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They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these stunning ...
Neema Avashia, author of “Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place,” spoke to CNN about her experience growing up in the region and what it means to her to be ...
Inside Appalachia, dinos fight Civil War soldiers at a theme park throwback — Dinosaur Kingdom II in Natural Bridge, Virginia. Also, one person’s roadside weed is another’s “golden” treasure. So says ...
Rousseau was a repeat entrant in the prestigious Dijon Prize contests and actually won the coveted award a second time in ...
Retired Standard & Poor’s Director Jim Branscome has a theory for why Appalachia and rural America clings to Trump, and it has everything to do with exploitation. “What our [greedy] milk cows taught ...
The history of Appalachia is one of exploitation and extraction — and dogged resistance to both. This region, my family’s home for seven generations, has literally powered American life since ...
Queer Appalachia is not a registered nonprofit organization, nor are most of its alleged charitable recipients. Operating this way is an intentional political statement, ...
Reports of White Things occur across Appalachia. One early encounter out of West Virginia dates to July 1929, when miner Frank Kozul was walking home from work through the woods of Morgan’s Ridge.
If the people here weren't 98.5 percent white, we'd call it a reservation. Driving through these hills, you aren't in the Appalachia of Elmore Leonard's Justified or squatting with Lyndon Johnson ...
The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to ACU Construction, Limited Liability ...