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Triad Arts Up Close: The New River Blues Festival | September 2nd | Penny "Queen Bee" Zamagni and guitarist/keyboardist Rob "Hound Dog" Baskerville may be singing the blues, but they couldn't be happier bringing their legendary musical mentors to the Triad for one magical afternoon of music. | Read more
Triad Arts Up Close: Music for a Great Space: Season Preview (Part 1) | September 1st | A dizzying variety of outstanding music, performed by some of the world's finest musicians in great spaces throughout the Triad. All in a days work at Music For A Great Space. | Read more
Christian McBride And Inside Straight On JazzSet | NPR | At the Detroit Jazz Festival, bassist Christian McBride leads a five-piece band in front of thousands of fans. The band performs McBride originals, plus tunes from Freddie Hubbard and Duke Ellington. Read more
Icons, Inspirations, Women In Music--And You | NPR | MC Lyte has been an inspiration to many, many women. Who inspires you? Read more
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New Greensboro Police Chief Sworn In
At Wednesday's swearing-in ceremony, Greensboro's new Chief of Police laid out his vision for the department. audio read more >>
Lewis Samuel 'Tink' Kanoy Dies at 93
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Can Iraq Lessons Learned Work In Afghanistan?
As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.

South Korean Christians Try To Help Struggling North

State Department Hosts Formal Mideast Peace Talks

Mideast View On The Proposed Islamic Center
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A Mix of Business Ups and Downs | Thursday, August 26, 2010 | In WFDD's Businesss Report, The Business Journal's Justin Catanoso and WFDD's Kathryn Mobley talk about the sweet and bitter changes happening in the Triad's business communities.  
Housing Market and Woolly Worms | 88.5 WFDD: The Business Report | Friday, August 20, 2010 | In this week's WFDD Business Report, Jeff Tiberii talks to the Business Journal's Justin Catanoso about the latest on foreclosures as well as Caterpillar's move to the Triad.
Fed's Bernanke: Banks Aren't Too Big To Fail | NPR | Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system."If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved," he said. Read more
Factory Orders Edge Up; New Jobless Claims Fall | NPR | Orders to U.S. factories managed a slight gain in July, boosted by as a surge in demand for commercial aircraft. Meanwhile, the number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, but the overall level remains high. Read more
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