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Welcome to our new project, “The Front Porch” where we tackle the tough issues facing West Virginia and Appalachia with some of the region's most interesting thinkers.
Scott Finn will serve as host and provocateur, joined by Laurie Lin, columnist for the Charleston Daily Mail, and Rick Wilson of the American Friends Service Committee .
Scott Finn will serve as host and provocateur, joined by Laurie Lin, columnist for the Charleston Daily Mail, and Rick Wilson of the American Friends Service Committee .
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This week, it's been a year since Hurricane Helene hit central Appalachia. From the start, the recovery has brought people together. Also, country music’s Rob McNurlin grew up with traditional music in Eastern Kentucky. His friend Marty Stuart says he’s a folk hero. And, we check up on Virginia rapper and producer Byron Mack.
The post The Year After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Low income people in Mercer County can apply for a new program to give them a guaranteed monthly income. And, when Appalachian country singer Rob McNurlin announced plans to retire, a filmmaker decided to tell his story.
The post A Helping Hand In Mercer County And An Appalachian Singer’s Life Story, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
The federal subsidies that allow airlines to serve small, rural airports could be suspended in the government shutdown. And, groups on both sides of the aisle are successfully mobilizing young people to vote.
The post Flight Subsidies Up In The Air And The Rise Of Young Voters, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Justice Thomas H. Ewing has already been sworn in to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, but a public investiture ceremony will take place Monday. And, one way to see the fall leaves: from the open cockpit of an 82-year-old biplane.
The post Supreme Court Investiture And Leaf Peeping From The Skies, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
The government shutdown, crackdowns on drugs and immigration, concern about the future of clean energy jobs and an effort to help kids across the nation learn to love reading were all in the news this week.
The post Crackdown Yields Dozens Of Arrests And Teaching Kids To Love Reading, This West Virginia Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
This week, COVID-19 exposed the contempt society has for marginalized people. The author of a new book says these folks are anything but passive. Also, rock climbers with disabilities have found a home in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, which offers some pumpy crags. And, the online world of Appalachian memes and what they tell us about the folks who live here.
The post ‘Disposable,’ Accessible Climbing And Memes, Inside Appalachia appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
The National Weather Service is hosting a training session for volunteers interested in storm spotting. And, while the state's clean energy jobs have been growing, the federal government is focused on fossil fuels.
The post The National Weather Service Needs You And The Future Of Clean Energy, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
On this West Virginia Morning, a volunteer group makes sure all preschool kids get new picture books and learn a love of reading and a foodbank is struggling to meet a sharp increase in demand.
The post Demand Increases At Food Banks And Volunteers Support Child Literacy, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Twelve people were charged with immigration violations along the West Virginia Turnpike in a two-day period this week. And a life saving effort that began in this state just went nationwide.
The post A Dozen ICE Arrests And A Popular Fruit Gets Bottled, This West Virginia Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
This week, for nearly a century, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival has staged a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. Also, abortion is illegal in most cases in Tennessee. So what happens after a birth? A photographer followed one mother for a year. And, new prisons are touted as a way to bring jobs to former coal communities. Not everybody agrees the trade-off is worth it.
The post Encore: The Grand March And A Year After A Denied Abortion, Inside Appalachia appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
It’s time to reconsider what we know about America’s Revolutionary War. The history many of us learn presents a patriotic list of “greatest hits,” but the reality was a brutal civil war with global stakes. Ahead of Ken Burns’ PBS series, Us & Them hosts leading historians at Shepherd University to revisit 1776 with fresh eyes — and ask what it means as America nears its 250th.
The post Us & Them: A Fresh Look At America’s Origin Story appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
On this West Virginia Morning, three top historians revisit America’s origin story, and the latest court filings in the state’s school vaccine lawsuit are zeroing in on a linchpin legal question.
The post Reflecting On America’s Founding And School Vaccine Lawsuit Updates, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Save A Life Day will hold events across West Virginia and in all 50 states to prevent fatal overdoses. And, the pawpaw is the latest soft drink flavor to hit store shelves.
The post Save A Life Day Expands And Bottling The Taste Of Pawpaws, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
West Virginia is a top 10 state in the growth of energy jobs. And, those in charge of the state's child welfare system say they learned some important lessons this summer.
The post Energy Jobs Rising And Lessons From A Child Welfare Tour, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Healing Appalachia is in full swing this weekend. And, Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate looks into the hidden costs of electricity in West Virginia.
The post Celebrating Recovery And Investigating High Power Costs, This West Virginia Week appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
This week, hop aboard the Cass Scenic Railroad for a visit with the people who keep the steam trains running. Also, we head to the woods and take a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms. And, the makers of Angelo's Old World Italian Sausage still use a century-old family recipe. Customers love it.
The post Scenic Railway, Wild Mushrooms And Italian Sausage, Fall Favorites Inside Appalachia appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Not everyone approves of the efforts to present only positive images of America's past. And, biologists are using a rare method to clean up a tributary of the Monongahela River.
The post Renovating ‘Negative’ Images Of History And Using Mussels For Pollution Cleanup, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey is asking for public input on two key issues: a plan to triple energy production and applying for Rural Health Transformation funds. And, broadening the state’s Hope Scholarship program has made the number of participants harder to predict.
The post Seeking Public Opinions And Assessing Hope Scholarship Estimates, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
This week, we remember Rex Stephenson. He’s known for his stage performances of the Jack Tales, which have captivated school kids since the ‘70s. Also, keeping the family farm going after six generations can be rough. And, some parts of southern Appalachia still practice the tradition of keeping up community gravesites for Decoration Day.
The post The Wakefields And Remembering Rex Stephenson, Inside Appalachia appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
America’s deep social divides are colliding with a crisis of trust in the justice system. Stanford legal scholar David Sklansky tells Us & Them how practical reforms — and even the humble jury trial — can retrain us in the habits a pluralistic democracy needs. How fixing justice could help fix us.
The post Us & Them: Rebuilding Justice In A Divided America appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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