On this West Virginia Morning, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw sat down with Eric Douglas to discuss some of the issues that will come before the legislature this session like education, PEIA and the foster care system. This is an excerpt from that interview for The Legislature Today.
And there are places we go besides home or work that can play an important role in who we are and how we live. These Third Places are where people get together and connect. This week, Inside Appalachia explores an important third place found in most Black communities – the hair salon.
Also in this episode, floodwaters began rising in the southern part of the state over the weekend. Maria Young reports now, six days later, there is much progress – but a long way to go.
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