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	Podcast:		Inside Appalachia
	Episode:		In Appalachia, Elusive Mountain Lion Myths Abound & Hope Surrounds Tiny Homes Project in Schools
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2018-01-05 11:05:56
	Description:		This week on Inside Appalachia: wildlife experts agree the Eastern Mountain Lion is extinct. So why do so many people across Appalachia swear they’ve seen mountain lions? Have they? What did they really see? WMRA’s Andrew Jenner and Brent Finnegan explored the stories behind mountain lion sightings in the mountains of central Appalachia. What they found, made them question the expert opinion. And we’ll hear how a school cooperative in coal country is changing how people think about education and their region’s future. As coal country looks for a new path forward, a few communities are looking to their public schools. Some school administrators are changing not just how they prepare students academically, but how they help those students meet economic and social challenges. "Tiny House" Project Tackles Big Problems We’ll also meet high school students in eastern Kentucky who are learning real life skills by building tiny homes . In eastern Kentucky’s coal country, jobs are scarce and
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