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A voice from the fire: Joseph Little’s memoir shines light on poverty and redemption
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Local author and speaker Joseph Little remembers what it felt like to have nothing. He knows the absence of material things and the kind of emptiness that comes from being abandoned, unheard and unseen. Raised in a cycle of generational poverty, Little’s early life was shaped by instability, neglect and
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Martin County making war on the poor
Editor: I read with dismay and great disgust of one Larry Oaks, a poor disabled veteran, who is being hounded to bankruptcy by our county officials simply because he cannot afford to clean up his place. How can it be that Martin County, the place where the War on Poverty began, now is making war
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The Rural Americans Too Poor for Federal Flood Protections
A data-driven disaster tool shows “bias” against rural communities. by Claire Carlson and Elizabeth Miller / Climate Central, The Daily Yonder August 12, 2024 On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and
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Utility disconnections are dangerous, ineffective and unnecessary
BY CHRIS WOOLERY The number of Kentuckians who had their power disconnected increased by 228% last year as compared to a 29% increase nationwide, according to a new study by the Energy and Policy Institute and Center for Biological Diversity. Kentucky’s average electric bills also increased by 17%. Huge increases in disconnections and bills make
