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Wednesday, September 19,2012
Billboards aren’t telling the truth about President Obama and coal
To the Editor:
I have seen some billboards in our area that greatly disturb me because of their false attacks on President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stance on coal.
Actually, coal – which now supplies 40 percent of the nation's electricity – is part of the president's plan to develop all of this nation's domestic energy sources. President Obama wants to continue use of this abundant energy source.
In 2011, coal-mining employment hit a 15-year high. At the end of that year, there were nearly 60,000 jobs in the coal industry in Appalachia – the most since 1997.
Obama cares! Obamacare provides that miners who have worked at least 15 years don't need to prove what caused their black lung disease in order to receive their benefits.
Don't fall for the GOP's partisan attacks.
Anne
Cooper
Nottingham
Drive
Athens
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Grape kook-aid for you Anne, Terry has drank all the Cherry
Hey James,![Y Dumb Ass 1[1]](http://www.dankspot.com/stoners/images/smilies/extra/y_dumb_ass_1[1].gif "Y Dumb Ass 1[1]")
That English degree failing you again? Certainly clear in your writing. C'mon, "grow a brain."
Good gracious! Obama is for coal? Lol your kidding right? That is hilarious!
His actions sure don't support that theory. He and his band of leftist anti coal agressors inhabiting the epa have done everything in their power to destroy coal.
At the start of his administration he killed the $300 million dollar carbon capture experimental plant over in West Virgina which would of resulted in hundreds of jobs. Not to mention the thousands of miners, truck drivers, construction workers, equipment manufacturers, and other businesses that have suffered under the obama regimes anti-coal policies.
When we vote out obama in November we must fire everyone in the epa and all branches of govt. right down to the janitors that cleans the buildings.
The coal miners I know have no intention of voting for obama this time. Obama screwed them big time. Now its time for the UMWA and all miners to return the favor. Obana will go down in history as the WORST president ever!
And welcome people, to the OBAMA NO JOBS ZONE!
Refrence to James, Adam and rocker2,
Attended any mandatory Romeny politcal rallies without pay lately, quite a few coal miners have.