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- Blast Brain Injuries Highlighted
Fairmont resident Jim Heston has been struggling for 16 years with the effects of a brain injury caused by an explosion.
- Election 2008: Miners strike to protest anti-Obama intrusion
Blacksville #2 mine in Monongalia County, West Virginia shut down today after every union miner stayed home to protest Consol Energy mine owners who allowed the National Rifle Association to enter the worksite ...
- Blacksville #2 Mine Idle After 440 Workers Stay Home
Other Stories by Courtney Dunn BLACKSVILLE -- Coal production at a mine in Monongalia County came to a halt today when every union miner stayed home, as part of a political protest.
- UMWA members at Blacksville mine off work Monday
United Mike Workers of America members at Consolidation Coal Company's Blacksville No.
- A Day Off
Members of the United Mike Workers of America will not be going to work at Consolidation Coal Company's Blacksville No.
- Is the union for miners or Obama?
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- UMW plans stoppage over NRA filming
Union leaders say a National Rifle Association film crew tried to coerce West Virginia miners into bad-mouthing presidential hopeful Barack Obama on camera, and that the union plans a brief work stoppage in ...
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- PREVIEW - Election canvass begins Friday
Marion County's canvassing board and four teams of hand-counters convened at the county election center Friday morning to certify the results from Tuesday's primary election. via The Times West Virginian
- Ireland: Group's mailing may confuse voters
Secretary of State Betty Ireland says a mailing that encourages unmarried women to register to vote is well-intended but the registration deadline for Tuesday's primary has passed. via The Times West Virginian
- PSC Staff, consumer advocate seek Verizon probe
The West Virginia Public Service Commission's staff and Consumer Advocate Division are asking the PSC to investigate Verizon's telephone service in the state. via The Times West Virginian
- Teen charged in school bus vandalism
A Hedgesville High School student faces five misdemeanor charges stemming from the vandalism of 85 buses that shut down Berkeley County's school system for a day. via The Times West Virginian
- Center, college students to push eco-friendly businesses in W.Va.
The nonprofit Center for Economic Options is teaming up with college students across the state to push West Virginia as a hub for environmentally sustainable businesses. via The Times West Virginian
- W.Va. gas price inches up, hitting a record $3.72 per gallon
West Virginia's average price for a gallon of gasoline is inching closer to the dreaded $4 mark. via The Times West Virginian
- WVU faculty to weigh 3 motions on Garrison
It's decision day for the West Virginia University Faculty Senate and President Mike Garrison. via The Times West Virginian
- Services set for oil explorer veteran
"I know that I, shall we say, have had a delicate sufficiency of good awards." E. Alexander Phillips, retired San Juan Oil & Exploration Co. founder and owner, died Thursday. via TulsaWorld.com - Local
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Did you hear about the 440 workers in West Virginia who stayed home to support Obama?
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BLACKSVILLE -- Coal production at a mine in Monongalia County came to a halt today when every union miner stayed home, as part of a political protest.
It was an idle day Monday at the Blacksville #2 Mine.
More than 440 workers who are members of the United Mine Workers of America took what's called a Memorial Day instead of going to work.
Union officials say they took the day to protest after a film crew from the National Rifle Assocation showed up at the Consol mine last week to interview union workers.
They say the crew tried to get union coal miners to speak out against Barak Obama.
The UMWA has endorsed the democratic presidential nominee.
"This was a surprise visit," explained VP Local 1702, Safety Chairman Eric Greathouse, "and a lot of the miners felt this was a direct slap in the face of the union because they were trying to coerce our people into saying things against Barck Obama."
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wow. Good for them--noone should let themselves be bullied around by any group, NRA or otherwise.
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