On “Making It” in Appalachia
2024年9月24日 · I owe all my successes to other people from West Virginia, be that my grandparents who raised me or my many teachers who also got their education in the region. There is so much talent here: the foundations of mathematics and physics I learned in high school from John McElwain (Berea College), Dan Cutlip (West Virginia University), and Charles Toumazous (Glenville State College) gave me a base ...
A Survivor Recounts His Escape From Impact Plastics
2024年10月4日 · A sign at the entrance of Riverview Industrial Park in Erwin, Tennessee, where Impact Plastics is located. On Friday, September 27, 2024, intense rainfall from Hurricane Helene flooded the Nolichucky River, which runs beside the only road in and out of the industrial park.
North Carolina Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center …
2024年9月30日 · This story was originally published by The Assembly NC.. Just two weeks ago, the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher was an epicenter of joy and merriment for the thousands of people who poured in for the annual Mountain State Fair.
From the Editor: "We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young …
2024年12月9日 · “I’ve Seen the Future. It Looks Like Appalachia.” This is a headline that sticks with me from our first days of publishing 100 Days in Appalachia — conceived the day after the 2016 election and launched on Inauguration Day 2017.
Across Appalachia, photo ID laws complicate voting further
2024年10月1日 · Campion remembers having to give a provisional ballot to a college student who came to vote with a Maryland driver’s license. Although she recommended the student obtain a Tennessee driver’s license, she recognized that the process of making it to the DMV is burdensome in itself.
What is the New Apostolic Reformation? How a Religio-Political …
2024年9月3日 · Apostles and prophets. Spiritual warfare. Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation. You might come across these terms if you follow politics these days.
Tyler Childers’ Appalachia: How the Country Singer Challenges our ...
2024年12月30日 · The first time I heard Tyler Childers’ voice I was riding in the passenger seat of a 15-year-old car late at night through the back roads of West Virginia. It was 2019, and I was 17 years old. And even though my first encounter with Childers’ music was five years ago, his songs have continued to ...
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Front Porch Politics: An Alabama Democrat’s Roadmap for Defeating Trumpism in Appalachia You may not have felt it, but last week, Appalachia experienced a political earthquake. The epicenter is Huntsville, Alabama, where Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for the seat in Alabama House District 10. The seat was […]
Front Porch Politics: JD Vance, Tim Walz, and Appalachian …
2024年10月22日 · From an attempted assassination and an historic withdrawal from the race, the 2024 election has already had more twists and turns than an Aaron Sorkin screenplay. I should be forgiven, then, for how emotionally invested I became in the veepstakes. I did not imagine ever caring this much about running […]
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2024年12月30日 · Front Porch Politics: An Alabama Democrat’s Roadmap for Defeating Trumpism in Appalachia By Skylar Baker-Jordan / April 2, 2024 You may not have felt it, but last week, Appalachia […] Read More 100 Days Hiring Digital Managing Editor By 100 Days in Appalachia / April 1, 2024 100 Days in […]