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Hail and Farewell from The Goldenrod
365 days and 116 stories later, this hyperlocal journalism experiment is ending—at least for now.
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The Goldenrod's Friday Flea Market: July 11-15
The Mountain Grrl Experience in Pikeville, school lunch woes, fighting for bodily autonomy in rural Kentucky and more.
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Cleaning Up Kentucky's Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells—Finally, Maybe
New federal funds could be maximized to repair a centuries-old environmental issue and create new jobs...if state officials are willing.
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Rat Tails and Hardee's Karaoke: The Comics of Little Bubby Child
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A Craft Cocktail Program Alights in Small Town Kentucky
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“If You Ever Want To Gauge What Is Valuable in a Community, Tune In to Tradio."
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Of Mice and Men—and Ableism—at Paul G. Blazer High School
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Let's Change the Conversation, Kentucky.
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Public Comment 101: How To Make Your Voice Heard on Energy Issues in Kentucky
"I would tell people that your voice matters, and that you deserve to be heard, because you use energy and you pay for it."
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Care About Your Energy Rates? Get To Know the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
"No one really learns in school that you should comment on PSC cases because that can impact...your energy bill."
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Where Horses Roam Free in the Mountains of Eastern Kentucky
The Appalachian Horse Project is ensuring the region's free-roaming horses are kept safe, healthy and, well, free.
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In Search of a Flow State at the PlayThink Festival, Part 2
"At PlayThink, you have room to grow into yourself and who you’re becoming."
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In Search of a Flow State at the PlayThink Festival
From hula-hooping to healing circles, how the Mercer County event is putting rural Kentucky on the (family-friendly) festival scene.
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Decayed and Delayed: Capturing the Vulnerable Infrastructure of Eastern Kentucky, Part 2
Part two of our abandoned (or otherwise ignored) eastern Kentucky infrastructure series is for *paid subscribers* only. If you missed Tuesday’s story…
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Decayed and Delayed: Capturing the Vulnerable Infrastructure of Eastern Kentucky
When new infrastructure projects are announced for eastern Kentucky, even the thought that some improvements might be coming to do more than hold the…
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