Hillbillies don’t need an elegy, but the mountains might
Vance wears the term hillbilly like a costume, but I can see through it.
In his tales of Appalachian life, JD Vance ignores people like me
William Turner, author of “Harlan Renaissance,” says JD Vance ignores key players in Appalachian life.
New Federal rule tightens black lung regs, but KY laws make diagnosis harder
Kentucky’s rules limiting number of healthcare professionals able to diagnose black lung makes applying for compensation by miners increasingly difficult. Currently, the entire state has one pulmonologist legally qualified to assess for the disease.
