Meet The Cartoonist Who Keeps 'Snuffy Smith' In The Funny Pages

The hillbilly stereotype is frequently used to shame mountain people, but there are gentler versions, like Snuffy Smith, the long-running comic strip character. Snuffy Smith originally started out as a supporting character in his comic strip, which first launched in 1919 when Billy DeBeck created Barney Google. Artist Fred Lasswell was brought in during the ‘30s to create Snuffy Smith and his friends. And now the strip is written and drawn by John Rose, who lives in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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Economy Eric Douglas, About 7 hours ago

Understanding The ‘Economy’ For All Of Us

The economy is everything we buy or sell and the services we use. The show "Planet Money" from NPR dives into those topics and attempts to make sense of it all. And now, the show has published a book called "Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life." We speak with the book's author and one of the show's hosts to break it down and learn more about what readers and listeners can gain.

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Economy WVPB Staff, About 10 hours ago

How To Better Understand The Economy, This West Virginia Morning

The economy is everything we buy or sell and services we use. It can be a broad category and most of us struggle to understand what it all means. The show "Planet Money" from NPR dives into those topics and attempts to make sense of it. And now, the show has published a book called Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life. We speak with the author and one of the program's hosts.

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Education NPR Staff, Apr. 06, 2026

These Blind Students Say Their College Blocked Their Education. A New Rule Could Help

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers became fast friends during their undergraduate years. They both shared their dreams with one another: Rogers wanted to use his education to become a psychotherapist, Lacy a social worker. So, they were delighted to be reunited for graduate school – at an online Master's in Social Work program at West Virginia University. Little did they know, their journey there would be much harder.

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Government Maria Young, Jul. 19, 2025

Future Of Public Media Funding, Fighting A ‘Hunger Tsunami’ And A Popular Hotdog, This West Virginia Week

A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what's to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.

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Government WVPB Staff, Jul. 18, 2025

Capito On Cuts To NPR, PBS And Documenting Changes In Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, what West Virginia’s senior senator, Shelley Moore Capito, has to say about funding for public broadcasting after she and other Republicans vote for cuts. Plus, a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in West Virginia has turned the camera on the Appalachian region of his childhood.

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Health & Science NPR Staff, Apr. 10, 2025

Coal Miners' Health Care Hit Hard In Job Cuts To CDC

Sam Petsonk grew up around southern West Virginia's mining communities, visiting patients with his father, one of the country's first doctors to specialize in Black Lung Disease.

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