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Health & Science Bill Lynch,

The Drought Continues And Amphibians Struggle, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the springtime drought lingers, beverage distributor workers continue to strike and the state’s amphibians are struggling.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +,

Appalachian Monster Game And Nelsonville Music Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, a new roleplaying game gives folks in the workplace a chance to be a mythical Appalachian monster. Also, southeast Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in June. We talk with the founder about what keeps people coming back. And, members of a Ukrainian Catholic church in Wheeling, West Virginia, make pierogies for their community every week. What makes them so good?

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Education Chris Schulz,

State’s Teacher’s Unions Tout Growth Amidst National Decline

West Virginia has the 19th strongest teacher’s unions in the country but is one of only five states where membership hasn’t declined.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz,

Morgantown Charity Poised To Celebrate 100 Years Of Service

Since 1926, the Quota Club of Morgantown has worked to help disadvantaged women and children, as well as people that are hard of hearing.

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Health & Science Maria Young,

Autism Campaign Targets Recent Grads To Reverse Critical Staff Shortage

High school and college graduates can qualify for positions working with autistic children as well as people with a wide range of behavioral health needs.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff,

Team Building With Appalachian Cryptids, This West Virginia Morning

Monsters in the workplace? Maybe. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is developing a team building game using Appalachian cryptids like Bigfoot and the Flatwoods Monster. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with Jessica Hammer, associate professor and director of the university’s Center for Transformational Play, to learn more.

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