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Kristen Uppercue is a reporter for PolitiFact West Virginia and an editor at 100 Days in Appalachia.

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Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University:

"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."

By Patrick Orsagos • July 18, 2019