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LBJ Day

A Hometown Girl Jots Down Her Notes

This memoir of Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Kentucky was handwritten by Inez, Kentucky native Shelba Pack Brown on April 24, 1964. We maintained the spelling and grammar just as it was because we like the way it sounds. That's all. It's not to be funny. Full story

Stripped Mountain

Before: The little building front and center is one of the few remaining homeplaces in the mountains outside of Mud, West Virginia. Full story

The Appalachia Issue

In his State of the Union address in January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "war on poverty." Full story

Ten Years' Bad Luck

Things Turn Around

I lived in Columbus most of my life, though I was born down here in Kentucky. I moved back up here four years ago to help my dad. He lives next door. He's getting a little older-you know how that gets. Full story

Hold A Grudge?

Not Me!

I'm 20 years old now, and I am unemployed. Full story

Dynamite Guy

Can't Stop, Won't Stop

This habit of blowing things up started back when I was about 17. My dad was in road construction and always had dynamite and fuses in his basement. Full story

Thick Skins

Tough Guy Of CP

We met Rhino one night at The United Bar. Over a dozen Bourbon and Coke's and a Jager shot or two, we found him to be a truly agreeable and pleasant dude. Full story

Unlucky Miner

Striking Out in CP

I've lived in Coober Pedy for 28 years now, although it was never my plan. In 1977, I decided to move to Perth but didn't get any further than CP. Full story

Drug Dealing

Or The Dole

We met up with this guy on Sunday afternoon in Radford. All the time we were talking to him, his wife was beeping the horn on his car really urgently and stressing out like she wanted him to leave really quickly. Then we looked down at his leg. Full story

Welcome To Notts

"Don't let the bastards grind you down" was one of the key quotes from the 1960 Albert Finney movie Saturday Night & Sunday Morning. Full story

Clean Mountain Air

No More Pills in the Hills

I'm a recovering addict. I was a junkie. My drug of choice was cocaine, crack... Whatever I could shoot up, basically. Full story

Comings And Goings

I Miss That Crazy Dane

I was out of school at 15 and went out at sea for six years. Then I came here because my brother worked in the mine. Full story

After The Mines

Motorcycles Are My Retirement Plan

I started working in the mines in about '69 or '70, when I was 17 years old. I just worked part-time during the summer. Full story

Meet The Kids Of Laisvall

Vice: How do you like living in Laisvall? Simon: It’s ok. There aren’t that many cops here. Not until Easter. Full story