Kentucky’s Amendment 2 is a radical redistribution of wealth from the poorest schools to the richest schools.
Of the many culture shocks I experienced moving from Ohio […]
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A Political Power Play Overruled West Virginians in the Path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. They Still Feel Betrayed.
In the wake of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin promising his vote for a major climate change bill in exchange for the pipeline’s remaining permits, people in the project’s path are torn on their next steps.
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Front Porch Politics: JD Vance, Tim Walz, and Appalachian masculinity.
From an attempted assassination and an historic withdrawal from the […]
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What Arabia Can Teach Appalachia About Floods
Yemen is probably not the first place one thinks of when thinking of Appalachia and its damaging flooding. But maybe it should be.
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Officials: Storm Damage, Misinformation Threaten North Carolina’s Election Integrity
Appalachian communities are still reeling from the damage wrought by […]
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Front Porch Politics: One survivor recounts his harrowing escape from Impact Plastics
The morning of Friday, September 27 was “a normal day.” But by that afternoon, six of Robert Jarvis’ coworkers were dead.
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Across Appalachia, Photo ID Requirements Complicate Voting
ID requirements are deeply intertwined with other legislation, lawsuits, and logistical barriers that restrict who can vote and how.
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North Carolina Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center-Turned-Shelter
The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.
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On “Making It” in Appalachia
Poet Torli Bush reflects on how his journey runs counter to the narrative pushed by JD Vance’s memoir, that you have to leave the region to be successful.
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