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.
Read MoreAcross 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.
Read MoreNorth 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.
Read MoreIn Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation
“Everything is a concern” when it comes to election security, according to the elections director in North Carolina.
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Georgia’s Property Tax Referendum Misses the Point
There is nothing Papaw Jordan likes complaining about more than property taxes. It infuriates him that the government can make […]
Read MoreYoung Appalachians Want Better Intergenerational Political Conversations
Many young Appalachians, regardless of later political affiliation, can recall the childhood moments they learned how free they were to […]
Read MoreA Love Letter to Appalachia at the End of a Long Week
“It is hard to feel such complicated feelings and to be asked to speak for a place that defies a spokesperson.”
Read MoreMeet a Doctor Inside a W.Va. Crisis Support Center Who Relies on Hope in Recovery
At the West Virginia University Crisis Support and Recovery Center, the staff takes hope seriously. H-O-P-E is even spelled out in the steel railing inside their living quarters.
Read MoreFor My Indian-American family, West Virginia Will Always Be Home
“West Virginia” is never what people are looking for when they ask where my family is from. The first week […]
Read MoreHealthcare is Human: A Nurse on the Frontlines of an Addiction Crisis
Angie Gray has spent her entire career in public health nursing and says she knew long ago that West Virginia […]
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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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