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Steve Rotsch retired from his post as the official photographer for the Office of the Governor of West Virginia in 2020 after spending decades off and on in the position. Over the course of his time on the job, Rotsch photographed five governors and some of the state's most memorable recent history. Photo:

A ‘Fly on the Wall’: The West Virginian Who Chronicled State History for Five Administrations

How Black Poets and Writers Gave a Voice to ‘Affrilachia’

Illustration: Julia Pritt/100 Days in Appalachia

Appalachian Youth Poetry: bloom

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

How Biden’s $2T Infrastructure Plan Will Impact Central Appalachia

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Depressed While Black: Emboldened Racism Takes a Toll on African American Mental Health

All her adult life, novelist Crystal Wilkinson has “take[n] the back roads.” She grew up on Indian Creek,…

byTimothy Pratt

November 16, 2017