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Commentary: Critics Love the Book, Hate the Movie. What Gives with ‘Hillbilly Elegy’?
Film critics have had nary a good word to say about Netflix’s new movie “Hillbilly Elegy.” Reviewers varyingly…
People, Get Ready: How To Treat Your Case Of ‘Preparedness Fever’
COVID-19 closures and supply chain failures have sharpened concerns about food security and more. Rural areas were not…
Just Another Wednesday: When the DOJ Purdue Plea Agreement Was Announced, Harm Reduction Activists in Appalachia Were Busy
Last Wednesday in Portsmouth, Ohio, a team of organizers with River Valley Organizing Project was out canvassing and…
A High Schooler’s Perspective On Lowering The Voting Age
High school and college students are becoming more politically active than our country has seen in generations. It’s…
Burnt Toast with a Side of Silver Linings: What My Children’s Citizenship Lessons Could Teach Us All
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not…
Communities Brace for Loss of Another Industry as Minor League Baseball Plans to Leave Appalachia
Major League Baseball’s plan to shrink its minor league system is upending a century of professional baseball in…