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Defunding Appalachia: Coal Communities Resist President’s Budget Cuts
Danny Ferguson didn’t like what he saw happening in Lincoln County, West Virginia, where he grew up. The downturn in the coal industry had hit hard, and young people had… Read More
Miners’ Message to Trump: Protect Benefits
President Donald Trump’s campaign-style rally in Louisville got the attention of some retired coal miners in the region. They’re particularly worried about being able to afford health insurance on a… Read More
Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking
Note: Some readers may find this subject matter disturbing. When Beth Jacobs was 16 years old, she needed a ride home. She had missed her bus after work again after… Read More
KY, WV Move to Weaken Mine Safety Rules
Lawmakers in both Kentucky and West Virginia are working to loosen mine safety regulations, alarming some mine safety experts. Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that reduces the number of underground… Read More
After Obamacare: The Affordable Care Act And One Woman’s Struggle For Sobriety
Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment
Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
After Obamacare: Thousands Of Jobs Hinge On Affordable Care Act Decisions
Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
After Obamacare: Rural Health Providers Nervous About Affordable Care Act Repeal
Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
Labor Movement: Will ‘Right-To-Work’ States Attract More Businesses?
The Ohio Valley region once helped give rise to the labor movement. Now it’s shifting toward what’s known as right-to-work law. West Virginia and Kentucky have passed right-to-work laws and… Read More
DuPont Offers $670M Settlement For “Teflon” Chemical Contamination Of Water
The chemical giant DuPont made an offer Monday to pay more than half-a-billion dollars to settle water contamination lawsuits pending in federal court. 3,550 plaintiffs from the mid-Ohio Valley filed… Read More
Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach
Dona Wells walked through what’s left of the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Boxes fill what use to be offices. Sterilized medical supplies are in disarray. A light flickers… Read More
Born Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies
She asked to not be identified. And it’s understandable given the stigma attached to addiction. For this story, we’ll call her “Mary.” Mary lives in eastern Kentucky and has struggled… Read More
Troubled Waters: A Coalfield County Loses Trust In Water And Government
On any given day in Martin County, Kentucky, the water system loses more water to leaks than it delivers to paying customers through their faucets. The water system is under… Read More
Stopping Superbug: A New Farm Rule Targets Antibiotic Resistance
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control offers a stark example of the declining power of medicine’s most important weapons against infectious disease. The CDC noted that a… Read More
Ross Reviewed: Trump’s Choice For Commerce Left Mixed Legacy In Ohio Valley
The billionaire Wilbur Ross is headed for Senate confirmation hearings as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of the Department of Commerce. Ross made it to ultra-rich status in part… Read More
Leap Of Faith: Religious Communities Reconsider Needle Exchanges
Sitting on top of the Bible on Pastor Brad Epperson’s desk at the Clay City First Church of God is a list of goals for his small congregation written in… Read More
Picturing The Future: A Coal Community’s Comeback
Can a photograph help a community grow? One photographer is shedding some light on ongoing efforts in a region looking for some new ways to sustain itself. Rebecca Kiger is… Read More
CASA: Caring For Kids Caught In The Addiction Crisis
W The Ohio Valley’s opioid epidemic has effects far beyond the individuals struggling through addiction, with families and children suffering as well. An organization that helps children in abuse cases… Read More
Fighting For Breath: Black Lung’s Deadliest Form Increases
At the age of 38, a coal miner named Mackie Branham Jr. was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, a debilitating and terminal form of an illness that was supposed to… Read More
Trade Under Trump: Business Leaders Skeptical About Big Changes
During the presidential campaign I visited two regional manufacturing executives who do business in the same county but hold views on trade that are worlds apart. Now that Donald Trump… Read More
Growing Concerns: Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Sows Anxiety In Agriculture
On Nelson Key Road in Murray, Kentucky, lies a 30-acre tobacco farm and there sits the road’s namesake, Nelson Key himself. He’s just at the end of this year’s harvest,… Read More
Mind Over Platter: Mindful Eating Might Trim Region’s Obesity
Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup. Those are the four basic food groups according to Buddy the Elf. And this time of year, the gluttonous season, it seems like… Read More
Trumped: Coal’s Collapse, Economic Anxiety Motivated Ohio Valley Voters
The electoral map of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia is a sea of red with a few islands of blue. Of the 263 counties in the three states only nine… Read More
Ripple Effect: The Big-Ticket Fix For The Ohio’s Aging Dams
A recent breakdown at an Ohio River dam served as a wake-up call about the aging infrastructure that keeps river commerce flowing. The Ohio is one of the country’s busiest… Read More
Addiction Battle On The Ballot: Opioid Epidemic A Potent Campaign Issue
The opioid epidemic is on the agenda for political campaigns from the presidential race down to the local level in the Ohio Valley region. Election Day could shape the response… Read More
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