Jul 15 Health Pot Vs. Pills: Can Marijuana Help Cure The Opiate Crisis? As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the Ohio Valley with addiction and death, the search for safer methods of pain management has become increasingly urgent. Advocates for medical marijuana have recently made inroads in the area with growing scientific evidence that the substance currently considered of no medical value by the federal government might […] By Aaron Payne Jul 15 Health Pot Vs. Pills: Can Marijuana Help Cure The Opiate Crisis? Aaron Payne
Jul 15 Health Medical Marijuana Laws By Aaron Payne and Alexandra Kanik Jul 15 Health Medical Marijuana Laws Aaron Payne and Alexandra Kanik
Jul 8 Economy Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Miners in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia who helped keep the country’s lights on are worried that their retirement benefits could go dark as a result of a wave of bankruptcies in the coal industry. They hope Congress will approve a bill called the Miner’s Protection Act to shore up the pensions and health benefits […] By Becca Schimmel Jul 8 Economy Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Becca Schimmel
Jul 7 Agriculture Why Did Facebook Block Our Reporting On Hemp? Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, can we talk about hemp? No, really, I’m asking: can we? Because a recent experience with Facebook left the impression that reporting on the plant used in products from soap to rope is taboo. Verboten. The leaf that dare not speak its name. This bit of anti-social media behavior came after […] By Jeff Young Jul 7 Agriculture Why Did Facebook Block Our Reporting On Hemp? Jeff Young
Jul 1 Economy Kentucky Unemployment rates By Alexandra Kanik Jul 1 Economy Kentucky Unemployment rates Alexandra Kanik
Jul 1 Economy Speed Test How’s Your Speed? This quick test will estimate the speed of your internet connection. Speed is measured in megabits per second (Mbps). The FCC defines broadband internet as at least 25 Mbps for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads. “Download speed” is how fast you can receive your incoming data. This relates to how quickly your […] By Alexandra Kanik Jul 1 Economy Speed Test Alexandra Kanik
Jul 1 Economy Net Gains: How Broadband Brings Jobs To Eastern Kentucky Kentucky is working on a multimillion-dollar plan to bring broadband internet to the eastern part of the state, home to some of the country’s most impoverished places. A federal report released this year found that from around a third to nearly half of rural residents in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia lack high-speed internet and the job […] By Benny Becker Jul 1 Economy Net Gains: How Broadband Brings Jobs To Eastern Kentucky Benny Becker
Jun 24 Agriculture High Hopes For Hemp Farmers throughout the Ohio Valley want to revive a crop that was once a staple in the region: hemp. After a ban that lasted more than half a century, the 2014 Farm Bill allowed states to grow hemp in research programs. Growers and processors in Kentucky are aggressively putting that research program to work in […] By Nicole Erwin Jun 24 Agriculture High Hopes For Hemp Nicole Erwin
Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools The energy that lights up, turns on, cools and heats our lives leaves a trail of waste. Natural gas is no exception. The waste from the gas drilling known as “fracking” is often radioactive. The gas industry produces thousands of tons of this “hot” waste and companies and state regulators throughout the Ohio River valley […] By Glynis Board Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools Glynis Board