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93Appalachia: Dispelling the myth
"...So many lies have been written about us, the mountain people, that folks from other states have formed an image of a gun-totin', tabaccer -spittin , whiskey drinkin', barefooted, foolish hillbilly who never existed except in the minds of people...
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92Appalachian foodways: Cooking ethics and traditions of a diverse population
Appalachia is a mostly mountainous area situated in the eastern section of the United States, It stretches from Alabama in the south to Pennsylvania and into parts of New York in the north. The people living in that area originally migrated from...
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91Outdoor container gardening: Planting a beautiful pot of flowers
It's the middle of June and you still haven't put the finishing touches on your porches, decks and gardens They still look a little bare. One quick and easy way to remedy for this, is to plant some pots with flowers, plants, or herbs, which you...
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86They're doing it again: Phasing out the music programs in the schools
In an article in the Daily Kenoshan Newspaper this morning, the headline read: The Day Music Died. The ensuing article read: " According to music teachers at the Kenosha Unified School District, School Board President Eric Olsen has declared a...
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84Kentucky's love affair with Salad
The Kentucky tradition of salads goes back to Elizabethan, England. In The English Hous-wife (1615), the author alludes to "...the young buds and knots of all mannerof wholesome herbs at their first...
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83"Help": an excerpt from Operatic Divas and Naked Irishmen
I found my first assistant on the streets of "Old Louisville" She was in front of one of the huge, gorgeous Victorian houses a couple of streets over from me, loading up her car. I almost drove right past, but slammed on the brakes just in time to...
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83Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause vision loss and blindness through damage to the optic nerve. Several factors contribute to its development, but the main culprit is elevated intraocular pressure...
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84How to cope with learning disabilities and attention deficits
I have written several articles here on hubpages about my assistant, Kari, who works for me at my bed and breakfast: House For Sale, Keeping it All Together, and Broken Dishes. She exhibits several behaviors...
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83How do you take your tea?
Although the first tea plant arrived in this country in the late 1700s, The history of Sweet Tea in America only dates back to the 19th century, when Americans first attempted to grow tea in the United States. The areas that bore the essential...
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84Bourbon: A Kentucky tradition
Nothing says Kentucky like Bourbon An act of congress in 1964 declared Bourbon to be "America's Native Spirit" and its official distilled spirit. Most bourbons are distilled in Kentucky and it is widely believed that only Kentucky whiskey can be...
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