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Reaching Across the Divide
Do you ever wonder about people who voted for Donald Trump? Has the country become so polarized that we can’t imagine what motivates...
Blog re-post by Nick Grabbe
Oct 28, 20173 min read
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Conservative Kentuckians, Leverett counterparts reach across the political gap
A 17-year-old Kentuckian, Alyssa Helton, speaks to a packed house at the Leverett Elementary School gymnasium during a community forum...
Greenfield Recorder, article by Richie Davis
Oct 28, 20175 min read
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Public Event: A Day of Sharing 10/28/17
The Leverett Alliance’s Bridging Committee is hosting over a dozen Kentuckians from coal country for a weekend of cultural exchange and...

Hands Across the Hills
Oct 28, 20171 min read
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Leverett hoping to bridge political divide in dialogue over dinner, dancing with Kentucky visitors
LEVERETT - There was a lot of despair in this town of about 2,000 following the election of GOP President Donald Trump in November of...
Diane Lederman: Springfield Republican/MassLive
Oct 26, 20173 min read
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Together in harmony: Leverett community forum to feature shape-note singing
Shape-note singing in Letcher County, Ky —Submitted photos/ Malcolm Wilson LEVERETT — It’s planned to be just a small piece of this...
Greenfield Recorder, article by Richie Davis
Oct 26, 20173 min read
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WHMP Radio interview with Paula and Jay
The Hands Across the Hills interview with Paula Green and Jay Frost runs from 35:28-52:30.
The Bill Newman Show
Oct 25, 20171 min read
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Columnist Paula Green: Time is now for Americans in dialogue
During the weekend of Oct. 27-29, a small group of concerned citizens in Leverett are welcoming 15 Kentuckians from Appalachian coal...
Paula Green, Op-Ed, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Oct 17, 20173 min read
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My Turn: Leverett group seeks common ground
Like millions of Americans, I was devastated by Donald Trump’s electoral college win last November. During the days that followed, I...
Jay Frost, Op-Ed in Greenfield Recorder
Oct 5, 20174 min read
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Leverett program sparking discourse is timely, important
After watching the divisiveness and political base-pandering emanating from the White House this past week, it was a welcome relief to...
Greenfield Recorder Editorial
Oct 2, 20173 min read
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Leverett’s Bridging Divides group to host Kentucky counterpart to find what unites us
LEVERETT — Letcher County, Ky., has an estimated population of about 23,000 — about one-third that of Franklin County, with a per capita...
Greenfield Recorder, article by Richie Davis
Sep 29, 20178 min read
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Building Democracy in ‘Trump Country’
Building Democracy in ‘Trump Country’ - the article by Ben Fink that prompted Leverett to make the connection. Ben Fink works at...
Article by Ben Fink, on billmoyers.com
Mar 10, 201710 min read
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