City governments across the country (and world) are trying a new system of budgeting that seems to be working well for them and their citizens. ... Read This Post
Communities
Ex-Pat Appalachian’s Story can Help with Transition
“I don't know whether I'm part of Appalachia anymore, but Appalachia is part of me,” says Graham Shelby in a wonderful Lexington Herald-Leader essay ... Read This Post
There’s Precedent for the Transition Assistance Eastern Kentucky Needs
The new power plant rules proposed this week will make coal less competitive in the coming decades. It's just one factor pointing toward continued ... Read This Post
The “Creative Class” in Appalachia
Big cities get a lot of attention for attracting the "creative class," those folks who make their living in the arts, design, architecture or other ... Read This Post
Berea wins “Livable Community” award to support local food
Berea, Kentucky is one of four winners of a competition held by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the US ... Read This Post
‘Looking at Appalachia’ allows others to see region through Appalachian peoples’ lens
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, and the retrospectives about how far (or how little) Appalachia has come have been pouring ... Read This Post
A Place Worth Fighting For
Given all the negative reporting about Appalachia’s problems and the subsequent “brain drain,” it may seem surprising that there are young people who ... Read This Post
Welcome to the new Appalachian Transition blog!
Welcome to Renew Appalachia, the new home of the Appalachian Transition blog. We hope you like the new look, and find the site easier to navigate. In ... Read This Post
Transition Stories: Whitesburg businesses build something together
One thing Amelia Kirby and David Fisher both knew when they opened businesses in downtown Whitesburg was that they wouldn’t get rich. They knew it was ... Read This Post
Real leadership for Appalachia necessary in upcoming elections
Brace yourselves; election season is coming. We’re already seeing political ads claiming this candidate is taking us to hell in a hand basket, or that ... Read This Post
SOAR moves forward at East Kentucky Leadership Conference
The next step in the SOAR process happened last week at the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation annual conference when the SOAR working group ... Read This Post
Kentucky General Assembly tinkers but doesn’t change way it spends severance funds
The Kentucky General Assembly came to a close last week, and its accomplishments (or lack thereof) leave much to be desired for eastern Kentucky. A ... Read This Post
