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1. "Gray Water" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [1:00] CONTINUED WATER SHORTAGES HAVE GARDENERS SCRAMBLING FOR WAYS TO SAVE THEIR PLANTS. WE HEAR ABOUT USING RECYCLED WATER IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "Health Precautions for Gray Water Use" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:50] USING RECYCLED GRAY WATER MAY BE A TEMPTING WAY TO KEEP PLANTS ALIVE, BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Plants and Soil and Gray Water" (Diane Relf/Extension Horticulture) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54] USING RECYCLED GRAY WATER TO HELP DROUGHT-STRICKEN PLANTS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR ALL PLANTS. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "New Dairy Program in the 2002 Farm Bill" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:53] THE 2002 FARM BILL INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT SMALL DAIRY FARMERS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Virginia Dairy Farms and the 2002 Farm Bill" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55] DAIRY FARMS WITH UP TO 150 COWS STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE 2002 FARM BILL, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Helping Children Do Their Best" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] IT’S CRITICAL THAT CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR OWN STANDARDS FOR JUDGING THEIR WORK, BOTH IN SCHOOL AND OUT, AND ADULTS CAN HELP. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Making a Difference in Our Schools" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:04] THERE’S NO QUICK SOLUTION OR EASY FIX FOR WHAT’S WRONG WITH OUR SCHOOLS. IT MAY TAKE A MORE FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Safe Schools" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY HEAR AND READ IN THE MEDIA, SCHOOLS TODAY ARE VERY SAFE PLACES TO BE, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "Creating Peaceful Middle Schools" (Claire Cole Vaught/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:57] THERE ARE A NUMBER OF APPROACHES TO CREATING A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOLS. IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH, WE HEAR WHICH APPROACH MAY BE MOST EFFECTIVE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "The Bullies Behind the Bully" (Claire Cole Vaught/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:59] WHEN A BULLY CAUSES TROUBLE AT SCHOOL, HE OR SHE MAY BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OTHER STUDENTS WHO STAY BEHIND THE SCENES. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Common Sense About the West Nile Virus" (X.J. Meng/Veterinary Medicine) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:50] A VIRGINIA TECH VIROLOGIST SAYS COMMON SENSE, NOT PANIC, IS THE RESPONSE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO THE SPREAD OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS IN THIS COUNTRY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Virginia and the West Nile Virus" (X.J. Meng/Veterinary Medicine) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:53] VIRGINIANS NEED TO BE SENSIBLE, NOT PANICKY, ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Taking Precautions" (X.J. Meng/Veterinary Medicine) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS PEOPLE CAN TAKE SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS TO GUARD AGAINST THE WEST NILE VIRUS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Learning to Communicate" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] IS YOUR CHILD LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE FACE TO FACE, OR OVER A COMPUTER OR CELL PHONE? A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Communicating Poorly" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:03] A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS CELL PHONES AND COMPUTERS CAN ACTUALLY IMPAIR A CHILD’S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.