In 100 Days, 100 Voices, photographer Nancy Andrews presents photographs depicting the diversity of voices across Appalachia. These portraits strive to show the varied faces, passions, issues and opinions from around the region.
We still live here and we still make it, despite the obstacles.
It’s sort of brought out a little bit of pride in us — because if we can make it in the toughest place in America, that means that we’re pretty resilient. — Margy Miller Vanda Rice: Three years ago The New York Times released an article saying that Clay County was […]
Still fighting 100-year-old pollution, some worry it could get worse.
Environmentalism is a bad word, but we’re just trying to clean up the streams. — Stanley Jennings Stanley Jennings: When I worked in the coal mines we had meetings where the safety man would come and say, ‘You got to follow the law. You got to follow these […]
Muslim convert bridges divide between Christians and Muslims in Appalachia
Bob Jones is a sixth generation West Virginian and a Muslim convert. He feels at home in Appalachia at the intersection between his Christian roots and Islamic faith and lives within 10 miles of where his ancestors immigrated to W.Va. in the 1800s. “West Virginia is my story,” he says. Bob’s full […]
82-year-old truck driver: ‘got to be doing something’
“I’ve tried to retire a couple of times, but I’ve got to be doing something… It’s good tasting water. They come from all around to get it. I have a well, but this is better. They call it the healing water. I’ve been drinking this a long time. It’s special. […]
‘The Blues came out the hills and went to the Delta’
“I let my fingers do the walking and the strings do the talking.” Leo ‘Bud’ Welch: When I’d be playing, I be playing from my heart — not from my skin, or from my body, but from my heart. I don’t think there’s nothing more joyful in the world than music. […]
‘I think God sent Trump to help us’
On March 4, a ‘Trump / Spirit of America Rally’ was held at the Knoxville’s Victor Ashe Park. We talked to supporters of President Donald Trump to find out why they chose to attend. About 75 people were at the Knoxville event. It was one of about 50 such rallies across the nation, […]
‘You don’t fight hatred. You stand firm in love.’
Lieselotte Heil, Twana Jackson, and Ashly Bargman share their thoughts about the significance of getting along and their hopes for President Donald Trump’s term. We spoke to the three at Lewisburg’s Martin Luther King celebration and share their thoughts on this last day of Black History Month. All live in the […]
‘There’s a reason we’re baptized in water’
There’s no doubt our water is in the news. President Trump recently reversed a stream protection rule. Municipalities around the nation struggle with aging water systems. And according to preliminary totals from the Beverage Marketing Corporation, the U.S. drank more bottled water than carbonated soft drinks in 2016. Bottled water volume […]
Why Bernie? Why now? People share their reasons to hear Bernie Sanders
It was a sellout, according to Dan Carlisle, manager of Taylor Books in Charleston. All 2200 tickets to the lower level at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium were purchased days in advance for $27 each. “We low balled it. We could have sold more,” he said of the speech for Sen. […]
These Republican and Democrat millennials show us how to get along
Broken friendships and strained relations have become a common story of today’s political divide. Millennials Anissa Coury and Jordan Ball offer a different perspective. Coury, 27, is a Republican who voted for Donald Trump. She is the executive director for the American Congress of Real Estate of Pittsburgh, and is […]
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