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May 27, 2021  |  By Melissa McNair-King In Education, Uncategorized

Would you Re-Live High School?

I’m a person of faith. And when I read Scripture, I see Jesus erring on the side of grace time and again. I see him embracing the social and religious outcasts of his day. I try my best to do the same.

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February 26, 2021  |  By Craig McNally In Economy, Environment, Taxes, Technology, Uncategorized

Planning with the End in Mind: Feedback on the Pulaski Co. Solar Farm Plan

The Pulaski County Solar Farm is a promising initiative that uses our local resources (empty farmland) to address our need for green energy and tax revenue. But there are ways it could be improved.

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Doodle Dust deposits on right bank of Peak Creek. "Doodle Dust" deposits on the Right Bank of Peak Creek, June 2019 (courtesy of Virginia Tech)
December 10, 2019  |  By Jill_Williams In Community Organizing, Environment, Health Care, History, Inequality, Profiles

Pulaski County is…Doodle Dust?

Google “environmental justice in Appalachia” and nearly every returned link will exclusively describe the impact of coal extraction on the region. It’s no surprise, then, that here in Pulaski, VA, many of us only feel peripherally connected to that conversation. Although we have had a few coal mining operations in this County historically, most of […]

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November 4, 2018  |  By Timothy Goff In Uncategorized

Who can represent the diverse landscape of the Ninth District?

The image above is the ninth district as seen by the 2011 edition of the National Land Cover Database (you can zoom in to explore this data at http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=e4c45b7769af40d280c1a74208662c9d — note: it takes a moment to load all layers) Our district is larger than New Jersey. In the image above: The red is our roads and cities. The […]

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August 30, 2018  |  By Andy King In Congress, Health, Health Care, State Politics

Hiding in the Opioid Numbers

If there is one thing that Americans can agree on at this moment in our history, it’s that we have an opioid problem. An epidemic that touches every state and county. In fact, we all likely know someone who has become addicted to oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl, or any of the other countless prescription painkillers that […]

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Clad in a bulletproof vest, Ashley White arrives for a court hearing on the death of her five-year old son, Noah Thomas.
June 13, 2018  |  By Jill_Williams In Economy, Health Care, Inequality, Uncategorized

Finding Truth in Noah Thomas’s Death

I have spent the majority of my adult life working on, consulting with, and learning about truth and reconciliation commissions. These bodies are generally tasked with investigating human rights abuses or other injustices so that a community or nation can learn from the past, establish accountability for what happened in some way, and make recommendations […]

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June 11, 2018  |  By Jill_Williams In Uncategorized

Primary Elections are tomorrow – Tuesday, June 12!

Historically, very few people show up to vote in primary elections like the one that will happen tomorrow (Tuesday, June 12) in Virginia. But there are all sorts of reasons why we should. One is that higher numbers of primary voters signals to national parties and others that people in our part of the state […]

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May 30, 2018  |  By Mike Reis In Economy, Health Care, Pulaski Explainer

Pulaski Explainer: Should Pulaski Join the Opioid Lawsuit?

Some of you may have read about a large lawsuit being brought against the manufacturers of opioid prescription drugs by many localities throughout the country.  In our neck of the woods, Smyth, Wythe, and Russell counties have joined and their lawyers have attempted to add Pulaski County to their client list.  I’ll attempt to explain […]

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May 29, 2018  |  By Jill_Williams In Uncategorized

I ♡ Poor Boys Produce, Part 2

Around this time last year, I published my first love letter to Poor Boys Produce Stand, but over the past year, I discovered more reasons to love the place, so here I am again. While I appreciate that I can find Daisy’s Bread in the local produce stand all year round, Doug Steger’s story about […]

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April 30, 2018  |  By Timothy Goff In Uncategorized

Dont forget to vote in local elections tomorrow, Tuesday May 1

Elections will be held tomorrow (May 1) in Pulaski and Dublin. On the ballot will be candidates for Mayor (Pulaski) and Town Council (Pulaski and Dublin). Full sample ballots for both can be found at the Pulaski County Registrar’s website (http://www.pulaskicounty.org/Registrar.html). In Pulaski, David Clark is running unopposed for mayor and 5 candidates are running […]

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