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On this West Virginia Morning, one of the biggest health disparities in West Virginia is in dental care, but free dental clinics often fill in the gaps. Also, in this show, we have the latest news from the West Virginia Board of Education, a look at a nationwide rocketry competition, and we learn about three coal-fired power plants in the state that require costly upgrades to comply with new federal environmental rules.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, we launch a new summer-long series focused on education. “Closing the COVID Gap” will explore the challenging road ahead for educators, students, and families as they work together to close the learning gap created by the pandemic. Also, in this show, we have a conversation with West Virginia poet laureate Marc Harshman.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, one area in the Ohio Valley region was especially hard hit by the steel industry closures, but leaders there now see a future emerging in the move toward electrification. Also, in this show, the West Virginia Legislature is in for a special session. They’ve approved seven bills, many of which relate to covering pandemic-related expenses
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, the Charleston Police Department is exploring a plan to refit the department's shotguns to use non-lethal ammunition following a recent shooting of a Black man on the city’s West Side. Also, in this show, we learn about the “Pot Plane Crash” on June 6, 1979. The smuggler who set it all up came to Charleston last week to talk about the crash and his life since.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, a yearlong investigation into a Danish manufacturing facility in the Eastern Panhandle concluded this week. We explore the findings and the response. Also, in this show, Gov. Jim Justice has called a special session, and we listen to our Mountain Stage Song of the Week brought to us by the late American music legend Doc Watson.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOur Inside Appalachia team recently won several awards for our reporting. This week, we’re listening back to some of these stories, including one about the John Denver classic, “Take Me Home Country Roads,” which was first recorded 50 years ago in 1971. And we’ll learn how indie pro-wrestling in Southern West Virginia was able to keep going through the pandemic — with drive-in shows. We’ll also hear about two Welsh storytellers and their fascination with Appalachia.
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