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On this West Virginia Week, ICE arrests in West Virginia include 650 people, some lawmakers consider changing how residents vote, and rock climbers embrace the cold to scale a frozen waterfall.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJeffrey Webb is a West Virginia Studies teacher for eighth graders at DuPont Middle School in Belle. A few years ago he started using free, educational resources on C-SPAN Classroom to support his own classroom lessons. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, textbooks have long left out an important piece of labor history that happened here in the mountains. Now, a new young adult book fills in some of what might have been missed about the Mine Wars. Also, when flooding devastates a community, people can find solace through faith and through song. And, we remember songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, who passed away last month. Dozens of musicians have covered his songs including Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash and June Carter and Elvis Presley.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, the public is invited to do some archeology at Fort Warwick, and students in Pocahontas County learn & gain opportunities in the outdoors.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week on Inside Appalachia, we speak with the author of a new graphic novel about the West Virginia Mine Wars. Also, professional storyteller James Froemel invents quirky characters, like a sign maker who can't spell. And, one of the most common animals to get hit by cars are possums. But, there’s a kind of animal rescue called pouch picking. We talk with author Laura Jackson.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia mine wars played an important part in U.S. history, but for decades were often left out of history classes. A new book aims to change that. It’s titled ...
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