Tag: West

Economic Reintegration Opportunities in McDowell County, West Virginia, for Post-Incarceration Life This analysis examines the interplay of economic viability, the availability of employment opportunities, and the cost of living in McDowell County, juxtaposed against the backdrop of a subject rec...

The Romany-Gypsy people came from Central/East India more than 1500 years ago and traveled to the Mediterranean, Europe, and the Americas. From their origins in Odisha, an area of central and east India, they held Hindu beliefs, specifically Shaktism, a denomination of Hinduism. In Shaktism, a mo...

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey took office in 2013 as West Virginia worked to address the opioid crisis that resulted in thousands of lives lost in the state and in the middle of a lawsuit against several drug distributors for their role in exacerbating the deadly crisis. In a state ...

At some point during the Great Sioux War in 1876–77, a bunch of Sioux chieftains, including Crazy Horse, sat down with representatives of the U.S. Army to discuss a treaty that would cede the Black Hills to the United States in return for lands surrounding the Hills to be controlled by the Sio...

There’s only one language that makes injustice look like Pandora’s box: all that’s good and beautiful cruelly flickered away, but there’s a faint sense of hope that survives against all odds. It’s the language of music, preserving scars of the past as amber hugging a fl...

In recent years, Whyte Lake has become a popular year-round hiking spot for locals. It’s a wonderful destination for a wet-weather or shoulder-season day, especially when you don’t have the time or inclination do something higher or farther. I’ve hiked to the lake on three occas...

Steele’s pioneering work — in Hypercard, then CDROMs, then Flash — helped define the look-and-feel of the old, good internet; an urbanist feel that owed a debt to Toronto’s most beloved adopted urbanist, Jane Jacobs. Steele and Mackerel made things that were beautiful and hum...

Lakemba is a suburb in Sydney’s South West and is filled with a bustling community of a variety of cultures. Lakemba is Australia’s unofficial Muslim capital. According to the 2011 census, the religious makeup of Lakemba is 51.8% Islam. This southwest Sydney suburb is...

When you think of Istanbul, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s the bustling bazaars, the stunning mosques, or the colorful streets. Whatever your thoughts, one thing is certain: Istanbul is a city that has something for everyone. This vibrant city is where East meets West, blending together the be...