Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Natural Dyes And A 'Wishtree' Controversy, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, one person’s roadside weed is another’s “golden” treasure. So says a North Carolina fiber artist. We also talk with a children's book author about a school system that suspended its community reading program over concerns about the sex of her book's main character — an oak tree. And, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is now available in every Kentucky community. We revisit our 2022 interview with the American icon.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDolly Parton Speaks Exclusively With WVPB
WVPB Executive Producer Suzanne Higgins spoke with Dolly Parton about her global reading program and its expansion in West Virginia, before a private celebration event at the Clay Center.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'Rosemary' Trailer Profiles Community Activist, First Openly Transgender Person Elected In West Virginia
Watch the official trailer for Rosemary, WVPB’s documentary profiling the campaign of the first openly transgender person to be elected to public office in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInspiring West Virginian is Inspiring a Revitalization of Historic Railroad Town
In 1995, when the internet was still in its infancy in terms of use in online commerce, 33-year-old Ken Allman started an online business in his…
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Inspiring West Virginian is Inspired by Cosmos and Science Professor
One of the fastest growing fields in astrophysics is gravitational waves – what scientists call ripples in the fabric of space-time, first predicted by…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInspiring West Virginians Program Profiles Engineer Who Uncovered Huge Automobile Cheating Scandal
Remember when Volkswagen got busted last year for cheating on emissions tests? A settlement that could reach $20 billion is still being negotiated.Well…
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