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Substack is simply the platform this blog and membership area run on. It is not a separate site to figure out, just where the blog itself actually lives. Any link on this site that says "on the blog" opens Substack behind the scenes, and your monthly subscription and login work the same way there as anywhere else.

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The Resource Library includes two types of content: Essential Research Series eBooks, published by Appalachian Press, and issue guides, which are research reference tools tied to specific blog issues. Monthly subscribers receive everything published during their active subscription period.

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