Talk:Pikeville, Kentucky
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[edit] Cut-through
Added a section on the Pikeville Cut-through and Pikeville College. The photo was the best one I could find in my collection. If I would have tried to take it at any other angles I would have had to climb out on top of "the cage." :) -Campaigner444 05:47, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] IRRESPONSIBLE MEDIA
Bold text You will see a very strange fact by comparing per capita median incomes of males in Pikeville, KY with those of males in Santa Barbara, Ca, that those of Santa Barbara are only roughly 80% as high as males of Pikeville, KY....the media is TOTALLY irresponsible for creating the wrong statistical impression of the Appalachian area of Eastern Kentucky and its citizens. It is a fact that many high school kids literally drive Hummers to school every day in this little Kentucky town. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.6.42.117 (talk • contribs) 02:07, August 20, 2006 (UTC)
- No, really? As if the stereotype of hillbillies wasn't a hint. I know someone who drives a ferrari to my school.
- Fact is, most of the buildings in downtown Pikeville are lawyer's offices, doctors and the like. So of course most of the population here is going to be towards the wealthy side. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.209.169.2 (talk • contribs) 01:13, November 23, 2006 (UTC)
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- Unfortunately, this is something beyond just the media. Kentucky has a reputation that goes back to the pioneering days as being rural and poor. It'll take a long, long time to get that erased. Honestly, though, I doubt it ever will. It's become a part of our culture, as "Hillbilly Days" shows. -- Kesh 04:35, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
