Rural News
Jennifer Emerling / There Is More Work To Be Done
Jennifer Emerling / There Is More Work To Be Done
Persistent Poverty in Eastern Kentucky
Anne Lowrey of the New York Times Magazine discusses the depths of persistent poverty in rural Eastern Kentucky and how that poverty impacts people living there. Six of the hardest counties to live in according to NYT’s Upshot are in Eastern Kentucky.
Tim Marema of The Daily Yonder wrote this response.