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In this April 19, 2019 file photo, a gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag in front of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan. Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP Photo, File

Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses

Queer Appalachia

byLaura Harbert Allen

May 18, 2023

Every weekend, Ainsley Bryce, the executive director of Holler Harm Reduction, sets up a syringe exchange in the back parking lot of a Dollar General in western North Carolina, where people seek help across state lines. Photo: Stacy Kranitz/For 100 Days in Appalachia

‘Harm Reduction Saves Lives’: Meet the Appalachians Doing the Work

Recovery

byTaylor Sisk, Photography by Stacy Kranitz

March 30, 2023

Photo: Kristina Tripkovic/Unsplash

Three Years after Lockdown, What COVID-19 Taught Us about Grief Traditions in Appalachia

COVID-19

byAmanda Held Opelt

March 16, 2023

A member of the Abundant Life Church serves barbeque chicken to an attendee of the dip dinner. About a dozen churches and faith communities partnered with several community organizations to prepare food for the event. Photo: Laura Harbert Allen/100 Days in Appalachia

Food and Faith: Church Dinners Have Served as Places to Build Community for Generations

Communities

byLaura Harbert Allen

March 2, 2023

People walk among U.S. flags with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

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Why the Gun Safety Bill that Congress Might Pass Won’t Affect West Virginians

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June 7, 2022

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‘It’s Like the Toilet Paper’: Gun Sales Are Up Across Appalachia. Here’s Why.

The Saturday after millions of Americans received $1,200 economic relief checks from the federal government, Alex Corn decided…

April 27, 2020