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Appalachia

get the red out

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8. I am going to need to look at this more later

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:53 AM

Dec 2019

I grew up in Paintsville, KY and I have so many opposing opinions regarding how I feel about Appalachia that I can't keep them straight. Like all people, those who live there are neither all good or all bad.

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My family's from Appalachia. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #4

Where and do you still have tries? Half of my family was in central appalachiablue Dec 2019 #5

I can highly recommend... Gumboot Dec 2019 #6

Some of those comments really ring true about the misconceptions appalachiablue Dec 2019 #7

I am going to need to look at this more later get the red out Dec 2019 #8