Inside Election Night As A Student Journalist
Student journalists with The Post, an independent, award-winning, student-run news publication on Ohio University, take readers inside covering election night.
Read MoreAhead of Elections, Gen Z West Virginians Focus On the Issues
Five West Virginians spoke to 100 Days about issues on their minds this election.
Read MoreA Church Channels Rush of Volunteers and Donations in Roan Mountain Flooding Aftermath
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.
Read MoreKentucky’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 to the remote eastern Kentucky county of around 10,000 people my grandmother’s family calls home, none was greater than the stark contrast in schools. The district I grew up in, […]
Read MoreA 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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Appalachia’s Young Voters Could Impact the 2024 Election
Although many feel apathetic about voting or lack the resources needed to cast a ballot, in some places, momentum is building among Appalachian youth.
Read More‘Life-changing Support’: In Rural North Carolina, a Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Through Pregnancy and Beyond Offers Care and Counters Stigma
Project CARA works to get people into care and support them — with a goal of better outcomes for both the babies and their parents.
Read MoreGeorgia’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.
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