The Teachers’ Strike — Only The Last in a Long History of Labor Organizing in the Mountain State

By Gabriel Schwartzman / March 10, 2018

The West Virginia teachers’ strike ended on Tuesday in its […]

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Appalachian Spring: Is WV Teachers Strike a Bellwether for America?

By 100 Days in Appalachia / March 8, 2018

 100 Days in Appalachia’s Joel Beeson hosts a discussion […]

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Don’t fall for same old culture war. Rural Kentuckians support solar.

By Nell Fields, Ben Fink, Seth Long, Bill Meade and Debi Sexton / March 7, 2018

We are residents of Letcher County, in the Eastern Kentucky […]

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What everyone else is saying about #55Strong

By Emily Martin / March 7, 2018

West Virginia educators and state employees have spent the last […]

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Rural Risk: Fighting Disease Amid The Opioid Crisis

By Roxy Todd / March 7, 2018

Health officials in the Ohio Valley are investigating outbreaks of […]

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How West Virginians Can Love Trump and Unions

By Frank Ahrens / March 6, 2018

The teachers’ strike in West Virginia, that has tenatively ended, […]

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Daily Hymn: Five Decades of Living, Loving, Caregiving in West Virginia (Photos)

By Rebecca Kiger / March 5, 2018

All photos by the author. When I returned home from […]

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Economic Diversity: 8 Ideas with Momentum Inside Appalachia

By Jessica Lilly & Roxy Todd / March 5, 2018

It isn’t news that Appalachia is struggling economically. If you’ve […]

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Rural Areas More Likely to Have Independent Grocers

By Bryce Oates / March 3, 2018

Independent grocery stores, which tend to be more prevalent in […]

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