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On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachia has had high rates of substance abuse and mental health disorders for years. After the problem reached a boiling point during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few communities tried using crisis response teams, and so far, that seems to be working. Last year, Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spent several months with some of these teams and has this story.
Also, after 41 years of continuous public service, West Virginia Sen. Donna Boley, R-Pleasants, has decided to retire, and the West Virginia Republican Party will be holding a closed primary this year. But not all party members are excited about the change.
Finally, the head of a Charleston church is speaking out about the Wednesday death of a Minnesota woman at the hands of ICE agents.
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This week, too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWritten by a former slave ship captain, “Amazing Grace” has traveled far beyond its origins. In this encore episode, Us & Them traces how the hymn has become a powerful folk song and civil rights anthem — speaking to pain, forgiveness and the possibility of change.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSome county-level Republicans are calling for a reversal of the state party's decision to hold a closed election, only for registered Republicans this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case brought by the state involving a transgender teen from West Virginia.
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