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West Virginians are a unique breed -- proudly rugged, independent and resilient, with ample experience braving life's ups and downs in the relative solitude of Appalachia.

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Connecting China and America by banjoupdated: Mon Apr 30 2012 12:15:00

Abigail Washburn hoped to one day influence China - U.S. relations by using the law. Now, she's discovered another way.

Removing mountaintops yields coal, controversyupdated: Sun Aug 14 2011 04:38:00

In the Appalachian Mountains, there is a method of mining that is as much a source of controversy as it is a source of energy: mountaintop removal.

Mountaintop removal's impactupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 10:16:00

What does mountaintop removal mean to a small West Virginia community? "Battle for Blair Mountain" airs Aug. 14 on CNN.

Reporter's Notebook: On Blair Mountain, answers are hard as rockupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 10:16:00

"Ninety percent of the people that live in this holler are coal miners or retired coal miners," 48-year-old James Dials explains as he winds his pickup through the mountains of southern West Virginia.

Colon cancer death rates falling faster in Northeast than in Southupdated: Fri Jul 08 2011 09:31:00

Stepped-up colon-cancer screening has helped slash death rates from the disease across the U.S. in recent years, but not all regions of the country have benefited equally.

CNNMoney: Coal 'ghost towns' loom in West Virginiaupdated: Thu May 26 2011 11:49:00

West Virginia's coal industry helped insulate the local economy from the worst of the recession, but now the state could be in danger of losing that crutch.

Neglected graves home to 'invisible dead'updated: Sat Feb 26 2011 11:51:00

Duncan Shropshire stops at the edge of the treeline, where the meadow becomes a forest. His yellow linen shirt is misbuttoned and crooked, leaving the bottom of his belly slightly exposed.

Protesters arrested outside the White Houseupdated: Mon Sep 27 2010 20:48:00

More than 100 people protesting mountain-top removal coal mining were arrested Monday outside the White House for failing to obey an order to disperse, the U.S. Park Service said.

Behind the scenes: Amazing grace in Appalachiaupdated: Fri Apr 09 2010 21:47:00

Staking out for news at the site of the mine explosion here, I remembered what I miss most about Appalachia -- the people.

Coal River activist: 'We are all being used'updated: Wed Apr 07 2010 13:23:00

I am West Virginia born and raised, and I come from a long line of coal miners. My father, grandfather, brothers, husband and son-in-law either are or were coal miners.

Horse country to Appalachia reined in by recessionupdated: Fri Oct 09 2009 16:18:00

Crestwood Farm is tucked into the rolling hillsides of Kentucky's legendary bluegrass country. Kipling and Unbridled Energy are among the stallions critical to the reputation -- and the bottom line -- of the McLean family business.

National parks (minus the crowds)updated: Fri Jul 17 2009 10:11:00

Our most protected lands -- and the dramatic drives that give access to them --are all too often conga lines of taillights and tourists. These four itineraries revive the majesty.

The battle over Coal River Mountainupdated: Tue Oct 07 2008 12:38:00

Lorelei Scarboro loves to talk about the wild turkeys and bears living on West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.

Commentary: Candidates should come clean on coalupdated: Tue Oct 07 2008 09:55:00

The Wall Street crisis notwithstanding, coal continues to embroil the presidential campaign into knots unlike any other issue in the swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Time.com: StoryCorps: Ordinary Folks Telling Tales a Big Hitupdated: Wed Oct 01 2008 18:00:00

Patsy Lawson and her husband, Herman, grew up in a patch of Appalachia with "no railroad, no airstrips, just subsistence farming." There she learned from her father -- a "great natural storyteller" -- how to turn everyday events into compelling tales

Arkansas town on lockdownupdated: Wed Aug 13 2008 20:22:00

An Arkansas mayor issues a curfew for a high-crime neighborhood. WPTY's Kevin Holmes reports.

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