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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…
No One Knows Appalachia’s Story Quite Like We Do – So We’re Going to Tell It.
Four years ago, our country was in the midst of one of the most divisive elections in history…
Commentary: Rural Schools’ Crumbling Infrastructure Was a Health Threat Even Before the Pandemic
Parents had to worry about the safety of their school children long before COVID-19 became a problem. It’s…
Commentary: The Confederacy, QAnon and the Cult of the Shining City
It’s appropriate that I began reflecting on what to write in this piece on the Fourth of July,…
Why ‘Crisis Schooling’ Shouldn’t Be Part of Our New Normal
What most kids experienced this spring was not online, virtual or blended education. At best, it was crisis…