Front Porch Blog

May 1, 2006

Where the Appalachians meet the Atlantic

JW Randolph

Here are some pictures from the stickball game the other day. Its called “toli” and is a Choctaw stickball game dating back something like 1000 years. It is native to the southeast.

This is Crash.

And this is our fearless leader Josh.

And, in non-sports news, Sandhill Cranes and cattle get along pretty well…

JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.

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