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1. "Holiday Decorations Can Be Dangerous" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:56] BEFORE YOU COPY THAT BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY DECORATING IDEA FROM A MAGAZINE, BE SURE THE DECORATION WILL BE SAFE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "Holiday Decoration Safety" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:57] MOST EVERYONE KNOWS THAT CANDLES AND DRIED PINE TREES ARE A LETHAL COMBINATION. IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH, WE HEAR THAT ALL PLANT MATERIAL MIGHT BURN. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Safe Trees and Wreaths" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:57] MANY OF US NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THE THREAT OF FIRE POSED BY DRYING PLANT MATERIAL, INCLUDING PINE TREES. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Physical Activity and Holiday Stress" (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise)
with reporter Karen Cronin [0:57] TO REDUCE HOLIDAY STRESS, TRY TAKING A BRISK WALK. MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ACTIVITY IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Schedule Active Family Events" (Janet W. Rankin/Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55] EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY WILL BENEFIT IF YOU PLAN SOME PHYSICALLY ACTIVE EVENTS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Holiday Overspending" (Alex White/Extension Financial Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] WHY DO WE OVERSPEND DURING THE HOLIDAYS EVERY YEAR? A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST OFFERS SEVERAL REASONS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Holiday Budgets" (Alex White/Extension Financial Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] PROPER PLANNING IS THE KEY TO STAYING WITHIN YOUR HOLIDAY SPENDING BUDGET, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Ways to Pay for the Holidays" (Alex White/Extension Financial Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] HOW TO PAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? CASH, CHECKS AND DEBIT CARDS EACH HAVE PROS AND CONS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "The Cost of the Holidays" (Alex White/Extension Financial Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:56] BEFORE YOU RUN UP THOSE HOLIDAY BILLS, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER THE REAL PRICE OF BUYING WITH CREDIT. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Spending Less this Holiday Season" (Alex White/Extension Financial Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] IS HOLIDAY SPENDING GETTING YOU DOWN? A VIRGINIA TECH FINANCIAL SPECIALIST LISTS SOME WAYS TO SPEND LESS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Housing Costs in Southside and Pr. William" (Ted Koebel/Va. Center for Housing Research) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:59] WHAT DO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA HAVE IN COMMON? ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH STUDY, THE ANSWER IS: AFFORDABLE HOMES. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Out-of-Reach Housing Costs" (Ted Koebel/Va. Center for Housing Research) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] HIGHER INCOMES MEAN HIGH-PRICED HOMES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARE GENERALLY AFFORDABLEäBUT A VIRGINIA TECH HOUSING EXPERT SAYS THERE'S A SIZABLE PART OF THE POPULATION THERE THAT IS LOCKED OUT OF THE MARKET. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Richmond Housing Costs" (Ted Koebel/Va. Center for Housing Research)
with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:42] HOUSING IN MOST OF THE STATE'S URBAN AREAS IS GENERALLY PRETTY PRICEY. A VIRGINIA TECH STUDY SAYS ONE MAJOR EXCEPTION IS THE RICHMOND AREA. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Switching to No-Till Farming" (Mark Alley/Crop and Soil Environmental Science) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] SWITCHING TO A NEW FORM OF FARMING CAN SAVE VIRGINIA'S FARMERS TIME AND MONEYäBUT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO MAKE THE CHANGE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Decline of the Plow" (Mark Alley/Crop and Soil Environmental Science) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:01] THE TRADITIONAL IMAGE OF A FARMER PLOWING THE LAND IS BEGINNING TO DISAPPEAR, THANKS TO A NEW PROCESS WHERE LESS IS MORE. THE STORY FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.