Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Hockey And W.Va. Hip Hop, Inside Appalachia
This week, it’s not easy to find a place to play hockey in Appalachia, and if you happen to be young and ambitious, it can be harder. Also, rappers and musicians across West Virginia come together for a song challenge. And, farmers learn to turn unwanted sheep’s wool into home insulation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhy Are Opioid Settlement Funds Being Used For Surveillance?
Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, found that at least $1 million in opioid settlement funds have been used to purchase ALPR surveillance systems across the country.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational Report Highlights Use Of Opioid Settlement Funds For Police Surveillance, This West Virginia Morning
As one of the hardest hit states in the country's opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the roughly $1 billion in settlements from pharmaceutical companies and distributors. Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, reported last month on the use of the funds to purchase automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, from companies like Flock. She spoke to Chris Schulz about her findings.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News‘I’m retiring. I’m not quitting’: Cecil Roberts Looks Back On UMWA Career
He says that in his 30 years at the head of the union, no achievement was more important than saving the health care and pensions of tens of thousands of retired coal miners.
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May 1, 1930: Labor Leader Mother Jones Celebrates 100th Birthday
On May 1, 1930, labor leader “Mother” Jones celebrated her 100th birthday at a party in Maryland. The firebrand did what she did best: ruffle feathers. On…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFebruary 13, 1913: Mother Jones Arrested in Charleston
On February 13, 1913, labor leader Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was arrested in Charleston for agitating striking miners during the deadly Paint Creek-Cabin…
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