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Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses
On a cloudy March evening, Roxy von Teddy stands in front of what used to be the altar…
‘Harm Reduction Saves Lives’: Meet the Appalachians Doing the Work
Recovery from addiction is possible. For help, please call the free and confidential treatment referral hotline (1-800-662-HELP) or…
Three Years after Lockdown, What COVID-19 Taught Us about Grief Traditions in Appalachia
Three years ago, the world shut down. What had been a remote news story about a strange virus…
Food and Faith: Church Dinners Have Served as Places to Build Community for Generations
For years, Roberta Lee Levine has baked noodle kugel – a traditional Jewish egg noodle casserole made with…
‘When the Water Goes Down’: Eight Months Later, Eastern Kentucky Is Still Healing
Swiftly and violently did the rivers, creeks and streams swell. As the raging water rose in the middle…
For This W.Va. Family, Legislative Attention on ‘Warehousing’ People with Intellectual Disabilities at State Hospitals Is too Late
Richard Rothermund was healthy and generally happy before he was confined to Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital in Huntington in…