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One ‘Here for the Long Haul’ Experience: I Can’t Be a Martyr for Appalachia
I can remember going to a convention for changemakers in West Virginia about four years ago. There was…
Turning Tobacco Money into Tech Jobs in Virginia
In journalist Beth Macy’s “Factory Man”, the slow demise of the manufacturing industry is meticulously and beautifully chronicled.…
Amazonian Back Country: What if the Only Choice Wasn’t Stay or Go?
Young people in protected rural areas in Brazil see positive things in both contemporary and traditional lifestyles. What…
The Struggle to Stay: Jewish Appalachians
Jewish communities across West Virginia are struggling to keep their traditions alive. “It is actually kind of scary.…
‘I Won’t Move. I Love Greene County.’ – Dave Hathaway’s Struggle to Stay, Part One
Dave Hathaway is a coal miner in Greene County, in the very southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Apart from…