What is the New Apostolic Reformation? How a Religio-Political Movement is Affecting U.S. and Appalachian Politics

By Laura Harbert Allen / September 3, 2024

Here’s some context and clarity about the relationship between dominion theology and the NAR, the “apostles” and “prophets” who lead this movement, and what it all means for our politics.

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Voting rights, abortion access, and education funding are on the ballot in Appalachia

By Ellie Heffernan / August 27, 2024

Beyond the candidates, voters in Appalachian states will consider ballot measures that could significantly change the region’s future.

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Can Democrats reverse their disconnect with rural voters?

By Samantha Godbey / August 22, 2024

The Democratic Party has been ignoring rural and working class people for decades. Now, they’re trying to pay more attention.

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Healthcare is Human: A Therapist’s Journey in Compassion and Recovery Support

By Ryan McCarthy / August 13, 2024

Alesia Brand is a therapist at the WVU Crisis Support and Recovery Center, located in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia.

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Appalachia’s Young Voters Could Impact the 2024 Election

By Ellie Heffernan / August 8, 2024

Although many feel apathetic about voting or lack the resources needed to cast a ballot, in some places, momentum is building among Appalachian youth.

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‘Life-changing Support’: In Rural North Carolina, a Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Through Pregnancy and Beyond Offers Care and Counters Stigma

By Taylor Sisk / August 6, 2024

Project CARA works to get people into care and support them — with a goal of better outcomes for both the babies and their parents.

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Georgia’s Property Tax Referendum Misses the Point

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / July 30, 2024

There is nothing Papaw Jordan likes complaining about more than […]

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Young Appalachians Want Better Intergenerational Political Conversations

By Hannah Wilson-Black / July 23, 2024

Many young Appalachians, regardless of later political affiliation, can recall […]

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A Love Letter to Appalachia at the End of a Long Week

By Meredith McCarroll / July 19, 2024

“It is hard to feel such complicated feelings and to be asked to speak for a place that defies a spokesperson.”

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