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The West Virginia University Press plays a special role in WVU research and Appalachian Studies, specifically by allowing authors to publish works that may be passed over by editors outside
Play areas at Howard Park and Gardens reopened last week, after being closed for three months for a major refurbishment.
Listen to the audio version of this story here. “Honey, I don’t know who you are but thank God you’ve come. We haven’t had music around this place for years,” cried Mrs Young one afternoon, as I arrived with a small guitar strapped to my back and a cart full of drums, rattles, and tambourines rolling behind me. “What’s your name?” asked Mrs Hall, looking absently into my brown eyes. I smiled at the two women. I’ve known both for almost a decade. I’ve kept a bi-weekly appointment with this group of memory care residents for 12 years, and have witnessed the gradual and relen...