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How The Pandemic Exposed America's Disdain For Marginalized People

More than one million Americans have died from COVID-19. Some groups of folks died at much higher rates than others. And those deaths tended to follow lines of race, class, age and disability. A new book digs deeper; it’s titled "Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass." It’s written by Sarah Jones, a reporter at New York Magazine who grew up in Appalachia.

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Postal Insiders Say Rural Delivery Has Storied Past, Checkered Future In W.Va.

More than a century ago, USPS established a rural free delivery service in West Virginia that still exists today. But historians and industry insiders worry there may be risks in its future.

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Morrisey Commits $50M To Help Companies Grow, Create New W.Va. Jobs

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday his office would award a Moorefield packaging plant $400,000 in state funds to expand current facilities. It's part of a wider $50 million targeted investment effort.

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