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Rural welder David Griesmeyer created the Ohio Arts Corridor, a quirky public art trail, to bring people into Appalachia in hopes they’ll stay awhile.
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Appalachians are disconnected from the workforce. Some think a federal employment program could helpMore than 150,000 working-age Central Appalachian residents aren’t in the labor force. The Ohio River Valley Institute says that makes it ripe for a federally subsidized workforce program.
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Ohio farmers are processing their unsellable chestnuts into pancake mix, flour and beer. They hope the new market will attract more Ohioans to grow climate-smart trees.
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A recent report from the social investment fund Invest Appalachia found Central Appalachia, including parts of Ohio, will likely see a population influx because of climate-related migration.
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In her new book Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People, Erica Abrams Locklear explores how literary representations of Appalachian food have colored our view of the region’s people.
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A new report by the Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio shows little improvement for low income children in the state’s Appalachian region. The new report…