(Photos by Frank Carlson)
Wildflowers grow along state route TN-90 in the Cumberland Mountains near the community of Eagan, Tenn.
By Frank Carlson, Medill
So we’re halfway through our week of reporting on the history and impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility and arguably the original “green collar” developer. And one theme that [...]
King Coal and the Mother Teresa of rural Appalachia
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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That whippersnapper Obama
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
COLUMBUS - Barack Obama ventured into Hillary-land Friday as he proposed a social security fix to a roomful of Ohio senior citizens on his economic tour of Midwestern battleground states. Maybe it was because they were hand-culled by campaign volunteers, but the candidate’s foray into formerly-enemy territory seemed to be a hit with [...]
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