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Mean Girl Does Goodnew
Best known for playing nasty Nellie Oleson in "Little House on the Prairie," Alison Arngrim has become a comedienne and works for charitable causes.
Mountain Xpress |
Melanie McGee |
07-09-2004 |
Performance
Daylilies: Neither Do They Spinnew
Beautiful and edible, weedlike in their tenacity, bearing handsome foliage and available in a wide range of warm colors – what's not to like about daylilies?
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-09-2004 |
Gardening
Hidden Angels: The Secret Landscape of Southern Gospelnew
To most Americans, gospel music evokes images of swaying, clapping African-American choirs, but there is another, almost hidden, tradition, that of white gospel music, known to insiders as "Southern gospel." Western North Carolina is its cradle.
Mountain Xpress |
Tracy Rose |
06-11-2004 |
History
Symbionts I Have Knownnew
Certain animals, including chickens, copperheads, cats and dogs, are beneficial to gardens.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-10-2004 |
Gardening
Meadow Gardens Can Eventually Grow Themselvesnew
Laissez-faire gardening -- letting a garden create itself instead of forcing plants into preconceived patterns -- is the simplest and most natural way to nurture plants.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-08-2004 |
Gardening
Anti-Corporate Activists Draw Attention to Coffee Politicsnew
Coffee and the international trade that governs it affect the fate of migrant farmers, the survival of the rain-forest, and the livelihoods of independent roastmasters. In response to these concerns, a global movement to promote Fair Trade Certified coffees has emerged.
Mountain Xpress |
Stuart Gaines |
06-08-2004 |
Food+Drink
