Today's (July 30) edition of the Lexington Herald-Leader features a commentary from EPE's John Thelin. In the piece, Dr. Thelin considers what might have been the legacy of the Hatfields and McCoys if they'd put their enegies into founding a college instead of feuding.
The commentary is available here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/30/2276561/hatfield-mccoy-college-would-have.html
