Friday, May 10, 2019

Quick hits: Black coal miners, interpreters for rural-refugee health, a town dubbed 'Cancer Alley' and one that won't die

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

A beautifully shot and written photo essay and longform story in The New York Review of Books examines the dwindling community of African American coal miners in southeast Kentucky, here.

In rural Missouri, interpreters are the key to health care for refugees, Sebastian Martinez Valdivia reports for The Daily Yonder.

A small Louisiana town near a chemical plant has been dubbed "Cancer Alley." Don't miss out on the great multimedia presentation on this story in The Guardian.

An Oregon court tells a town that wanted to formally disband that it's still a city, whether it wants to be or not, reports Oregon Live (The Oregonian).

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