The first one — Southwood in Pittsburgh — is fuzzy in her memory.
Tyler Childers’ Appalachia: How the Country Singer Challenges Our Relationships with Addiction and Religion
Everyone I knew who knew Tyler equally resonated with how he sees the misunderstood place we grew up in.
Everyone I knew who knew Tyler equally resonated with how he sees the misunderstood place we grew up in.
For These Drag Queens, Their Queerness and Appalachian Identity Go Hand-In-Hand
St. Jane lives in Louisville now, but she was born and raised in Clay County — a small Eastern Kentucky county with a population of just over 20,000.
St. Jane lives in Louisville now, but she was born and raised in Clay County — a small Eastern Kentucky county with a population of just over 20,000.
‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and the New Apostolic Reformation’s Effect on Our Politics
Many attendees also waved large pink and blue #Dontmesswithourkids flags, a reference to the conspiracy theory that children are being encouraged in public schools to adopt transgender and LGBTQ identities.
Many attendees also waved large pink and blue #Dontmesswithourkids flags, a reference to the conspiracy theory that children are being encouraged in public schools to adopt transgender and LGBTQ identities.
Front Porch Politics: A Tennessee University Censors Left-Wing Speech.
The painting which received the most attention is Joel Gibbs’ “Evolution,” which he told WJHL-TV is a response to fascism.
The painting which received the most attention is Joel Gibbs’ “Evolution,” which he told WJHL-TV is a response to fascism.
What Arabia Can Teach Appalachia About Floods
In adapting to this new climate reality, Appalachia will need to draw not only on its people’s ingenuity and self-reliance, but on the knowledge and friendship of similarly-affected areas around the world.
In adapting to this new climate reality, Appalachia will need to draw not only on its people’s ingenuity and self-reliance, but on the knowledge and friendship of similarly-affected areas around the world.
Kentucky’s Amendment 2 Is a Radical Redistribution of Wealth from the Poorest Schools to the Richest Schools.
Kentucky schools can be the best in the nation. Amendment 2 will ensure they never are.
Kentucky schools can be the best in the nation. Amendment 2 will ensure they never are.
Front Porch Politics: JD Vance, Tim Walz, and Appalachian Masculinity
JD Vance and Tim Walz represent antithetical conceptions of American masculinity.
JD Vance and Tim Walz represent antithetical conceptions of American masculinity.
What Is the New Apostolic Reformation? How a Religio-Political Movement Is Affecting U.S. and Appalachian Politics
A theology with explicit political goals.
A theology with explicit political goals.
Front Porch Politics: One Survivor Recounts His Harrowing Escape from Impact Plastics
All the workers were like a family,” Jarvis said. “We all joked, cut up with each other. We all got along.
All the workers were like a family,” Jarvis said. “We all joked, cut up with each other. We all got along.
On “Making It” in Appalachia
Vance’s family believed in education, too; for him, it came after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and eventually led him to Yale Law School.
Vance’s family believed in education, too; for him, it came after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and eventually led him to Yale Law School.
In Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation
In North Carolina, state board of elections director Karen Brinson Bell said the DHS’s designation “didn’t take anything off her plate.” Instead, the responsibilities of election officials like her only grew, especially in battleground states like North Carolina.
In North Carolina, state board of elections director Karen Brinson Bell said the DHS’s designation “didn’t take anything off her plate.” Instead, the responsibilities of election officials like her only grew, especially in battleground states like North Carolina.
Appalachia Was a Spiritual Center of Election Denial in 2020. Some in the Region Are Already Calling on God to Intervene in This Year’s Presidential Election.
Since then, NAR ideology promoted by Sheets and other apostles and charismatic prophets, has been linked to far right politics and anti-government action, including the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Since then, NAR ideology promoted by Sheets and other apostles and charismatic prophets, has been linked to far right politics and anti-government action, including the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Voting Rights, Abortion Access, and Education Funding Are on the Ballot in Appalachia
While the presidential race is the one dominating headlines — especially in the region, where the Republican ticket includes Ohio native J.D. Vance — there are a number of other choices Appalachian voters will make that could significantly change the region’s future.
While the presidential race is the one dominating headlines — especially in the region, where the Republican ticket includes Ohio native J.D. Vance — there are a number of other choices Appalachian voters will make that could significantly change the region’s future.
Can Democrats Reverse Their Disconnect With Rural Voters?
The party has been losing its grip on rural areas for more than forty years — starting after the 1980 election — and the trend has only accelerated since the mid 2010s.
The party has been losing its grip on rural areas for more than forty years — starting after the 1980 election — and the trend has only accelerated since the mid 2010s.
Healthcare Is Human: A Therapist’s Journey in Compassion and Recovery Support
Alesia Brand is a therapist at the WVU Crisis Support and Recovery Center, located in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Alesia Brand is a therapist at the WVU Crisis Support and Recovery Center, located in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia.