Eastern Standard March 9, 2023

By Tom Martin

Published March 9, 2023 at 10:45 AM EST

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A contest for budding Eastern Kentucky entrepreneurs. Details from Geoff Marietta of Invest 606
Leaving big city life for Hazard, Kentucky - and loving it. Our guest is Hazard Downtown Coordinator Bailey Richards.
Poet Frank X Walker discusses his new book, "A is for Affrilachia” and what’s next
Gerald Smith gets an update on colorectal cancer and the value of early detection from gastroenterologist Greg Woolfolk
A Chris Begley essay on cutting through political doublespeak and deception

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