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By Frank Kilgore

Racing For '08/Archive
Speak Your Piece: How Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine Lost His Progressive Mojo
07/22/2008
Tim Kaine beat a conservative Republican from rural Virginia to win the state's governorship, and now Kaine is on the short-list to be Barack Obama's vice president. He started as a liberal, but now...???
BioFuels and Energy | Education | Main Street Economics
To Grow the Coalfield Economy, Plant a College
05/22/2008
grad thumbHow can coalfield societies prosper? How can the economies of boom-and-bust rural regions gain stability? Ask that person in the cap and gown.
Health
Speak Your Piece: Throwaway Lives?
04/30/2008
The poor health found in many communities is too often self-inflicted. It's time to teach our kids a new way of living.
Health
Speak Your Piece: States Should Pass Smoking Bans
02/25/2008
cigs for saleSmoking is tied not only to bad health but to bad habits, such as littering. So why shouldn't states ban smoking?
Politics and Government
Speak Your Piece: Democracy and Hypocrisy in Virginia State Capitol
02/22/2008
Like many state legislatures, Virginia's General Assembly is struggling with an unbalanced budget and an extra dose of partisanship. Both parties have contributed to the sour atmosphere.
Health
Speak Your Piece: Time to Educate the Coalfields Out of Poverty, Disease
12/27/2007
grundy smallPoverty and poor health go hand-in-hand in the Central Appalachian coalfields. While a lack of services may be part of the cause, many of the region's worst woes result from personal choice, a resident of the region argues.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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