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Remembering Appalachian folksinging legend Jean Ritchie
Born into a renowned Kentucky ballad-singing family, Ritchie went on to earn fame for preserving old songs and composing original tunes protesting the destructiveness of coal mining. She died earlier...
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Feeding a new economy: Local food systems in the South
From Appalachia to the Deep South, organizations are building local and regional food systems to boost rural economies and improve community health.Image: Works is underway across the South to use...
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Powering Appalachia's brighter future
An initiative to help states affected by the coal industry's decline has announced its first round of grants valued at $14.5 million. The bulk of the money is going to Kentucky and West Virginia, which...
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