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Prepared for Life: Rethinking High School Education in Eastern Kentucky
A high school in Fleming County, KY is taking an unconventional approach to education. At Fleming County High School, students have the...
Apr 1, 2024
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Student Submission: Ursula Cornett, German Immigrant to Appalachia
Video produced by Allie Cornett. Ursula Cornett, German Immigrant to Appalachia describes Ursula’s journey to Eastern Kentucky and her...
Feb 28, 2023
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Guest Post: Frankie Sue Best
Note: This essay is an excerpt from a small booklet about the life story of Frankie Sue Best, complied by Steward Caffey and Masoud...
Oct 12, 2020
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Guest Post: Sustainability and Economic Growth in Appalachia
Nathan Hall has always had a connection to his home in Eastern Kentucky, and now he's working to create innovative opportunities for the...
Sep 17, 2020
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Guest Post: From the Front Porch, 1955
Although now incorporated into the Pikeville City Limits and with access to city water, sewage, and other public amenities, in 1955,...
Sep 7, 2020
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Guest Post: Growing Up Appalachia Proud on Island Creek
Growing up on Island Creek in Pikeville, KY, my sister and I had the best childhood ever. No, seriously, it was almost magical. For one,...
Sep 1, 2020
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Guest Post: My Mother at Christmas
A true story of my mom, my grandparents and a Christmas that would always be remembered. My mother, Louise King Kretzer was born in 1928....
Aug 10, 2020
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Guest Post: Our Pet Crow (A True Story of the Williams Boys in Somerset)
[NOTE: Halleck and Jesse Fisher Williams had seven children, including four boys. The Williams boys – Eugene, Tommy, Charles, and Paul –...
Aug 9, 2020
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Guest Post: An Appalachian Education
Smart and educated are not exactly the first words that come to mind when picturing women from Appalachia. Unfortunately, in most media...
Aug 6, 2020
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Guest Post: Like Toting Water Uphill
My husband and I headed out to pick up a pizza on a rainy Saturday evening. Traveling down Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, the...
Aug 2, 2020
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Navigating Identity as a Muslim Appalachian
From her backyard in South Williamson, KY, Harvard graduate student and Policy and Programming Coordinator for the Muslim Public Affairs...
Jul 29, 2020
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Finding Success in Appalachia
From atop a mountain in Pikeville, KY, local entrepreneur and small business owner Rusty Justice explains how he feels he has found...
Jul 27, 2020
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