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.

Blair Mountain is History Worth Keeping

In 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, federal…

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Governor Easley’s Budget

The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened Tuesday for…

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Biggest NC fish advisory EVER

From Fayetville Online: Roughly a third of the…

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Massey sues Mingo County, WV attorney Kevin Thompson

We’ve talked about the long-struggling residents of Mingo…

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Open Thread

Good mornin’ 🙂 Sunshine for the first time…

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OSMRE Rule change in Tennessee

The Office of Surface Mining first asked Tennesseans…

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Appalachian Chicago, part II

Getting Ready for the Firing Line: Organizing in…

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Appalachian Chicago

Jeff Biggers offers an interesting link between Appalachia…

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Million Acre Pledge

Environment North Carolina is working to ensure that…

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Can Asheville beat the Woody Adelgid?

From the Asheville Citizen-Times The city of Asheville…

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