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Appalachia's Population Problem, Inside Appalachia

This week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.  

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Mothman, Bridge Day And Washboards, Inside Appalachia

This week, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small-town journalist in 1966. Also, every year, hundreds of people celebrate Bridge Day by parachuting from the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge bridge. But not just anyone can do it. And, the Columbus Washboard Company used to make washboards for laundry. Now, people use them to make music.

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Moving Ahead With Bridge Day And Mapping The Monongahela, This West Virginia Morning

The state's largest festival will take place Saturday at the New River Gorge National Park -- despite the ongoing government shutdown. And, environmentalists are using 360-degree mapping platforms to study the Monongahela River and the Ohio River Basin.

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Monongahela River Woes And Democrat’s Kitchen Table Tour, This West Virginia Morning

As the Monongahela River flows into the Ohio River Basin, pollution from development upstream is impacting parts of West Virginia. And, roughly half way into a statewide listening tour, we check in with Democratic delegates to find out what constituents have to say.

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