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Poor Will’s Almanack for the third week of early spring, the fourteenth week of the natural year

Lucrecia Guerrero grew up in Nogales, Arizona, right along the border with Mexico. That border land area has always exerted a powerful influence on her writing. Ten years ago she published a collection of short stories, "Chasing Shadows." These otherworldly, atmospheric tales served notice that Guerrero is a writer who possesses extraordinary talent.

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for February 27, 2011 including the following stories:

-Jerry Kenney interviews Krista Magaw from Tecumseh Land Trust about the Ohio Market Maker project, a database to link food producers and consumers.

-This week's Miami Valley StoryCorps Interview between Ruby Nicholson & Jane Scott

Conrad Balliet reads Ed Davis' poem "Transcultural Timbres."

Emily McCord speaks to NPR's Sonari Glinton for this week's edition of PoliticsOhio. He's a business reporter who has been in the state to report on Ohio's collective bargaining situation and speaks with McCord about how this fits in to the national scene. Also, he addresses the politics behind President Obama's silence on the matter during a recent visit to Ohio.