re: Interesting article on poverty in Appalachia

Decent article, thanks for sharing. I'm a fan of NPR.

Having grown up in the Appalachians, this article brings about fair points. There is still a national stigma that people from the region are poor and uneducated. I remember being on a school trip to NYC in 8th grade, and we met some girls from CT that were in shock that we had shoes, seriously.

There are trashy types from there, just like anywhere else. To me, there's a magic about the Appalachians that I haven't seen anywhere else. Some of the best people I've met in this world were from there. But, there are still parts where I wouldn't want to be without knowing somebody for fear of getting shot from stumbling on somebody's pot patch, still, or meth lab. There are some rough areas.