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Help Wanted
Hey everybody, I’m excited to present the latest issue of the Appalachian Free Press! However, our Editor-in-Chief has decided to step down, and I don’t think I can keep doing…
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Reconstruction Project
As we are reminded at nearly every moment unless there’s a great deal of change in a very short amount of time, the culmination of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere…
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Expanding the Top: Housing Shortages in Urban Appalachia
Appalachia has been experiencing a large influx of unprecedented growth due to a number of causes, from the impacts of climate change in the south and west as well as…
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An Interview with Shannon Herron of Dogwood Arts
The Dogwood Arts Alliance is a 67-year-old nonprofit organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee, that promotes local artists, flora and fauna, and communities. For more information, here's their website. Q: What's…
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Antiquities In Appalachia: The Tennessee Medieval Faire in Harriman
An Interview With Barrie Paulson, VP/Director Darkhorse Entertainment, LLC . Photos by Trent Eades The Harriman Medieval Faire, nestled in the hills of the scenic town of Harriman, TN brings…
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Mayoral Leadership Study Results
How do we define prosperity? Is it the inscrutable point of the stock exchange? Is it the national wealth through the gross domestic product? Perhaps, however, these metrics rarely take…
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Appalachia Behind Bars: An interview with Julie Gautreau, Lawyer and Criminal Rights Advocate
Q: How has the law been used to discriminate against impoverished people and African Americans? A: I think of law in general as a system of preserving and protecting power…