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 examples of language found in the actual document outlining […]
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School’s Out And Teachers Run For Office Over Summer Break
With school out, a lot of teachers are thinking about a wave of protests that had them walking off the job, demanding things like better pay and benefits and more funding for public education. Some of those educators are now running for public office and are on the ballot in […]
Read MoreIn S.W. Virginia, Trails Connect Region to Economic Growth
Footpaths, bike trails and car tours guide tourists and locals alike through the region’s natural and cultural heritage. The spending that accompanies the use of such trails has helped revive local economies. But wage levels remain a challenge. Second in a series, Read part one EDITOR’S NOTE: Jacob Stump grew up […]
Read MoreHere’s Why Trump’s New Strategy to Keep Ailing Coal and Nuclear Plants Open Makes No Sense
This article was originally published by The Conversation. President Donald Trump recently ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take “immediate steps” to stop the closure of coal and nuclear power plants. And according to a draft memo that surfaced the same day, the federal government may establish a “Strategic Electric Generation […]
Read MoreIf We Build It: The Tourism Economy in S.W. Virginia
Southwest Virginia turned an unused railroad right of way into a critical part of a regional tourism powerhouse. Jacob Stump, a native of the region, begins a series on how those changes have affected the economy and culture of this Central Appalachian area. EDITOR’S NOTE: Jacob Stump grew up in […]
Read MoreTrump Boosts GOP Senate Candidate, Knocks Media During WV Speech
President Donald Trump delivered remarks to a dinner crowd Tuesday in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, just ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and a golf tournament at a resort owned by Gov. Jim Justice. In a half-hour speech delivered to active-service military, veterans and state Republican Party notables, […]
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