Tuesday, February 28, 2023

GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, Harlan County Kentucky remains mired in poverty

 

Photo:  Wikipedia

That was then:  New York Times, 7/11/1999

This is now:  DW
Harlan County, wedged in a valley between two tree-lined ridge mountains in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, is a beautiful place. It is also one of the poorest communities in the United States, a place people have been leaving for decades.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 33.2% of Harlan County resident live in poverty, twice the state of Kentucky average.

Source:  Wikipedia

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