Will Wright
Will Wright works on communications and outreach for the Center for Rural Strategies, with a focus on promotion and marketing for the Daily Yonder. He was born in southwestern Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Kentucky. Before joining Rural Strategies, he worked as a reporter for outlets including the Lexington Herald-Leader, the New York Times, and the Charlotte Observer. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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A Republican-Sponsored Bill Wants to Take Back $21 Billion Appropriated for Broadband Deployment
The money in question was designated as nondeployment funds, meaning all broadband needs other than core infrastructure. If passed, the bill could be a death blow to bridging the digital divide.
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FCC’s First Amendment Tour Arrives in Kentucky
The tour’s Appalachian stop included a panel of experts talking about the freedoms of the first amendment, especially in the context of perceived threats during the second Trump Administration.
Q&A: Making a Home in a Region Founded on Displacement
“Beginning Again” is an oral history project that tells 12 stories of people who ended up in Appalachia for one reason or another — all told in their own words.
Q&A: Paying It Forward on the Appalachian Trail, with Youtuber Jessica Mills
Jessica Mills is the creator of Homemade Wanderlust, a Youtube channel where she documents her thru-hiking adventures and the generosity of the strangers she’s met along the way.
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