Please welcome two new Congressmen who realize the importance of protecting our water and stopping mountaintop removal coal mining! Congressman Steve Driehaus is from the 1st District of Ohio and signed on as a cosponsor on October 1, 2009. Mary…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Mountain Mysteries
Bigfoot, UFOs, and the Downright Paranormal In Appalachia By Joe Tennis In Larry Thacker’s world, UFOs have touched down in the Appalachian Mountains. And, there’s a mysterious Bigfoot creature roaming the dense woods of Tennessee. Thacker—the director of student success…
Letters to the Editor
Well Contamination Nightmare Dear Appalachian Voice: Thank you for your extensive coverage of water quality in your most recent issue. It was excellent. I have been beating that drum ever since I discovered last April that the water supplying…
Bloodshed and Coercion in the Coalfields: From Colombia to Appalachia
Story by Sandra Diaz As I wrote in the last issue, I traveled along to the coalfields of northern Colombia in South America through the Witness for Peace program. Part of our trip was spent talking to Sintramienegetica union leaders,…
Lenny Kohm Wins Outstanding Conservationist Award
By the AV Staff On Friday, October 2, 2009, Lenny Kohm was awarded the Outstanding Conservationist Activist Award from Wild South’s Roosevelt-Ashe Society. A choice award given only when the committee deems someone worthy, the title is bestowed on individuals…
Welcome to Our New Washington, D.C. Office–and other shorts
Appalachian Voices and the Alliance for Appalachia have opened a legislative headquarters in Washington D.C. to better serve Appalachia’s growing corps of citizen lobbyists and accommodate our growing work there. Located on the corner of 8th and D Street NE…
Rare Species of Appalachia
By Maureen Halsema Southern Appalachia is rich in biological diversity, including some truly unique creatures, critters and downright creepy crawlies. Sasquatch of the Salamanders Cryptic, territorial, and elusive are traits inherent to the hellbender salamander, a unique and formidable-looking creature…
Regulation Rundown
Maureen Halsema Public lands fall under a variety of different designations and regulations—enough to make anyone’s head spin. Here’s the rundown on public lands. National Parks vs. National Forests National parks and national forests are both federally managed, but national…
Appalachian Trail: “A Great Trail from Maine to Georgia!”
Story by Stephen Otis If you were to somehow locate a New York Evening Post, circa 1922, you would read this same headline. Penned by Raymond H. Torrey at the behest of William Welch, director of the Palisades Interstate Park…
Chasing Copenhagen
By Bill Kovarik So this is the speed of light. We laugh as the solar-powered boat glides silently down the Spree River through the heart of Berlin, Germany. As monumental buildings drift past, our captain, Arno Paulus, points out a…
