Proud Appalachian
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I’m was an appellate public defender in Kentucky for 35 years. I’m an advocate for civil and human rights, a proud progressive, a loving dad, a doting pawpaw, and a much tolerated spouse. I post about Appalachia, Kentucky and politics.🦋
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Birders, are you ready for a challenge? Pack up your binoculars, grab your favorite field guide and head to Seven Islands State Birding Park in Kodak, TN! During fall migration season, you may spot 36 New World warbler species at the park!

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Spotting Fall Warblers at Seven Islands State Birding Park
Birding enthusiasts may be able to spot these 36 New World warbler species at Seven Islands State Birding Park in Kodak, Tennessee, this fall migration season.
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cherlynnforky.bsky.social
Letter carriers are often the first to notice when something’s wrong — a senior who hasn’t picked up the mail or a neighbor who depends on their delivery. They embody what public service looks like.

I’ll always stand with our postal workers. ✉️💙 @lettercarriers.bsky.social
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reclaimingchris.bsky.social
When you live in Appalachia, and you hear someone on tv mispronounce “Appalachian”, it’s like nails down a chalkboard.

I just heard the college pronounced as “App-ah-latch-EE-un State”. 🤦🏼‍♀️

It’s just “App-ah-LATCH-un, dude.
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It’s also then the last city in Appalachia. It’s geographically in the Appalachians. It’s even referred to as the Paris of Appalachia.
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erc-earth.bsky.social
Renew Appalachia is putting this into practice. Community members identify and collect seeds from Champion trees across Eastern Kentucky. White oaks (pressured by bourbon barrel production), crab apples (critical bat habitat)—species that matter locally.
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#Chesterfield Co. residents have been living w/ #DominionEnergy's pollution for too long! Join us this Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5 pm. in #Chester for the state hearing for Dominion's permit for a proposed methane gas plant in the county. RSVP: https://loom.ly/W9WGgZQ #NoNewGasPlants
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reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social
The conversation around data centers is heating up! But can these facilities be implemented in a way that...

🌍Minimizes environmental damage?
👷‍♂️Creates good-paying union jobs?
🔥Repurposes waste heat to benefit other industries?

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BLOG: Is Responsible Data Center Development Possible?
To start a broader conversation around responsible data center development across diverse stakeholder groups, this blog summarizes ongoing conversations from across our coalition - and some partner re...
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Feeling fired up and ready to go! Let’s come together and turn the Sixth District blue. #MountainDemocrat #FlipTheSixth @cherlynnforky.bsky.social
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Had a great time at the Millstone Festival in Richmond! Grateful for the small businesses, families, and neighbors who make Central Kentucky such a special place. 💙

#MillstoneFestival #KY06 #TeamCherlynn
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Today is #WorldTeachersDay, and I want to thank my favorite teacher: my mom. 💙

She was my 2nd-grade teacher and taught me patience, kindness, and how to show up for others — lessons I carry with me every day.

Thank you to all the teachers shaping Kentucky’s future. #ThankATeacher
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keckb33.bsky.social
“Since 1955, [this North Carolina] hospital has provided emergency care – and until 2017 a birthing center – in one of the poorest corners of Appalachia, a fiercely independent, politically conservative area that voted by nearly 80% for Donald Trump in 2024.”
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pastorr.bsky.social
The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) has been serving the home repair needs of families in Central Appalachia since 1969, when the Rev. Glenn “Tex” Evans, a United Methodist minister, began connecting the energy of youth with the needs of the poor. #MissionYearbook #AppalachiaServiceProject
Mission Yearbook: Delaware’s Trinity Presbyterian Church and the Appalachia Service Project: a 40-year partnership
Image Appalachia Service Project shirts  The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) has been serving the home repair needs of families in Central ...
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trace714.bsky.social
Sunset in Appalachia. Peace
Sunset on the base of a tree with wild onions in the foreground.