NPR's Pam Fessler was told that Eastern Kentuckians would be reluctant to talk because they were tired of being depicted as the poster children of... In Appalachia, Poverty Is In The Eye Of The ...

This report by Holmes Rolston III (A.B., Davidson College; B.D., Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia; Ph.D., Edinburgh University), who is pastor of the ...

Map of Appalachian Counties. Appalachian counties are defined according to the Appalachian Regional Commission. Rural and urban status definitions are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

When President Donald Trump tapped Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate, the then-senator’s 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis came back ...

Majestically arrayed in an ancient blue suit, frayed white shirt and new brown boots, Floyd Handshoe, 51, la bored at a seignorial pace last week, hoeing rocks into potholes in the road. So did half a ...

Those living in Appalachia have long been accustomed to the idea there are greater risks to our health here than in many other regions. New research from the American College of Surgeons confirms that ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...

The “JD Vance is from Appalachia” narrative being pushed by the Trump campaign and Fox News is driving me nuts. Why does this piss me off so much? Sure, it's factually incorrect. Vance isn't from ...

"It’s full of untruths, intentionally manipulative stories," said an Appalachian scholar. Here's why the book was so controversial When President Donald Trump tapped Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his ...