Second SOAR Summit gets mixed reviews, calls for more youth participation.
Are We SOAR-ing Yet?
McAteer – Mines No Safer After Upper Big Branch
At the 5th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, J. Davitt McAteer says little has been done to improve safety & it could happen again.
POWER+ Plan for Appalachian Renewal
President Obama’s 2016 budget includes significant funds for economic renewal in Central Appalachia. The POWER+ Plan calls for investing in coal communities, workers and technology. Eric Dixon, Dee Davis, and Jason Bailey comment on the possible impact in the region.
War On Poverty Lessons for SOAR
Retired War on Poverty staff Robert Shaffer & Hollis West recall building successful east KY programs with “maximum feasible participation of the poor” & recommend SOAR empower poor for results
