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100 Days in Appalachia

What is Appalachia, and why should you care? 100 Days in Appalachia was born the day after the 2016 election....

Politics

Accountability4 days ago

These Judges Can Have Less Training Than Barbers but Still Decide Thousands of Cases Each Year

South Carolina’s system for magistrate judges is unlike any state in the country, creating fertile ground for incompetence and corruption....
Election 20205 days ago

Misinformation Efforts Over Kentucky Vote Could Be Playbook for 2020
Election Watch1 week ago

Progressive Wins in Virginia are Limited as Long as “Dillon’s Rule” is on the Books
Election 20202 weeks ago

Commentary: On TV, Political Ads Are Regulated – But Online, Anything Goes
Election Watch2 weeks ago

Analysis: Rural Voters Contributed to Kentucky Democrat’s Victory
Fact Check3 weeks ago

Shelley Moore Capito Correct on Suicides in West Virginia
A Vote on the Horizon3 weeks ago

The Way America Votes Is Broken. In One Rural County, a Nonprofit Showed a Way Forward.
Fact Check3 weeks ago

Fact-check: How Low is Gov. Jim Justice’s Approval Rating in West Virginia?
Election Watch4 weeks ago

Where the Vote Shifted in Kentucky from 2015 to 2019
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Culture

Broadband in Appalachia16 hours ago

Employment, Education, Health Services Flow through Rural Counties’ Fiber

After a $50 million investment in a fiber-to-the-home network, two Eastern Kentucky counties are starting to reap benefits, according to...
Challenging Stereotypes2 days ago

The Lies We’re Told About Appalachia
Holiday Traditions1 week ago

Gnomes: A Tourism Strategy In Southern W.Va.
Music History2 weeks ago

W.Va. Campground Preserving Appalachian-Born Style Of Sacred Music That Is Quickly Being Forgotten
Black Appalachia3 weeks ago

Black Farmers Say a Top Chicken Company Turned Them Away
Prison-Industrial Complex4 weeks ago

The Phantom Promise: How Appalachia Was Sold on Prisons as an Economic Lifeline
Inside Appalachia4 weeks ago

Great, Great Granddaughter of ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield Carrying on Family Traditions
Inside Appalachia1 month ago

‘Blood Creek’ Tells Mine Wars Story From Woman’s Perspective
Commentary1 month ago

Commentary: As The Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve a Just Transition – Here’s What It Should Include
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Religion

A History of Healthcare3 months ago

Pallottine Sisters Find a New Legacy in Community Healthcare

When Vincent Pallotti was ordained a priest in 1818, he wrote, “I ask God to make me an untiring worker.”...
Q&A3 months ago

Q&A: A Conversation with W.Va.’s New Roman Catholic Bishop
Muslim in Appalachia4 months ago

Q&A: W.Va. Author Rajia Hassib Explores Muslim, American Tensions in ‘A Pure Heart’
Commentary6 months ago

Opinion: An Agnostic in the Bible Belt
Perspectives7 months ago

There is More Than One Religious View on Abortion – Here’s What Jewish Texts Say
Response to Tragedy7 months ago

VIDEO: A W.Va. Community Responds to Religious Violence of Past and Present
Aftermath: Synagogue Attack7 months ago

How Safe is Your Place of Worship?
Religion8 months ago

West Virginians React to State Lawsuit Against Catholic Leaders
Religion9 months ago

W.Va. AG Sues Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, Alleging Knowing Employment of Abusers
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Sports

Inside Appalachia3 months ago

How Fly Fishing Saved a Veteran’s Life

Army veteran Kyle Chanitz spent two and a half years deployed in Afghanistan, where he saw intense fighting and suffered...
Culture4 months ago

The Evolving Culture of W.Va. River Guides
Getting Over4 months ago

Getting Over: The Disgraced W.Va. Gospel Music Promoter Who Found Redemption in Indie Wrestling
Sports4 months ago

Can This Appalachian Entrepreneur Solve the Debate Over Paying College Athletes?
Communities7 months ago

Blue Demons: One Family’s Legacy in the Basketball Capital of the U.S.
Rural America10 months ago

Rural ‘Recreation Counties’ Show More Population Resilience
Bridging Divides1 year ago

Sports and Storytelling: ‘More a Unifier than a Divider’
Gambling in Appalachia1 year ago

Maryland Voters Split on Sports Betting as Programs Take Off in Other Appalachian States
Football & Community1 year ago

Coach Kellie: A Tiny West Virginia High School is Making Football History
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Health

Access To Care5 days ago

The High Cost of Living Rural: A Q&A with a Journalist Covering Healthcare in Appalachia

Rural hospitals across the country are closing in large numbers, making emergency and speciality services harder and harder to come...
Recovery2 weeks ago

Experts Say Peer Support Makes A Difference In Recovery
Black Lung2 weeks ago

MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide on Measures to Protect Miners Health
The Business of Opioids2 weeks ago

Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid ‘Anti-Story’
Rural Health Care2 weeks ago

Homelessness And Health Costs: This Kentucky Mom Faced Cancer While Living In Her Car
Access To Care3 weeks ago

How Telehealth Gives A Rural School More Mental Health Services
Health Care in Appalachia3 weeks ago

Ohio State Researcher Hopes ‘Generational’ Approach Can Help Reduce Cervical Cancer In Appalachia
The Rural-Urban Divide3 weeks ago

Rural Areas Have The Highest Maternal Death Rates. This New Legislation Hopes to Reduce That.
Foster Care4 weeks ago

Four Things to Know about W.Va.’s Shift to a Managed Care Foster System
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Environment

Good River16 hours ago

Fighting Pollution and Apathy on the Lower Ohio: It’s Not Easy Being a Southern Indiana Waterkeeper

When Jason Flickner was a kid, he built a dam on the creek behind his grandparents’ house causing it to...
Good River2 days ago

What the Petrochemical Buildout along the Ohio River Means for Regional Communities and Beyond
Q&A3 days ago

Q&A: Regional Journalism Collaboration Takes Deep Dive Into The Ohio River Watershed
Access to Clean Water1 week ago

W.Va. Food Bank Trying Out Hydro-Panels For Clean Water Needs
Education1 week ago

Mountain Nature Camp: Celebrating 90 Years Of Solace, Community, Outdoor Learning
Access to Clean Water2 weeks ago

‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light
Good River2 weeks ago

360 Degrees of the Cheat River: A Journey to Revitalization on an Ohio River Tributary
Good River2 weeks ago

Tracing Water, Memory and Change through Black Experiences Along and Near Route 65
Good River2 weeks ago

One Ohio River Town That’s Using Outdoor Recreation to Boost Its Economy
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Community

Report for America5 days ago

100 Days Named Report for America Host Newsroom

100 Days in Appalachia will join more than 150 newsrooms across the country in hosting an emerging journalist as part...
Appalachia2 months ago

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survey7 months ago

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Commentary8 months ago

In a Desert, Any Oasis Will Do
Commentary8 months ago

When a Region Tells Its Own Stories, That’s ‘New Territory’
Commentary8 months ago

What’s Possible in Rural America? Plenty
Commentary8 months ago

Rural America and a Tale of Two Columnists
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