Appalachia
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America's economic health hasn't hit here
Parts of Appalachia are just plain depressed.
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Some ideas for saving money on school budgets in Appalachia...
A tongue in cheek look at some solutions to a common problem.
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Resources on Appalachian Cities
A few good sites on places like Knoxville and Pittsburgh...
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Jesus was a Hillbilly
Christ grew up in a mountainous cultural backward.
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Road Kill in the Mountains
The politics of image.
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It's Football Time in Tennessee!
...and a few other places.
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Mountaintop Removal
Mining in West Virginia faces a tough test.
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Progress and a Family Tree
What happens to the family business when things change?
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A History of Moonshine
Should the government be able to regulate what a man does with his own corn?
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Coming Out...
I can't hide the fact that I'm a Hillbilly any more.
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FACES: George C. Scott
Wise, Va., native son dies...
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Marijuana in the Mountains
You better stay away from Copperhead Road.
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Does Music Make Kids Smarter?
The answer is "Yes", According to People for the Hillbilly Way - but it's Bluegrass, not Mozart.
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Summitless in the Mountains
Summit on poverty goes "flop".
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Color in the mountains.
A look at the colors Appalachia has to offer year round.
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Smokies News II
The deer population in Cades Cove is smaller but healthier.
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Problems in the Smokies?
Pollution may be hitting the park...
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Should Journalists be Allowed to Live?
Confessions of a former newspaper reporter.
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Thinking about Time
Can you kill time without damaging eternity?
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The technical definition of "Haunt"...
...how to sleep with a ghost in your house.
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My First Dog
How a farmer inthe mountains often things about the experience.
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If you think it's hot here...
...you don't know how good you've got it until you leave home!
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FOCUS on East Tennessee's Tri-Cities
East Tennessee's economic and cultural hub has a rich history.
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Be careful what you shoot at...
Remembering the last hunting season.
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The Appalachian Diet
Appalachian foods: the cultrual diet.
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Justice for a theif in the mountains...
A story of what happnes to theives on the farm.
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The County Fair
A sampling of the artists performing at fairs this summer in the Appalachina region.
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Conversation with a ghost...
A discussion with an authority on Tazewell County history.
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Focus on Ithaca
Ithaca: a good spot to cool off this summer...
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A Farmer - not a Prophet
A look at some personal reasons for gardening. And perhaps a little humor...
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FACES: Howard Finster, Appalachian Artist
Appalachian folk artist Howard Finster is probably one of the few living people who can say with honesty that they have been visited by both God and Elvis. God came first.
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What the Internet does for rural communities
An excuse for Shakespeare and Dostoevsky...
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FOCUS: a trip up US 219 in WV
If you're looking for a place to get away from it all this summer, Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties in West Virginia probably has a place for you...
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A Hillbilly Earthday
The Mountains have a lot to offer.
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FACES: Pearl Buck
A look at the West Virginia writer...
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FACES: Three Black Women in West Virginia...
In 1928, a woman from West Virginia became the first black woman to serve in ANY state legislature. And black women continued to open the doors in West Virginia politics...
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FOCUS on Greenville: SC's Jewel of the Upcountry
A look at Greenville, SC
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Charles Egbert Craddock - Tennessee Author
And some other Appalachian literature avilable online
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FACES: The grandmother of all agitator - Mary "Mother" Jones
A look at the woman once called "the most dangerous woman in America"
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What Ireland has Given the Mountains...
Ireland's contribution to Appalachia's population is mostly Orange.
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FACES: Booker T. Washington (and others)...
A look at some historic notables in Black History in the Mountains...
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FOCUS on Chattanooga: Tennessee's Scenic City
Chattanooga...
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COAL: fame, infamy (and Irishmen) in the history of coal.
A look at the history of coal and labor
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COAL: a place in history, but what about the future...
A look at the future of coal...
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FACES: Women of Country Music in the Mountains
A look at some of Appalachia's musical voices...
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FOCUS on Pittsburgh: the Steel City
A look at Pittsburgh online....
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Blowing Smoke on the Future of Tobacco
Will tobacco be legal in 50 years? Let's hope not...
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War of the Roses
Lady Bird Johnson's impact on Appalachia
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The bite of winter... (some humor)
Poking fun at winters of the past...
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FOCUS on Tupelo: Appalachian Success Story
Tupelo, Mississippi
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Mountaintop Removal (Part II)
Mining has always been controversial in Appalachia...
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Mountaintop Removal: Should It Go On?
Mountaintop removal has become an emotional and political time bomb in West Virginia...
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Appalachian History: the Melungeons Online
Introduction to references sources on the Melungeons, a non-Indian ethnic group in the Tennessee River Valley before European setlers arrived.
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Home Made Wine: an Appalachian Tradition
The art of making wine in the mountians...
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Thanksgiving (Part II) - a time to kill
The importance of hunting in the mountains
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Thanksgiving (Part I) - a time to go home
Culture of Thanksgiving in the mountians
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Higher Education and Economic Development in Appalachia
A look community colleges in the Appalachian region.
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Summer's Over...
Tourist season
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Poverty: an Overview
A look at poverty in the Appalachian region.
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The Hatfield and McCoy Feud
The Hatfields and the McCoys are perhaps the most well known piece ofAppalachian history...
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What is Appalachia?
Defining the term "Appalachia"
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