2008 Virginia General Assembly session, transportation issues including the gas tax, tensions in the Augusta County GOP, the Republican Senate nomination race and more.

Show Length: 10:53

Item by Chris Graham
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He’s been running for a while. Next week Mark Warner will be official.

Warner will be traveling the state next week to launch his campaign for the United States Senate.

Warner, a Democrat and former governor, is a candidate for the seat currently held by Republican John Warner.

John Warner announced last year that he will not seek re-election this fall. Read more »

Higher Education
- UVa. increasing tuition, fees

Weather
- Suffolk residents return home to ruins

State Politics
- GOP leaders back McDonnell, Bolling in ‘09

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Federal officials have reversed course and agreed to provide $900 million in funding for the project to extend Metro to Dulles International Airport. Gov. Tim Kaine joins us today to discuss the news and to talk about what steps need to be taken in Richmond to get the state ready to partner with the feds.

Show Length: 7:06

Item by Chris Graham
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A straw poll at a weekend conservative event has former governor Jim Gilmore reclaiming the momentum in the race for the Republican Party Senate nomination.

Gilmore took 57 percent of the vote in the Virginia Conservative Leadership Conference straw poll. State legislator Bob Marshall, who has been gaining momentum of his own in the race for the party nomination, was second with 40 percent of the vote.

Northern Virginia GOP activist Bob Berry was third with 3 percent of the vote.

Winning at Working column by Nan Russell

“I don’t like to be kept waiting,” he responded when asked by the travel-study professor why he delayed the entire group for a third straight day. “Next time,” the professor warned, “we won’t hold the bus.” Read more »

Fly Lady column by Marla Cilley

Do you ever feel like you must be losing your mind? Someone says to you, “I told you that last week!” or “Don’t you remember?” We can get defensive about comments like this. I know I have. This morning as I was sleeping in it hit me what the problem is. Read more »

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Regular contributor W.R. Marshall joins us today to go into more detail on his Hillary Clinton-is-a-zombie theory, former Barack Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright and more.

Show Length: 13:26

Transportation
- Gov. Kaine to roll out transportation proposal in coming days

Immigration
- Prince William softens immigration policy

Dull Ache column by W.R. Marshall
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“Someone should call a priest, or the National Enquirer: Hillary Clinton has now come back from the dead four times.” John Dickerson, Slate.com, April 23, 2008.
Dickerson is on to something. He’s found the thread, and now it’s time for him to do a bit of the old Woodward & Bernstein and follow this thing all the way into an underground parking lot if he has to. Read more »

Dinner Diva column by Leanne Ely

A favorite guilty pleasure of mine is guacamole. Made fresh, with chopped cilantro, red onion, lime juice, a dash of sea salt and a little salsa (I use a fire roasted chipotle salsa in a jar that is just KILLER!), it’s hard to beat. In three minutes, I’ve got a delicious dip that’s out of this world (just eyeball the proportions; you want avocado to be the main thing so for two avocados, use a handful of red onion and cilantro, each. For the salsa, add about 3 tablespoons and a tablespoon of lime juice). Read more »

Weather
- Tornado devastates Suffolk, more than 200 injured
- More than 20 injured as twister makes its way through Colonial Heights

State Politics
- Panel to study gun shows