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.

Senators Baucus (D-MT) and Wyden (D-OR) Suggest Alternative to Selling our National Forests

Last week, we covered the Bush Administration’s plan…

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Office of Surface Mining Ignores Governor Bredesen ‘s (D-TN) Request for EIS

Recently, particularly after the Sago mine disaster, states…

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Victory In Mingo County (residents succeed in getting a community waterline)

(thanks to the WV DEP) Appalachian Voices volunteers…

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Conservationists Buy 200,000+ Acres From International Paper.

The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund just…

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Happy Friday

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Have hope.

John from UMD has some great flyover pictures…

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Shenandoah Fish Kill Troubles Biologists

(From the Page News and Courier.) About 50…

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VA Senator George Allen is bored in the Senate

Meet Senator George Allen (R-VA) Allen is considered…

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WV Political Humor

Bingmanch over at the WV political sweatbox blog…

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Attn: Virginia Tech students

Go Vote! Theres a survey about whether to…

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