Dec 9, 2024 · “I’ve Seen the Future. It Looks Like Appalachia.” This is a headline that sticks with me from our first days of publishing 100 Days in Appalachia — conceived the day after the 2016 election and launched on Inauguration Day 2017.

From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.” I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, especially young Appalachia, is fully cognizant of the dystopia and hopeful nonetheless. Read More ‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and […]

Jan 23, 2025 · Front Porch Politics: An Alabama Democrat’s Roadmap for Defeating Trumpism in Appalachia By Skylar Baker-Jordan / April 2, 2024 You may not have felt it, but last week, Appalachia […] Read More 100 Days Hiring Digital Managing Editor By 100 Days in Appalachia / April 1, 2024 100 Days in […]

Nov 9, 2021 · When I entered adulthood and moved out of the house to attend college more than three hours away in Louisville, I made a commitment to myself that I would prioritize my mental health. Back home, people didn’t really go to therapy. This was due to several factors: extremely limited access, […]

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Jul 19, 2024 · Because I have been writing about Appalachia and representation for a while now, and because I have spent too many words on “Hillbilly Elegy,” I’ve been called upon to offer my opinion on JD Vance now that he is Trump’s vice-presidential pick.

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In Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation

Apr 9, 2024 · My own Appalachian hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has been on strike since October 2022.The Post-Gazette is where I landed my first byline in 2016. As a high school journalist, I covered high school theater there as a Kelly Critic, a program jointly run by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Post-Gazette to train and support student critics.

Young adults are uniquely poised to strengthen – or abandon – democracy, and as we near the presidential election, we are in direct conversations with young rural voters, ages 18-25, to document their perspectives in this historic election. This program – Project Heard – is designed to gain a deeper […]