Quilting

Sierra Club Quilt Draws Attention To Coal, Community

An effort to open discussions around the future of coal in West Virginia led to a community quilting project that debuts Tuesday in Morgantown.

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Black Bear Encounters On The Rise, This West Virginia Morning

Black bears now inhabit all 55 counties of West Virginia, and bear encounters are on the rise across Appalachia. Climate change is often a hidden culprit. But state wildlife managers are working to promote peaceful coexistence.

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Teaching Math Through Quilting And Matthew Perry Foundation In Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning

Quilting is more than a hobby: it offers some colorful lessons in math. And, the Matthew Perry Foundation comes to Appalachia to carry out the mission of its famous namesake.

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Encore: Chair Caning And A Housing Fight, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, we visit the Seeing Hand Association. They bring together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning. Also, corporate greed has been gobbling up newspapers for years. Now, some of those same companies are taking a bite out of mobile home parks. They’re raising rents and letting repairs slide. And, as the Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion, people who live near it say government officials are ignoring their concerns about pollution.

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