Jun 23 Democracy & Civic Life Meet the Teen Leading This Kentucky Town’s Discussion of Racism in Appalachia The courtroom was silent as 19-year-old Dayjha Hogg approached the lectern at a Letcher County fiscal court meeting, stared down a panel of county magistrates, and spoke. “I know COVID’s going around right now, so just imagine, there’s no COVID, normal society, and imagine you walk around and it’s like you have the plague.” Hogg […] By Sydney Boles Jun 23 Democracy & Civic Life Meet the Teen Leading This Kentucky Town’s Discussion of Racism in Appalachia Sydney Boles
Jun 9 Economy Appalachian Program Feeds Families As The Pandemic Economy Places More In Need It’s a sweltering hot Monday in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and the kitchen at Community Agricultural Nutritional Enterprises, or CANE, is buzzing with activity. In an industrial kitchen that was once a high school cafeteria, Brandon Fleming is chopping onions and sliding them into a massive aluminum tray of beans. Once the beans are in the oven, […] By Sydney Boles Jun 9 Economy Appalachian Program Feeds Families As The Pandemic Economy Places More In Need Sydney Boles
Apr 16 Uncategorized A Pandemic Voter Guide For Ohio’s 2020 Primary Ohio’s primary was moved to April 28 from its original date on March 17. The most important thing to remember about the date of Ohio’s rescheduled primary is April 27 — the day before the actual election date. That’s because most residents will be voting by mail, and those ballots must be postmarked by April […] By Kathy Lu Apr 16 Uncategorized A Pandemic Voter Guide For Ohio’s 2020 Primary Kathy Lu
Mar 25 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic With A Health System Hollowed Out By Hospital Closures As new cases of coronavirus mount in the Ohio Valley, health officials are bracing for an onslaught of patients and what could be unprecedented demand for beds, medical staff and specialized equipment. Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have disproportionately high rates of people vulnerable to serious illness from COVID-19. But the region’s capacity to treat […] By Liam Niemeyer Mar 25 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic With A Health System Hollowed Out By Hospital Closures Liam Niemeyer
Feb 3 Uncategorized A National Survey On Immigration Led Me To A Rural Iowa Town Changed By Immigrants On a Monday night, a week before the Iowa caucuses, about 20 residents gathered at the Norelius library in Denison, Iowa, for a mock caucus. Latina activist Alma Puga, the organizer, called the caucuses the “Disneyland of politics.” Rather than caucusing for candidates, it’s food: egg rolls, pepperoni pizza, homemade ceviche and carne asada tacos […] By Andrea Tudhope Feb 3 Uncategorized A National Survey On Immigration Led Me To A Rural Iowa Town Changed By Immigrants Andrea Tudhope