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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, About 4 hours ago

Encore: The Grand March And A Year After A Denied Abortion, Inside Appalachia

This week, for nearly a century, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival has staged a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. Also, abortion is illegal in most cases in Tennessee. So what happens after a birth? A photographer followed one mother for a year. And, new prisons are touted as a way to bring jobs to former coal communities. Not everybody agrees the trade-off is worth it.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Sep. 25, 2025

Us & Them: A Fresh Look At America’s Origin Story

It’s time to reconsider what we know about America’s Revolutionary War. The history many of us learn presents a patriotic list of “greatest hits,” but the reality was a brutal civil war with global stakes. Ahead of Ken Burns’ PBS series, Us & Them hosts leading historians at Shepherd University to revisit 1776 with fresh eyes — and ask what it means as America nears its 250th.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 25, 2025

Reflecting On America’s Founding And School Vaccine Lawsuit Updates, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, three top historians revisit America’s origin story, and the latest court filings in the state’s school vaccine lawsuit are zeroing in on a linchpin legal question.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 24, 2025

Save A Life Day Expands And Bottling The Taste Of Pawpaws, This West Virginia Morning

Save A Life Day will hold events across West Virginia and in all 50 states to prevent fatal overdoses. And, the pawpaw is the latest soft drink flavor to hit store shelves.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 23, 2025

Energy Jobs Rising And Lessons From A Child Welfare Tour, This West Virginia Morning

West Virginia is a top 10 state in the growth of energy jobs. And, those in charge of the state's child welfare system say they learned some important lessons this summer.

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Government Maria Young, Sep. 20, 2025

Celebrating Recovery And Investigating High Power Costs, This West Virginia Week

Healing Appalachia is in full swing this weekend. And, Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate looks into the hidden costs of electricity in West Virginia.

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