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Particularly Interesting Art

April 16, 2021

Solar in Jefferson County

April 11, 2021

Shepherdstown University Art Students Exhibit

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A Vision for Hill Top House

April 2, 2021

2021 PVAS Race For The Birds

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Speak Stories Hosts Len Cabral – April 13

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Book Review: Remaking Appalachia

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Keep Your Bird Feeders Clean

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Rebuilding A Shopping Destination In Downtown Charles Town

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Discover History At The Jefferson County Museum

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Shepherdstown Library Gets a New Website

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Building An Organic Farm From The Ground Up

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Living with Racism as a Black Woman

October 29, 2020 Tagged With: Donna Washington, racism, Shepherdstown Speak Story Series, storytelling, virtual

Donna Washington.

Tune in from the comfort of home to be informed, entertained, and perhaps discomfited by, Donna Washington’s performance of “The Chairs in the Trees” presented by Speak Storytelling.  Read the Full Story >>

400 Years, 8 Minutes, 46 Seconds

July 1, 2020 Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, protest, racism

A women holds a sign at a black lives matter vigil that lists the names of black individuals killed by police.

George Floyd was murdered on May 25. The next day protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis, and every day since then protests have roared through the streets of every state in the United States. Around the globe, people have united to echo this call for change, not only in support of the protesters in America but also to call-out and address similar issues in their own societies. After countless years of activism, a majority of the American population is finally beginning to see through the literal smoke.  Read the Full Story >>

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