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What is QAnon and Why Does Your Aunt Keep Posting About It On Facebook?
Appalachians are no strangers to conspiracy theories, from the Mothman (which is very real and definitely not a…
As Concerns Mount Over Integrity of US Elections, So Does Support for International Poll Monitors
With the U.S. presidential election approaching, Americans face a daunting set of challenges as they prepare to vote.…
‘They Need That Post Office’: Ky. Post Offices Have Been Disappearing For A Decade
Residents of Paint Lick, Kentucky, don’t like to dwell on what’s been lost: the grocery stores, the gas…
Prepare for the Weirdest Election ‘Night’ Ever
Remember Florida’s presidential election recount in 2000, with the hanging chads, the magnifying glasses, and the weeks of…
Postal Polemic: How a ‘Lifeline to Rural America’ Became the Center of a Federal Frenzy
What is widely seen as America’s favorite federal agency has become the new focal point of friction between…
‘A Mother’s Advice is Safest for a Boy’: Appalachia’s Pivotal Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Early on the morning of August 26, 1920, a stack of documents arrived by train to Washington, D.C.…