War on Poverty

Public Can Comment On Corridor H Parsons To Davis Until March 27

The Federal Highway Administration intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the nine-mile section of the corridor.

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Book: ‘All This Marvelous Potential’ Looks At Kennedy’s 1968 Tour Of Appalachia

In February 1968, US Senator Robert Kennedy visited eastern Kentucky to investigate the successes and the failures of the “War on Poverty.” In the new…

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What We've Learned About Fighting Poverty: Appalachian Regional Commission Looks Back on 50 Years

The Appalachian Regional Commission was created as part of the War on Poverty, declared by Lyndon B. Johnson in Appalachia in 1964.Earlier this week…

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