Published March 12, 2021 at 12:38 PM EST Listen • 15:14
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West Virginia Morning, a small tavern has been serving the community simple, inexpensive grill food for four generations, and the locals keep coming back year after year. Also, we have an update from the statehouse and this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
A bill to help students pay for community and technical college and another that would allow private and homeschooled students to participate in extracurricular activities at public schools are on the move in the West Virginia Senate. Liz McCormick has more.
A study by Penn State researchers has found that songbirds nesting near the sound of natural gas compressors had fewer hatched eggs. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Anne Danahy reports.
DIY Zines, A Legendary 91-Year-Old Diner, And Pandemic-Fueled Homebuying In Appalachia
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Needle Exchange
A bill was recently introduced in the West Virginia State Legislature that would outlaw some of the state s most effective needle exchange programs. SB 334 was introduced by Senators Eric Tarr and Amy Grady; both are Republicans for District 4, which includes Mason, Jackson, Roane and Putnam counties. SB 334 would create a stricter license application process for harm reduction programs.
Talking about HIV and other needle-borne illnesses can be scary maybe that’s why so many of us don’t talk about it. But what if the stigmas are causing these health crises to worsen?
HIV can spread throughout communities quickly, especially in places where there are high rates of people who use drugs. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that Charleston, West Virginia, has the nation’s most alarming outbreak of HIV. Public health officials have been warning for years that Appalachia is vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease.
Published March 5, 2021 at 11:02 AM EST Listen • 15:56
On this
West Virginia Morning, we explore the latest news from the West Virginia statehouse, and we have news on an HIV outbreak in Charleston. Also, we have a conversation on broadband expansion, and we bring you this week’s
Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
More than three weeks after he championed the reduction of the personal income tax in his State of the State Address, Gov. Jim Justice has unveiled initial details of the plan. Dave Mistich reports.
Earlier this week, the House of Delegates advanced legislation to improve the state s broadband situation. It includes provisions for consumer protection, new broadband construction, and accountability for telecommunications companies that receive public funding. For
Volunteers drop off cleaning supplies and masks at the Rea of Hope in Charleston.
Human beings are social creatures and the pandemic is taking a toll on all of us in one way or another. It’s also bringing to light just how important human connection is in our lives.
This week on
Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear from folks who are overcoming these challenges on top of maintaining sobriety and staying on the path to recovery.
As we grapple with the immediate health emergency of the coronavirus pandemic and celebrate the hope found in vaccines and infections going down here in Appalachia we’re also struggling with two other public health crises: the opioid epidemic, and a large uptick in HIV cases. Researchers believe the crises are linked.
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