Category Archives: Opinion

This is NOT A GRAVE YARD! THESE ARE THE GRAVES STONES THAT USED TO BE ON A MOUNTAIN THAT GOT BLOWN UP in mountain top removal coal mining.

“Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.” Cree Proverb

This week, the American people gave Barack Obama four more yearsto demonstrate his leadership of our nation. We congratulate the President on his victory, but also must hold him accountable to his promise to lead based on science and fact. … Continue reading →

•Beginning with Columbus (a former slave trader and would-be Holy Crusader) the conqu est of the New World began, as usual understood as a means to propagate Christianity. •Within hours of landfall on the first inhabited island he encountered in … Continue reading →

“My husband was an UMWA deep miner in Mingo County. He had always been a hard worker, never missed a day and worked every Sat. they offered him. Past bosses that had worked with him, often heard he was laid … Continue reading →

I’m getting a little ill reading all this about the Hobet mine ‘action’. Actually in general about this whole idea of “radical” action against the coal industry. First, it’s divisive. Second, it’s against the law. Third, it’s not constructive, and … Continue reading →