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Charities/Volunteer Organizations serving the Appalachians 10 theHandpuppet Oct 2014 Nov 2014 3 48324

Appalachia's Hometown Heroes 7 theHandpuppet Oct 2014 Nov 2014 1 19998

Umbrella threads at Appalachia Group 1 theHandpuppet Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 3348

Greetings, all! 17 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 Nov 2014 9 7030

Reggae: A Story of Race, Religion and Redemption - The Appalachian, Boone 2 appalachiablue Feb 20 Feb 20 6 615

greetings . new to this thread. 1 AllaN01Bear Jan 27 Jan 27 1 669

WV Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up Coal Industry's Messes, Crisis Emerging KY, OH, PA, VA: ProPublica-(App) 0 appalachiablue Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 1231

A Mobile Clinic Parked At A Dollar General? It Says A Lot About Rural Health Care: NPR 🚐 (Appal) 1 appalachiablue Oct 2023 Oct 2023 5 2300

He's Lived 50 Years Off The Grid in Appalachia 🐿 8 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 45 3743

'King Coal' Documentary Review, Heavy Is The Crown. A View From Appalachia: NYT Critic's Pick 8 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 8 3060

Read Your Way Through Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver: NYT 6 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1472

FL Bros Ran Lgst Opioid 'Pill Mills' in US Hist 1000s of Deaths - 'American Pain' CNN Film, Sunday 0 appalachiablue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 5089

Photos of Appalachia, Photographer Explores Appalachian Folk Tales Through Vividly Poetic Images 8 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 8 2490

Landau's Great American Songbook: Singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. of Logan, WV 0 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 3577

This was my favorite cake growing up in Appalachia 5 William769 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 16 3867

How Big Coal Companies Shed Responsibility for Cleaning Up Their Messes: NPR 3 appalachiablue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 7 8896

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 968

Black Appalachian Activist, Writer & Dissenter of Coney Barrett Confirmation Tells Her Story 2 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 6 11859

The Appalachian Diaspora, How It Can Help Reinvigorate the Region: Expatalachians 5 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2444

*Expatalachians* Appalachian Journalism 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 8 1192

ReImagine Appalachia: Coalition Plan To Build A Better Future For Appalachia, Economy & Environment 4 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 7742

Amid Coal's Decline, What Comes Next for Appalachia 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1608

Trans people have a long history in Appalachia - but politicians prefer to ignore it 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 5307

Meet The People Getting Paid $10,000 For Moving To West Virginia 0 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 2694

Looking Back And Pointing Ahead At The Future of Coal Mining in Appalachia 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 5308

Appalachian states face billions in mining cleanup 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 2278

Matewan Massacre: Landmark Struggle For Miner & Worker Rights 101 Years Ago, May 19, 1920 5 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 2 6457

Report shows natural gas fracking didn't produce promised jobs to Pa. and Appalachia 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 8301

Gov. Ralph Northam elected co-chair of Appalachian Regional Commission 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 6353

Appalachian Hospital In Kentucky Vaccinates Workers 6 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 2135

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COVID in Appalachia: Misinformation is killing people 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2020 Nov 2020 16 6045

Movie Trailer, 'Hillbilly Elegy' By Ron Howard, Based on J.D. Vance's Book; 'The New Deliverance' 1 appalachiablue Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 7102

'In Appalachia, People Watch Covid-19, Race Issues From Afar' 2 appalachiablue Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1840

"How The Coronavirus Made Ending Homelessness Even More Critical"; WV, Appalachia 0 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 4795

High Court Green-Lights Pipeline Route Through Appalachian Trail 1 appalachiablue Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1775

"What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia," By Elizabeth Catte, Book Review 7 appalachiablue May 2020 Jun 2020 11 6506

The Liberal Redneck: Progress & How Democrats View Rural America 12 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 12 2304

Appalachia's Front Porch Network Is A Lifeline During The Pandemic 2 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 22 2779

'People Are Fleeing To Appalachia To Escape Covid-19; That Needs To Stop' 3 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 6075

"The Lies We're Told About Appalachia": Stereotypes, The Media, LBJ's War On Poverty 8 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 6921

Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 4971

Report: black lung funding cut will cost taxpayers billions 0 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1723

New Film, DARK WATERS, Mark Ruffalo: Chemical Waste, Corporate Corruption 0 appalachiablue Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 4022

What Happens When a School Closes Inside Appalachia 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 2667

Paddleboats, Whitewater Rafting and Scuba Diving -- in the Mountains? Yep -- Inside Appalachia 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 4559

Ex-Pharma Chief Charged with Flooding Appalachian Towns with Opioids 0 appalachiablue Jul 2019 Jul 2019 9 2171

Alzheimer's & Gingivitis: Brush Your Teeth, New Medicine Dvmt.,*Links to Diseases 2 appalachiablue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 4804

Now On TCM: 'Harlan County, USA' Movie (1976) 0 appalachiablue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 9 2601

Rise of HIV cases another effect of opioid epidemic in Appalachia 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 4400

''It's Just Really Hard'- Families and Caregivers Struggle to Find Resources Inside Appalachia 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 8 4539

Update: Medicaid Work Requirements Hit Roadblocks 0 appalachiablue May 2019 May 2019 0 4037

Beneath the Surface -- Drinking Water Inside Appalachia 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 6 2565

Young KY Climate Change Activists Swarm Mitch McConnell's Office, ABC News 0 appalachiablue Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 4518

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 4514

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 3969

Activist Victories In Fight Against Appalachia Pipelines, Atlantic Coast, Mt. Valley Resistance 0 appalachiablue Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2391

Judge Sides with Anti-Pipeline Protesters in Appalachia, July 30, 2018 0 appalachiablue Jul 2018 Jul 2018 8 2277

Trump Wants To Weaken *Coal Miner Protections As Black Lung* Makes A Comeback 6 appalachiablue Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 5725

The shocking danger of mountaintop removal --- and why is must be stopped. 0 Petrushka May 2018 May 2018 6 3963

Help MARIA GUNNOE, Awarded Appalachian Environmental Activist, MTR 0 appalachiablue Apr 2018 Apr 2018 2 2070

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New effort to help with poverty in Appalachia 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 5143

Death comes sooner in Appalachia. It comes much sooner in Eastern Kentucky. 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 16 6384

Appalshop seeks Communications Director 0 Tanuki May 2017 May 2017 0 7143

Government shutdown coming? If miners cant get enough help, maybe 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 5145

Job-spurring grants in Appalachia are targeted in Trump's budget. Here's whats on the line 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 5210

How much does SCROTUS Dumpf love coal miners? 0 Panich52 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 4467

Dominion locks out nearly 1,000 transmission pipeline workers 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Nov 2016 3 2776

Appalachian coal towns get $39M federal boost aimed at revitalization 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Nov 2016 4 5069

Fears grow as heroin seeps into Appalachia 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 4971

WVU's Virginia Thrasher wins the first gold for the US 1 awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 Feb 2019 0 2462

I guess I better introduce myself 2 awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 5 4384

future of the Appalachia group 6 A Little Weird Jun 2016 Jul 2016 1 4930

Trump absolutely dominates Appalachia (xpost from GD_ 3 KamaAina May 2016 Feb 2017 0 2534

Saturday Special: Bernie Campaign Brochures (English), Message Ink Pens 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 2 4356

Appalachia 4 KamaAina May 2016 Jul 2016 0 3532

xp - Mining Flattened Parts of Appalachia by 40 Percent, increased water pollution risk 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 5340

Bernie Endorsed By Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Christopher J. Regan 0 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 2289

Now, PBS 'The Mine Wars' American Experience, Mother Jones, Union Struggles New 2016 WETA 4 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 4 5034

Some memories of Appalachia... 1 A Little Weird Jan 2016 Feb 2016 5 4918

Don Blankenship trial continues. Good coverage at the Coal Tattoo Blog. 1 greatlaurel Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2206

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