The twisty roads winding through Appalachia can seem labyrinthine and intimidating to outsiders, but many residents spend an hour or more driving on them to get to work each day. As jobs and people have increasingly migrated to urban areas, those who remain in the many rural localities of Appalachia […]
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With a Road to Nowhere, Southern West Virginia is Counting on Trump’s Infrastructure Promises
While President Trump pushes for a brand new wall to separate the Mexican and U.S. border that could cost as much as $1 billion, residents in coal country are hoping the President will fund an infrastructure project more than 27 years in the making. The Coalfields Expressway broke ground back […]
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