Noah Adams

In Kentucky's Coal Country, A Resentment For Obama

Noah Adams — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:42:39 +0000

If the voters in Louisa, Ky., had their wish, Mitt Romney would have taken the oath of office Monday. Louisa is in eastern Kentucky, and "coal" was the one-word issue in the election. President Obama is seen as an enemy of coal mining and he got only 27 percent of the vote in the county.

And now comes word that Louisa is going to lose its biggest industry — a power generating plant that's been burning coal since 1962.

Stand outside the courthouse in Louisa, a small town of 2,000 people, and you'll see that it's easy to meet a coal miner. Mitchell Maynard is a third-generation miner.

The Rebirth Of Rye Whiskey And Nostalgia For 'The Good Stuff'

Noah Adams — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:57:43 +0000

It used to be said that only old men drink rye, sitting alone down at the end of the bar, but that's no longer the case as bartenders and patrons set aside the gins and the vodkas and rediscover the pleasures of one of America's old-fashioned favorites.

Whiskey from rye grain was what most distilleries made before Prohibition. Then, after repeal in 1933, bourbon, made from corn, became more popular.

Elizabeth LaPrelle: Carrying On The Appalachian Tradition

Noah Adams — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:17:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5h7c-MZBX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbPJSOef4NE