Robert Mitchell gets up while it’s still dark. Since the pandemic began last March, Mitchell, who has taught in the Pittsburgh city school system for 26 years, rises early to make sure his digital classroom is set up for the day. Between lesson planning – which includes some off-screen Spanish […]
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Pandemic-Fueled Homebuying Puts New Pressure On Appalachia’s Real Estate Market
Last summer, 34-year-old Bijoulea Finney and her husband Drew packed up everything they owned in Austin, Texas, and headed East. They’d just become the owners of a 75-acre homestead in southwest Virginia, outside Floyd. “I had never been to Virginia in my entire life,” Finney said. “And so we brought […]
Read MoreHealthcare is Human: Meet the W.Va. Hospital Custodian Committed to ‘HOPE’ During a Pandemic
Jamal White is a towering presence – his tall athletic frame can easily be seen at the end of the hospital hallway. But when you are up close and in his personal space, he is unassuming and gentle.The juxtaposition between his tender soul and large stature couldn’t be more striking. […]
Read MoreCommentary: Racial Disparities of COVID-19 Shed Light on the Disparities in West Virginia Journalism
In recent weeks, I’ve watched West Virginia make national headlines and receive praise for its seemingly efficient rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. Just last week, NPR interviewed the head of the state’s task force overseeing the vaccine rollout here to glorify his accomplishments, placing the interview under the headline West […]
Read MoreCommentary: The Pandemic Pushed Me to Revisit Friendships That Fell Apart
As we are coming up on essentially one year of COVID and the physical distancing it’s required, the pandemic continues to dramatically affect our lives, including our relationships with other people in our communities, our families, romantically and within our friendships. At the beginning of COVID, during isolation, the lack […]
Read MoreAddiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north side. Similar to the heavy traffic that passes by, clients seeking treatment for substance […]
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