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August 2016
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All the content from the July 2016 “Great Adventures” issue! FEATURES My Mythic Journey by Mary Lounsbury Saving Loggerheads by Mary Stair My Return to Cuba by Marilyn Ball When Black History Becomes a Very Personal Adventure by Jonna Rae …
Ask The Experts: Choosing A Nutritional Supplement Brand?
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| By Mike Rogers and Bill Cheek of Nature’s Vitamins & Herbs | Question: Hey guys, I know you’ve been in the nutritional supplement business a long time. How do you go about choosing brands to carry in your shop? …
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Adventure Is The Champagne Of Life
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| By Carolyn Lee Peerman | “Adventure is not outside a man, it is within,” said David Grayson.
A Manifesto on Making Some Room
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| By Angie Mattson Stegall | In June of 2013, my husband Nelson and I spent sixteen days rafting 225 miles of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Having never done a trip like that before, I wasn’t really sure …
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I Never Thought I’d Say This
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I fell in love with the desert. Well, specifically, the red rock desert in Sedona, AZ. I’m a green girl, all the way. I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains for a reason, and that reason is green. Trees are …
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Book Review: “Over the Plain Houses” by Julia Franks
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The first sentence of Over the Plain Houses - It was the week before Easter when the lady agent first showed up to church - ultimately proves to be more than an introduction. Virginia Furman, extension agent in Eakin, North …
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Answering The Call From Your Wild Heart: Interview with Dominque Warfield
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| By James Navé | When Sandi Tomlin-Sutker mentioned she’d chosen Adventure as the theme for August 2016’s WNC Woman, I immediately thought of Dominque Warfield, a citizen of the world who has chosen Asheville as her home. I first …
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This Great Adventure
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| By Kate Stockman | For me, LIFE is ‘This Great Adventure.’ How do I navigate the currents of life, of growth, of love, of loss, of accepting the bitter with the better? These are questions that guide me. And …
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Cold Water for Little Trout
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| By Richard L. Bergh | Cold water, little trout Come to the surface and breathe – Take in the air It’s humid enough you might mistake it for home Ahhhh… but it does not run near so deeeeep It’s …
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Tagged ecology, nature, preservation
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Empowering Women: Introduction Series Two
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| By Jeanne Crane | Build the Resources to Engage in Any Challenge
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Want to Age in Place?
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It’s natural to want to ‘age in place’ as you grow older. Aging Projects, Inc. (a 501c3 nonprofit) has an online resource directory especially designed to help seniors, caregivers (both local and distant), Providers and community organizations find the resources …
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Is My Home Office Really Deductible?
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| By Alicia Sisk-Morris | The Home Office Deduction is one of the most misunderstood deductions on tax returns. According to the Forbes article, “Secrets of Claiming A Home-Office Deduction,” an estimated 26 million Americans have home offices yet only …
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Marketing On A Shoestring: 5 Innovative, Effective, and Cheap Ways To Grow Your New Business
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| By Meridith Elliott Powell | So you’ve done the tough part; you have started your own business, hired the right employees, and even written and are following your business plan. You’re ready to become the business success you know …
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Citizen Lobbyist Seeks Support from NC Leaders for Federal Action on Climate Change
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| By Laura Lengnick; Photos courtesy Steffi Rausch | “This work has been a real eyeopener,” says Steffi Rausch, leader of the Asheville chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), an international non-profit that supports grassroots efforts to move beyond …
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