This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Harley-Davidson was one of the president’s favorite companies less than six months ago. Now it’s the latest business to feel his wrath. That’s because on June 25, Harley-Davidson announced it will move some of its production overseas. The […]
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An iPad Each: Project ‘Re-energizes Rural School District
A national technology program offers Polk County Schools in southeast Tennessee new tools and new approaches. “We’re really changing the culture of the classroom, not just handing out devices,” says one school leader. The biggest asset in a rural Tennessee school district’s innovative technology project may be the school system’s […]
Read MoreWhy Americans Have Long Been Fascinated by Gunfighting Preachers
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The mass shooting on June 28 in Annapolis, MD, has renewed familiar concerns about America’s gun culture and gun policies. Yet this was not the only June shooting to make national headlines. Fox News and The Washington Post […]
Read MoreKids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students
“Be brave, have fun,” Jennie Boggess instructs as she leads a room full of young students at Camp Curiosity, hosted by the Daviess County, Kentucky, Public Schools. Boggess is the development director for the Owensboro Dance Theatre and today she is preparing students for a finale performance to cap the four-week […]
Read MoreTrade Troubles: Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas
President Donald Trump’s desire to help boost the Ohio Valley’s energy industry and bring back mining jobs could be stymied by the administration’s escalating trade battle with China and other trading partners across the globe. The Trump administration announced in June $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, which are set to […]
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This piece is intended to accompany “Water In Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution” by Jan Pytalski, the first of a two-part series on water infrastructure in Appalachia, and possible solutions to problems at the federal and local level. Here are some contamination issues of several zip codes across Appalachia we […]
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