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

Politics

Fact Check3 hours ago

Does West Virginia Rank Sixth in the Nation in At-Risk Youth?

Woody Thrasher, a Republican who is challenging West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in the 2020 GOP primary, took to Twitter to call...
Fact Check2 days ago

Is West Virginia Short of 20,000 Skilled Workers its Economy Needs?
Fact Check2 days ago

Does China Burn Seven to Eight Times as Much Coal as the U.S.?
Documenting Hate5 days ago

Three W.Va. Corrections Employees Fired, Others Suspended Following Nazi Salute Photo
Accountability1 week ago

These Judges Can Have Less Training Than Barbers but Still Decide Thousands of Cases Each Year
Election 20201 week ago

Misinformation Efforts Over Kentucky Vote Could Be Playbook for 2020
Election Watch2 weeks 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 Watch3 weeks ago

Analysis: Rural Voters Contributed to Kentucky Democrat’s Victory
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Culture

Commentary2 days ago

Wrestling with Rural Stereotypes (Instead of Pigs) on Television Could Bridge Our Political Divides

You never really forget a hog killing once you see it.  The smell of woodsmoke mingling with the smell of...
Black Appalachia3 days ago

These Photos Will Change the Way You Think About Race in Coal Country
Broadband in Appalachia6 days ago

Employment, Education, Health Services Flow through Rural Counties’ Fiber
Challenging Stereotypes1 week ago

The Lies We’re Told About Appalachia
Holiday Traditions2 weeks 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 Appalachia4 weeks ago

Black Farmers Say a Top Chicken Company Turned Them Away
Prison-Industrial Complex1 month ago

The Phantom Promise: How Appalachia Was Sold on Prisons as an Economic Lifeline
Inside Appalachia1 month ago

Great, Great Granddaughter of ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield Carrying on Family Traditions
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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 Attack8 months ago

How Safe is Your Place of Worship?
Religion9 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 Over5 months ago

Getting Over: The Disgraced W.Va. Gospel Music Promoter Who Found Redemption in Indie Wrestling
Sports5 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

Black Lung6 hours ago

Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust,...
An economy in transition1 day ago

While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow
Appalachian health1 day ago

Mountain Air: Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates
Agriculture3 days ago

New SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest
Access To Care1 week ago

The High Cost of Living Rural: A Q&A with a Journalist Covering Healthcare in Appalachia
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 Care3 weeks ago

Homelessness And Health Costs: This Kentucky Mom Faced Cancer While Living In Her Car
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Environment

Good River6 hours ago

On the Most Populated Ohio River Island, This Beekeeper Found a Way to Better Himself and His Community

Dave Watkins lives on Wheeling Island, the most populated island along the Ohio River. In the early 1800s, it was...
Good River6 days ago

Fighting Pollution and Apathy on the Lower Ohio: It’s Not Easy Being a Southern Indiana Waterkeeper
Good River1 week ago

What the Petrochemical Buildout along the Ohio River Means for Regional Communities and Beyond
Q&A1 week ago

Q&A: Regional Journalism Collaboration Takes Deep Dive Into The Ohio River Watershed
Access to Clean Water2 weeks ago

W.Va. Food Bank Trying Out Hydro-Panels For Clean Water Needs
Education2 weeks 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 River3 weeks ago

Tracing Water, Memory and Change through Black Experiences Along and Near Route 65
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Community

Report for America1 week 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’
Commentary9 months ago

What’s Possible in Rural America? Plenty
Commentary9 months ago

Rural America and a Tale of Two Columnists
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