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These Canadian plants should not have purchased nor used coal with a high sulphur content. We have burned coal in Kentucky for a hundred years and our forests are fine. 30 or 40 years ago, many public utilities unwittingly or indifferently used high sulphur coal because it sold cheap. Today...

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The wilds of Appalachia bring another road hazard. Wild horses. Wild horses causing problems in eastern Ky. - ABC36 News WTVQ Lexington Kentucky

Coal is dirty compared to what feasible alternative? Every extraction of fossil fuels comes with an environmental cost. Ask the Japanese how they feel about having nuclear reactors. One strong earthquake can compromise a nuclear plant and expose thousands, if not millions, to radiation. Wind...

At 8:30am this morning, the temperature in Lexington, KY was -3 F. The temp in Pikeville was +2 F. Speaking with my brother by phone a few days ago, his coal mining operation is working in 12 hour shifts 6 days a week producing coal as fast as possible for shipment. Demand is strong. That...

Coal is not disappearing. More than 1,000 new coal plants planned worldwide, figures show | Environment | The Guardian

Meanwhile, China is opening one new coal-fired plant every week to meet the electrical demands of its population.

In the days of our grandchildren's grandchildren, we will still be burning coal for energy. It's abundant, cheap and easily converted for many uses. Obama's stupidity will pass in time. We are in more danger from the longterm effects of Obama's 8 years in office than from coal.

Is there a better young mandolin player anywhere to be found? Having followed bluegrass music for 40 years, I find Halie Danielson's mandolin interpretations unparalleled. Her sister shows a lot of poise and promise as well. The hills and hollows of Appalachia ring with homespun music...

Let's revisit this conversation in 4 or 8 or 12 years. The millions of illegal immigrants will eventually be given legal status. The GOP Establishment wants this as strongly as the Dems.

Brisco, I wish I shared your optimism. Don't underestimate the Democrats and Obama finding ways to empower illegal immigrants with the franchise. Amnesty in any form redounds to the benefit of Democrats. Amnesty, or immigration reform, looks to be the major domestic social push of Obama's...

Recently, political pundits have been discussing the almost inevitable scenario where Texas, with its huge electoral vote, becomes a blue state; meaning the majority of Texans align themselves with the Democrat Party. Almost any comprehensive immigration reform or amnesty initiative would...

Is the economy doing better? If you work for the US government, you likely have lifetime employment with decent pay and benefits. Our federal government more closely resembles a racketeering outfit wherein taxpayers are extorted to fund a government widely mistrusted and despised.

ENOUGH of this Canadian conspiracy to attach acid rain to coal. This so-called acid rain is actually bird urine falling from the sky as migratory birds flee harsh Canadian winters.

It grieves me to no end what the Obama administration is doing to the coal industry. Prior to Obama's ascension to the presidency, Appalachian coal was still the fuel that propelled cheap electricity for American industry and households. Hating coal is like hating vegetables because they're...

I cannot think of any immediate reason why Jimmy Carter could not have obtained a top level national security clearance. While not liking his politics, he was widely acknowledged as morally upright and free of personal scandal. Likewise with Reagan, the first George Bush and Gerald Ford...

I sensed the agent had already done his homework about myself. The agent had called me last Friday to ask if I would agree to meet and answer questions about my friend. The guy looked straight out of central casting: black wing-tip shoes, black tie, white shirt, black trenchcoat, military style...

A stern looking young man in a black trench coat rang my doorbell about noon today. He introduced himself as a Special Agent with the FBI and wanted to ask a few questions about a young man of my acquaintance who was seeking a special national security clearance related to advancement through...

Sorry, I don't know what you mean. America loves Christie? This is news.

The appearance of impropriety is usually enough for the media to run with. Christie is going to be defending himself 24/7 on several fronts. Will he crack under the unrelenting pressure? The Long Knives are out for Christie.