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‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Narnia,’ and Christ-like girl power
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Ugly bear spoils Facebook's Wall Street party
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Arizona election official vows to keep Obama off the ballot because of birth certificate
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Renting Your Home Intelligently
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Why Tummy Time is Important
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Mental health month: Too many people are diagnosed, or are they?
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I'll Have Another...and he did
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Concert review: M. Ward
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, legendary German baritone, dead at 86
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The Smith-Amash amendment and NDAA: A loss and a win for liberty
Appalachian Chronicles
Climb aboard and journey through the Appalachians with a thoughtful, irreverent, smart, opinionated and humorous student of life. See the world through her eyes with wonder and delight.
Whether talking about her upbringing, her family, or the many places and people she has seen along way, you can't help but want to move with her from one story to another.
Entries
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Photo: A building mural in downtown Welch, W.Va. L. King
Artist Tom Acosta came home to fight poverty in Appalachia
Tom Acosta has brought art to the town of Welch, W.Va. with his giant murals on the sides of the buildings, making the town worth a second look. Published 1:58 p.m. May 11, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Maurice Sendak AP
Maurice Sendak: the author who changed children's literature
Considered by most to be the most important children’s book artist of the Twentieth Century, he reinvented the genre with his book “Where the Wild Things Are." Published 11:37 a.m. May 9, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Downtown Welch, 2012
Appalachia stereotypes: The "Hollow" goes past the clichés to the real people
Since “discovering” the centuries old, Appalachian culture in the early 1900’s, the rest of America has been fed a steady diet of negative stereotypes of the people of this region. Published 2:24 p.m. May 2, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
Bill O'Reilly's scorn for Appalachia still echoes in the mountains (VIDEO)
O’Reilly first disparage Appalachia during an interview with Diane Sawyer three years ago, but Appalachians still remain disturbed by his words, especially when they are still used as a reference point by ill-informed people. Published 10:33 a.m. April 24, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Isolated farm in Great Smoky Mountains
The unique dialects of Appalachia give the mountain people their identity
Because people from all over Europe settled in Appalachia, there is no across the board commonality amongst the communities that explains the unique nature of the language, other than geography. Published 2:05 p.m. April 12, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: View across the Ivanhoe trestle L. King
The Rails to Trails project: The perfect gateway to spring
Whether at a leisurely pace enjoying the scenery or at the focused pace of a marathon runner in training, people find rails to trails ideal for all levels of physical activity. Published 9:22 a.m. April 5, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Teenage Anita in "Mama Juggs" - Jason Woei Ping Chen
Taking breast cancer awareness from Appalachia to Africa with "Mama Juggs"
Humor and poignancy deliver the message of Anita Woodley's one-woman show on breast cancer and three generations of women. Published 4:51 p.m. March 25, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Americorps finishes Mississippi cleanup FEMA
Americorps: the next generation of volunteers make a difference
Too often the present generation gets a bad rap with epithets like "spoiled" and "privileged." But a more careful look shows them dedicated to making a change for the better. Published 3:29 p.m. March 17, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: New Zealand
New Zealand: Appalachia Down Under
The author tells why her love for New Zealand has Appalachian roots. Published 10:36 a.m. March 5, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Appalachian smokehouse
Street smarts vs. common sense: not magic, just human nature
Life in Appalachia requires a different set of survival skills than someone navigating big city life. Published 11:31 a.m. February 25, 2012 - Comments
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Lisa King
I was born and educated in Southwest Virginia, traveled with my job all over America in my twenties and early thirties then came back to the mountains to raise my daughter.
I’ve been employed as everything from a quality ...
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Riffs
Find up-to-date information on the D.C. and Baltimore live music scenes and read interviews with artists and reviews of the latest releases and concerts.
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Concert review: M. Ward
Prolific singer/songwriter M. Ward performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.
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Concert review: Ingrid Michaelson
Popular singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.
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Concert review: Black Taxi
Wildly energetic indie pop band Black Taxi perform at DC9 in Washington DC.
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Concert review: Fun
The appropriately named Fun. perform a high energy show at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.
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Concert review: M. Ward
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Middle Class Guy
What does the middle-class conservative think about everything? Find out here.
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Out On A Whim
A weekly humor column about Americana, satirizing whatever seems worthy of kidding, including political inanity and insanity -- conservative, liberal and everything in between.
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Sports Around
Contributions to the Communities Sports desk from readers.
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Stimulus That!
Global economy, the civilizing power of markets and public morals.
I was born and educated in Southwest Virginia, traveled with my job all over America in my twenties and early thirties then came back to the mountains to raise my daughter.
I’ve been employed as everything from a quality control technician in industrial construction, to a mail processing plant manager, to postmaster of a small town. I’ve been to forty nine of the fifty states, as well as many other countries. Traveling will always be a passion I indulge, and something I’ll call upon often in my writing.
I come from a long line of story tellers, and will shamelessly exploit a family tree resplendent with colorful and unique characters, both past and present.
In short my perspective will reflect the pride and familiarity I have of my Appalachian heritage. My stories will be a reflection of the values I believe we hold dearest here, all embellished with a healthy dose of Southern Appalachian flare.
