More from Tanya Ott
Gees Bend Quilter
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From: Tanya Ott
one of the famous Gees Bend quilters talks about the tradition of quilting and their rise to international fame
Vacation Homes: Are they really a dream?
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From: Tanya Ott
If your recent vacation has you dreaming of owning a 2nd home, you?re not alone. Sales of second homes are at an all-time high. But there?s a lot to consider. before you can ...
Pharmacy's Prognosis
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From: Tanya Ott
The role of pharmacist has changed dramatically in recent years and the competition to get into pharmacy school is fierce.
Do you know YOUR credit score?
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From: Tanya Ott
You finished college several years ago and thought cramming for tests and stressing about scores was over. Well surprise! There is still one score that has the power to ...
Hiring Illegal Immigrants: the Tyson Story
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From: Tanya Ott
Tyson Foods is accused of surpressing wages by hiring illegal immigants. The lawsuit points out problems in the government's handling of workplace sanctions for companies ...
The Heights, The Depths and Everything in Between
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From: Tanya Ott
Growing up is never easy ... but some of us make light of things like junior high angst by writing books based on our experience. This is author Sally Nemeth's tale.
New Doubts About Tuskegee Airmen's Perfect Record
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From: Tanya Ott
America's first black fighter pilots claim they never lost a bomber, but a historian says newly uncovered records prove otherwise.
Black Belt Poverty
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From: Tanya Ott
The Black Belt of the Deep South stretches from Virginia to Texas. It got its name from the dark, rich soil that made cotton production a highly profitable industry - and ...
Free Press Post 9-11
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From: Tanya Ott
After 9-11, the executive and administrative branches of the U.S. government instituted a series of policies to control access to information, institutions and events deemed ...
Can Your Lunch Kill You?
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From: Tanya Ott
Mad Cow. Avian Flu. Mercury-contaminated fish. Every day there seems to be a new threat to the U-S food supply. But how real is the risk and are consumers worried?
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(ANCHOR INTRO) There are country people and city people - and then there are the Wards: Heather Ward, who built a career around human rights and social justice issues, and Logan Ward, a writer who's penned articles for magazines as diverse as National Geographic Adventurer and Southern Accents. They both have childhood ties to rural America - but as adults they'd lived and worked all over the world. By 2000, though, there was a whole lot more "working" than "living" and their family life was suffering. So they decided to simplify, They packed what they could fit in their car and moved to rural Virginia with their one year old son -- who is, by the way, named after a north Alabama bootlegger. The Wards pick up the story with reporter Tanya Ott...
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aired locally on WBHM-FM (Birmingham, AL)
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There are country people and city people - and then there are the Wards: Heather Ward, who built a career around human rights and social justice issues, and Logan Ward, a writer who's penned articles for magazines as diverse as National Geographic Adventurer and Southern Accents. They both have childhood ties to rural America - but as adults they'd lived and worked all over the world. By 2000, though, there was a whole lot more "working" than "living" and their family life was suffering. So they decided to simplify, They packed what they could fit in their car and moved to rural Virginia with their one year old son -- who is, by the way, named after a north Alabama bootlegger. The Wards pick up the story with reporter Tanya Ott...
