Written by JW Randolph

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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.

Can Spitzer’s Appalachia Be Saved?

Many of us remember when NY Attorney General…

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Scientific Certainty

Dr. Scott Simonton expresses with scientific certainty that…

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From the Author of “The United States of Appalachia”…

Breaking news from the great Appalachian Evangelist (meaning…an…

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100 Miles Behind Us!

Deep in the hollows of WV, something miraculous…

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Blast Rites

Grist has an amazing story about all the…

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Marsh Fork Elementary Public Hearing (Take 2)

On Monday July 24th, community members of the…

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The Signifigance of Forty Days

Grandfather Ed Wiley will spend 40 days and…

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Things Unexpected: 08-07-06 edition

“…it is getting hotter and the ice caps…

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Day 6 (AM): finding the big cats

Thunder and lighting stayed our constant companions on…

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40 Days for the Children (Days 3-5)

Howdy folks! Forget this computer stuff! Im on…

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