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Hollowed Mountains, Now Hollowed Towns: Coal in Eastern Kentucky
December 11, 2013
Coal is embedded into the culture and image of Eastern Kentucky, but the industry is declining in the region. And it's declining permanently. The coal miners—who've known coal through the generations—are being left behind.
A day to honor miners' work, commit to their safety
December 6, 2013
Today, we celebrate the fourth annual National Miners Day. American miners work every day to provide the necessities of life. They deserve protection on the job from workplace hazards that have killed tens of thousands and injured hundreds of thousands of miners throughout our history
Bluegrass Pipeline crews started state park survey work before getting permission
November 21, 2013
Details have emerged on how developers of the Bluegrass Pipeline began a survey of a Kentucky state park in August without permission.
Message from Martin County: What's good for E. Ky. good for U.S.A.
November 21, 2013
The notion of Appalachian exceptionalism has never been reality and is more wrong today than ever.
Far from being an outlier, the region, if anything, is a microcosm of this country and the challenges facing all of America.
Riding to the Capitol with a bus full of nuns
November 13, 2013
Rev. David Spurlock found himself in a van with several of the Sisters of Loretto. They were a small representation of the nuns who so courageously refused to allow the powerful Bluegrass Pipeline to survey their land.Why did they do that, and why was he in the van with them?
BG pipeline opposition due to Ky history
November 5, 2013
Officials with thte proposed hazardous liquids pipeline need to remember that Kentuckians have a long history with energy companies, stretching back into the previous century in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky. Perhaps they should read Harry Caudill’s “Night Comes to the Cumberlands.” That might help them understand why Kentuckians are opposed to their bungled project.
Cutting food stamps
October 25, 2013
In Kentucky, food stamps helps about 878,000 people get enough to eat. That’s about 20 percent of all Kentucky residents, roughly about the same number of those who live in poverty. But many are likely to get hungrier as cuts take effect.
How can E. Ky. rebuild economy? Plan, gumption, leadership
October 23, 2013
Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop is right when he says that lots of local people should be involved in economic planning for Eastern Kentucky.
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