Appalachian History

Martin County Kentucky is killing it's people by polluting the environment and the water supply.
Doctors refuse to treat cancer patients. I;E everywhere else in America when a person is prescribed Vicodin for pain the recommended dosage is 1-2 every 4-6 hours as needed for pain...HERE it is 1 every 12 hours IF a person is lucky enough to even find a doctor that will write the prescription. HOW ABOUT THE WRITERS TALK ABOUT HOW COAL COMPANIES SPILL "COAL SLURRY" INTO THE BIG SANDY RIVER?!
How about an article on how people are forced to run a septic tank sewage line into the creeks and rivers because the county refuses to create a sewage system?
Stop bullshitting the readers with happy history that doesn't and never has existed here.

I'm well aware of the painful issues facing the region today. It's not my purpose to ignore them or gloss them over. However, this blog was never meant to focus on current politics. Some of my posts, like this one, are purely playful. Others are more in-depth explorations of just HOW Booth and companies like it rose to the prominence you point out.

I feel quite strongly they we can't begin to fully address the urgent political and health problems facing Appalachia today without understanding the context they arose from.

Obviously, the person posting comments like the one above doesn't under the context of your blog. They must be a completely lacking in sound judgement or logic not to understand the difference between nostalgia and history back in the day.

Times then where not as they are now for many cities. And least forget Hinkley, CA and other places that toxic materials and waste have been killing and plaguing residents for years. I lived near a government clean-up site for years never knowing. It was rated as one of the most toxic in America. These are the realities of the day we live in now certainly.

Your site is beautiful, not for commentary on such events unless you place them in that context. Obviously not a writer or he/she would understand the difference between history and opinion pieces.

Sorry, but a post like this makes me realize how many people lack sound judgment in the world.

Your web site is great!

Your blog is terrific!

Here is a nostalgic photo from the Archives of the Sandusky Library, if you care
to take a look:

http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=central+avenue