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dalton99a

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:16 AM Nov 23

Inside Appalachia's Most Remote Border

We went to Martin County, Kentucky, on Appalachia’s remote border with West Virginia to look into its water problem. Instead, we ended up deep in a holler, miles from any store, hospital, or business. There, we asked locals about jobs, drugs, and life in the holler.


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Inside Appalachia's Most Remote Border (Original Post) dalton99a Nov 23 OP
The Scotch-Irish are a minority in Appalachia, but they dominate Gum Logger Nov 23 #1
The guy who's timms139 Nov 23 #2

Gum Logger

(299 posts)
1. The Scotch-Irish are a minority in Appalachia, but they dominate
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:08 PM
Nov 23

They are so colorful, their influence spreads far

timms139

(461 posts)
2. The guy who's
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:10 PM
Nov 23

hundred thousand dropped to 70 under Biden is most likely seeing it a lot less under Trump. He probably still blaming Biden and not the nutcase who handed Biden the mess and has today caused it all to crash again .

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