With Good Reason

The Virginia General Assembly this week granted state recognition to an Indian tribe based in Stafford County.  Sarah McConnell, of the radio program With Good Reason, reports it’s another victory for Virginia Indians, who are still trying to overcome the damaging effects of a 1924 state law that stripped them of [...]

As America continues the debate over defining the difference between ‘enhanced interrogation’ and ‘torture’ in the war on terrorism, a Virginia scholar takes a look back at the practice of torture in the medieval times.  Lydia Wilson of the radio program “With Good Reason” has more:
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65 years ago, Allied forces began a four year occupation of Germany, during which time, the shattered country struggled to rebuild.  A Virginia scholar has a new book that looks at the role of textbooks.  Producer Jesse Dukes has this retrospective:
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A University of Mary Washington professor is following the footsteps of a civil rights icon James Farmer, by training his students in the art of debate. Producer Lydia Wilson has more:
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An aneurysm is a silent killer that lurks in the bodies of five percent of the population. Lydia Wilson, of the radio program “With Good Reason,” reports on a cutting-edge operating theatre in Richmond designed to increase patients’ chance of survival:
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Democratic leaders are working to reconcile a health care reform bill that would cost over 800 billion dollars to implement, while opponents are concerned about more big government.    A new book by a Virginia historian looks at this question of big government through history, and draws surprising conclusions.  Jesse Dukes, of the program “With Good [...]

An experiment is underway in one of the lowest performing school districts in Virginia to teach advanced math and critical thinking skills to minority students in the 7th and 8th grades. Sarah McConnell of the radio program With Good Reason reports it’s showing dramatic results:
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Virginia’s effort to regulate the training of Yoga teachers has prompted a Federal lawsuit.  Lydia Wilson reports on the reaction of an Arlington yoga instructor who is one of the plantiffs:
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Seven of last weekend’s top-ten grossing movies have fight scenes.  Every fight scene has to be carefully choreographed by a stage fighting director.  Producer Jesse Dukes spoke to a master of stage combat:
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Americans traditionally created the Thanksgiving feast from local foods, but that disappeared with the modern era of long commutes and supermarket shopping.  Now there’s a movement afoot to change that.  Sarah McConnell reports on the 100-Mile Thanksgiving:
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