Leann Ray

Printmaking Inspired By Appalachian Stories, Inside Appalachia

This week, some of the stories on our show inspired college student art — including a vivid image of a bear smashing a clarinet. Also, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens. And, COVID-19 exposed the contempt society has for marginalized people. One author says, these folks are anything but passive. 

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Journalist Calls On Congress To Be Better Friends Of Coal Miners

Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams talks with Leann Ray, editor-in-chief of West Virginia Watch, a nonprofit outlet that covers news in the state. She recently published an op-ed that wraps in several of President Trump's federal actions regarding coal. 

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Coal And Coal Miners, Inside Appalachia

This week, some politicians and coal companies call themselves friends of coal, but one journalist says they don’t seem to be friends of coal miners. Also, what not to do if you get poison ivy. And, pepperoni rolls were a staple in the coal mines. But public schools might be why they caught on.

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