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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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Hear Thunder Road Roar: Beyond the Mythology of Moonshine
“Blazing right through Knoxville, out on Kingston Pike, Then right outside of Bearden, they made the fatal strike. He left the road at 90; that's all there is to say,…
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Appalachians Need to Reconnect With Their Sustainable Roots
Photo By: Micah Abshear It’s time to dust off your grandpa’s old Farmer’s Almanacs and get to work. A few days ago, I was shopping for cleaning supplies and came…
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Virginia Rural Film Festival
The next Rural film festival takes place Wednesday, Feb 28th at 6:30pm. At the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA This blog article was originally published by the Center for Rural Education…
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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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Jo Ann’s Corner: Majesty of the Stove
Good morning. Welcome to Jo Ann's Virtual Café 2021. Come on in and help yourself to a breakfast beverage. Let’s talk. There are several items that we need to use…
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Guns: An Appalachian Love Story
TW: Suicide, gun violence, mental distress. “Uncle Ricky is dead.” I could tell by her face that my mom was working to control her emotions as I stood processing her…
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Origins of a Movement
I started my life as an activist back in 1996. It was then that I arrived at the University of Tennessee to attend school, and that fall, I volunteered in…
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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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Strange Times in Appalachia
We live in a strange time here in Appalachia today. At best, we are governed by uninformed and unempathetic leaders who don’t see improving their constituents’ lives as a priority.…