From resilience in disaster to steady leadership, eastern Kentucky signals a cultural shift toward authenticity.

From resilience in disaster to steady leadership, eastern Kentucky signals a cultural shift toward authenticity.

“When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Kentucky. It is always ten years behind the times.” This quote is often attributed to Mark Twain, though there is no evidence he ever wrote or spoke it. But it rings true in many ways: we do seem to be on the tail end of most national trends, don’t we? But a recent op-ed in the Louisville Courier-Journal suggests that Appalachia (which includes nearly half of Kentucky) may be at the vanguard of a…