Front Porch Politics: A Tennessee university censors left-wing speech.

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / December 12, 2024

Right-wing groups can speak on ETSU’s campus with no waivers or trigger warnings, while the painting “Evolution” by Joel Gibbs got both.

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From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.”

By Dana Coester / December 9, 2024

I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, especially young Appalachia, is fully cognizant of the dystopia and hopeful nonetheless.

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Inside Election Night As A Student Journalist

By Alyssa Cruz & Madalyn Blair / November 18, 2024

Student journalists with The Post, an independent, award-winning, student-run news publication on Ohio University, take readers inside covering election night.

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Ahead of Elections, Gen Z West Virginians Focus On the Issues

By Rozaireo Jones / November 1, 2024

Five West Virginians spoke to 100 Days about issues on their minds this election. 

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A Church Channels Rush of Volunteers and Donations in Roan Mountain Flooding Aftermath

By Isaac Wood / October 30, 2024

The First Baptist Church in Roan Mountain, TN was devastated by a flood nearly thirty years ago. This time around, they knew they could help.

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Kentucky’s Amendment 2 is a radical redistribution of wealth from the poorest schools to the richest schools.

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / October 29, 2024

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.

By Sarah Elbeshbishi / October 24, 2024

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.

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / October 22, 2024

From an attempted assassination and an historic withdrawal from the […]

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What Arabia Can Teach Appalachia About Floods

By Nicholas Brumfield / October 18, 2024

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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