Lora Smith, Author at 100 Days in Appalachia

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Parker McKenzie, 10, right, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from nurse practitioner Amy Wahl with distraction help from certified child life specialist Haylee Rogers during the first COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Franklin County for children age 5-11 at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: Paul Vernon/AP Photo

Q&A: Appalachian Pediatrician Talks COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids

The skyline of Charleston, West Virginia, as viewed from the south bank of the Kanawha RiverPhoto: Tim Kiser/Wikimedia Commons

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“Tomato Aspic,” oil on panel by Lina Tharsing.

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Electric Jell-O

Refrigeration brought the jiggle to rural Appalachia I’ve long believed in the alchemical properties of Jell-O, a powder…

December 25, 2017