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Welfare and Food Stamps May Perpetrate Poverty
A former Whitesburg attorney now at the University of Kentucky argues federal welfare and food stamp programs lock Appalachia into dependency, fail to diversify the economy, and burden isolated salt towns. Edith Easterling credits poverty programs with education and civic awakening that transformed the region, though reform is still needed as Appalachia continues its long road since the 1960s.
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Whitesburg
University of Kentucky
Caudill
Candill
Edith Easterling
Poorbottom
Appalachia
Wendell Duty
Mingo County