By Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller | When we think of Appalachian places we normally look to the highlands of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and other Southern mountain states. Often overlooked are the communities of Appalachians in Midwestern cities ...

By Ophelia Thornton | For most U.S. towns and cities established during the 1800s, railroads served as critical arteries for creating, growing and sustaining community life. Although establishing ...

Poetry by Jake Lawson, Scott Honeycutt, Anna Laura Reeve, and Clayton Spencer