The Power of the Ping 2.0: What Social Media Is Doing to Rural America’s Children
Recent research has found that more than 70 percent of rural counties had no practicing youth behavioral-health clinician.
John W Peace II
Rural Small-Town America Knows How to REALLY Do Some Things!
Rural Small-Town America Knows How to REALLY Do Some Things!
Not In My Backyard
Would you want a crematorium in your backyard?
A Beautiful Day, a Beautiful Car Show, and Most of All, a Beautiful Memorial
The 2nd Annual Michael D. Chandler Memorial Car Show filled downtown Big Stone Gap with cars, motorcycles and people, but the real reason for the afternoon was remembering one of the town's own.
More Than a Marker: Remembering James A. Bland High School
Virginia's segregation laws decided where those children could go to school.
They did not get to decide what those children would become.
The People's Right to Know
From Watergate to Data Centers: Is Rural America's Next Fight About Freedom of Information?
Imagine This Headline: "New Jersey’s Governor Declares a State of Emergency Over Maternity Care Crisis!"
According to the Virginia Department of Health, a maternity care desert is an area where families live more than thirty minutes from obstetrical care, healthcare providers are already in short supply, and poverty makes access even harder.