The last few years have seen a new wave of indie rock music emerging from the Mountain South. It’s distinguished by a Southern rock sound, and lyrics drawn from observations about living in the region. We’re talking about acts like Wednesday and MJ Lenderman — and Fust, a group that’s based in Durham, North Carolina with deep Appalachian roots. Fust has a new album. It’s called “Big Ugly.” Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams recently spoke with Fust singer and songwriter Aaron Dowdy.
Could W.Va.'s 'Bernie People' Become 'Hillary People'?
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An estimated 6,000 Bernie Sanders supporters attended the Tuesday rally in Huntington, standing in line for hours to see the Democratic candidate for president.
The results Tuesday evening, however, showed Sanders lagging even further behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, winning only one of five state primary elections, but neither Sanders nor his supporters are ready to back out of the race just yet.
Still, Clinton’s nomination appears to be more and more inevitable as voters across the country continue to cast ballots. So, should their candidate lose the race, how will West Virginia’s Sanders supporters vote in November?
We asked a few Sanders supporters.
“I’ll die before I vote Republican,” 28-year-old Dustin Cheney of Charleston said as he waited with a group of friends outside the Big Sandy Arena. He would take Clinton over any Republican nominee.
“I can’t get behind a party that can’t get behind themselves. They act like babies.”
Virginia Dobreff traveled nearly three hours with her 20-year-old son to attend the rally and shared a similar sentiment. A registered Republican, Dobreff said the field of candidates in her party is lacking, pushing her to vote for Sanders.
“I don’t agree with everything he says, but we can’t all be the same,” she said. “I think that he is someone I could look up to as a leader because he truly seems to respect people.”
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his rally in Huntington Tuesday.
That respect is not something you find in the Republican field, Dobreff said, but her support won’t transfer to Clinton in the fall should she win the party’s nomination. Both Dobreff and her son, Andy, said they would write in Sanders before voting for anyone else.
Ashley Deem, a 19-year-old Marshall University sophomore, also shared some skepticism of a Clinton presidency.
“I’ve always wanted a female president, but I’d rather have a female president that stands for what I believe and what I think needs to be done rather than just having a female president,” she said.
Deem said she would probably vote for Clinton in the general election in November.
On this episode of The Legislature Today, the House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday that would allow data centers to establish microgrids — self-contained sites that generate their own power. The bill is one of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s legislative priorities. It is also of interest to Chris Hamilton, president of the West Virginia Coal Association. Our Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate speaks with Hamilton about issues the coal industry is facing at home and abroad.
The Senate Education committee took up two bills Tuesday to try to improve school security, a legislative focus for years.
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On this West Virginia Morning, we discuss the role education has played in this year's legislative session, from proposed teacher pay bumps to bills addressing student discipline.
On this episode of The Legislature Today, education related topics from teacher pay, to curriculum and school discipline are all issues before the West Virginia Legislature this session. News Director Eric Douglas talks with Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, in our studio about some of the proposed legislation this session and how it affects teachers. The WVEA and the American Federation of Teachers plan to merge this summer to become a single teacher’s union in the state.
