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Monday kickoff: Hoppin’ on the bandwagon

Hurray! It’s Hops Week on NCPR! Well, at least, Two Hop Days. To kickoff the week, our Champlain Valley reporter Sarah Harris has a guest post reporter’s notebook about something near and dear to my heart – the crop that makes beer...

NPR explores what happens between school and bedtime

NPR’s new 8-part series about “crunch time”, the time between when kids get home from school and when they get to bed, should spark a great conversation about how we help our children eat and exercise right. We hope...

Rhubarb, too

Rhubarb season always reminds me of an elderly neighbor when I was a child. I grew up in central Minnesota, about a hour north of Minneapolis. Yes, Lake Wobegon country. Minnie Reimann was my family’s go-to person for advice on gardening and...

News stories tagged with "family"

Commentary: 'Home For the Holidays'

by Commentary

Dec 24, 2002 — Like many North Country natives, Commentator Jill Vaughan's son is home for the holidays from Alaska. That phrase -- 'home for the holidays' -- makes Jill think of security and roots. Go to full article

People: Storyteller Fran Yardley

by Todd Moe

Jun 14, 2002 — Todd Moe talks with Adirondack storyteller Fran Yardley. It's a conversation and story about Fran's father from her latest collection of stories, Beyond My Father's Shadow. Go to full article

Commentary: Northern Lights, Earthquake, and a Family Camp-out

by Commentary

Apr 26, 2002 — The Earth has put on quite a show lately, with summery sun, spring snows, the Northern Lights, not to mention a North Country earthquake. Commentator Jill Vaughan slept outside with her family last weekend, the night before the earthquake, and appreciated more than just nature. Go to full article

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