Everybody that sits down and blesses a table and enjoys a meal has somebody like myself and countless other small farmers around the world to thank for that. Sylvester “Sky” Edwards: My true passion has always been growing my own food. Being part of the Mormon faith, we’re admonished to […]
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“My initials are inside a casket, J.B.,” said Bean. Jeffery L. Bean: We are making things for a person that they will put their loved one in. It’s a very memorable moment in their life. I lost two family members at one time – my mom and her sister. I […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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. […]
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