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John Henry of Charleston, W.Va., walks into a polling place at Weberwood Elementary Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Charleston, W.Va. West Virginia voters head to the polls for the fourth time in 12 months to nomination a Republican and a Democrat candidate to run in October's special gubernatorial election. Photo: Jeff Gentner/AP Photo

Voting is Safe Across Appalachia. Here’s What to Do if Somebody Tries to Change That.

By Jordan Wilkie / November 4, 2022

Voting is overwhelmingly safe throughout Appalachia, as it is across […]

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Voter Poll: Worries over Inflation Dominate Midterm Election

By Tim Marema and Sarah Melotte / November 1, 2022

With two weeks to go before the midterm elections, rural […]

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White Supremacy and White Christianity, An Interview with Author Robert P. Jones

By Laura Harbert Allen / October 18, 2022

In his book “White Too Long,” Robert P. Jones, president […]

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Loretta Lynn waves to the crowd after performing during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died on October 4, 2022, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She was 90. Photo: Mark Zaleski/AP Photo.

Remembering the Legacy of the ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Who Rewrote the Appalachian Narrative

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / October 10, 2022

I don’t remember the first time I heard “Coal Miner’s […]

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Experts: Peer Recovery Is Valuable Yet Under Sourced Resource in Addiction Treatment

By Taylor Sisk / September 22, 2022

Recovery from addiction is possible. For help, please call the […]

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A church cornerstone in Charleston, West Virginia. ME South churches are located through the central and southern Appalachian region. Photo: Laura Harbert Allen/100 Days in Appalachia

White Supremacy in White American Christianity, Explained

By Laura Harbert Allen / September 15, 2022

The phrase “White Christian Nationalism” may well be the religious […]

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Virginia Activists Fight to Protect Green Space from Data Center Development

By Elizabeth McGowan / September 15, 2022

Prince William County conservationists had hoped a hitch in powering […]

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In Virginia’s Internet Corridor, Climate Targets and Data Center Growth Collide

By Elizabeth McGowan / September 8, 2022

Prince William County sustainability officials are crafting a plan to […]

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Mountain Grown

By 100 Days in Appalachia / August 23, 2022

“There is no one way to be a man – […]

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