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Award-Winning Book Reveals Why Books Are Important For Incarcerated Appalachians

Each year Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association present the Weatherford Awards. They honor books about the Appalachian South. The winner of the 2024 award for nonfiction is titled, This Book is Free and Yours to Keep. It consists largely of letters from incarcerated people across the region who corresponded with the Appalachian Prison Book Project. Ellen Skirvin is one of the book’s editors.

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Government Jack Walker, Apr. 11, 2025

Lawmakers Vote To Dissolve Anti-Discrimination Office, Already Hollowed Out Amid DEI Cuts

The West Virginia House of Delegates voted Friday to pass Senate Bill 837, which would eliminate the West Virginia Office of Equal Opportunity. That office is charged with protecting residents from discrimination.

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Government Jack Walker, Apr. 03, 2025

House, Senate Agree To Favor Land Reuse Groups In Derelict Property Sales

A policy that grants land reuse groups purchasing priority during the sale of tax-delinquent, derelict properties has received wide support in the West Virginia Legislature.

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