David Smith, Author at 100 Days in Appalachia

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Valerie Akers, co-owner of the Parkview Pharmacy is seen through a plexiglass window as Mary Slone lifts her disposable camera to her face. “While I cannot remember the exact reason for me being there, I do recall the surrealness of visiting the pharmacy I patronized but doing so via drive-through. Even with plexi glass between us, we were both wearing masks. It truly was a moment out of the science fiction stories that I have long read,” Slone recalled. Photo: Mary Slone, Provided

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