NPR Follows America's Battalion in Afghanistan
'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan John Poole/NPR The Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment  from Camp Lejeune— known as "America's Battalion" — are among the 21,000 additional forces President Obama is deploying to Afghanistan in the administration's new strategy for the war effort there. NPR follows the Marines, and their families. To read the series click here.

Oyster Reef Installation Completed

It was a beautiful day on Monday, June 15th. The kind of day made for building an oyster reef. Public Radio East staffers, volunteers, and the NC Coastal Federation group spent about 5 hours constructing a 150 foot sill along the shore of Jones Island in the White Oak River in Swansboro. The sill, the basis for a living oyster reef, consisted of one layer of  sandstone gravel encased in plastic net bags and two layers of net bagged oyster shells. Approximately 55 volunteers from across the PRE listening area,  turned out to help with the project.  Click here for a slide show of photos

Coming up on Public Radio East

This weekend on Public Radio East... Saturday at 12:30 on The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell talks to author Nick Dawson about his book “Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel.” Elvis Mitchell is your host for a half-hour with the people who make TV and film worth watching on The Treatment Saturday at 12:30 on PRE, Public Radio East... News & Ideas... at 88.5, 90.3, 91.5 and 88.1. Saturday at 3:00 pm on You Bet Your Garden, nasty biting ticks are one of the most annoying-and dangerous-pests of summer. Host Mike McGrath will explain how to prevent the problem with ten tick control strategies. And of course, chemical free answers to all your garden questions. That's Saturday at 3:00 pm on PRE, Public Radio East... News & Ideas... at 88.5, 90.3, 91.5 and 88.1. This weekend on the Thistle & Shamrock, A Broader Canvas. Join us for some music in the sun as we illuminate the broad canvas of Celtic musical traditions. Host Fiona Ritchie’s spotlight eases away from the Irish and Scottish music that so often occupies her center stage. This week it’s trained on the rich traditions of Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Galicia, Asturias and Brittany, Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 5:00 pm on The Thistle & Shamrock on PRE, Public Radio East... Classical... at 89.3.

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