Question:
Are there any coal mines hiring, mom is looking for a job and she has about
15 yrs experience. Even these pictures I took of Kentucky strip mining don't
convince her its a bad idea.
http://altnature.com/Herb_festival_KY.htm
Answer:
it's been awhile since you've posted here. BTW, I love
that Jewelweed plant too.
As for Coal mining jobs around here...nope. The last coal mine just closed
down in my area of SE Ohio. Are/were there mining jobs around Red Boiling
Springs TN? (My G-mother was from Jackson Co. TN)
I love your site! I hate to see the strip mines also. I grew up in Eastern
Kentucky, Pikeville to be exact. I seen a lot of strips there. Some good,
some nasty. I miss Eastern Kentucky, the true heart of the Appalachian
mountains!
A couple of years ago when a federal judge quashed a permit for Arch
Mineral in Southern WV there were in excess of four hundred surface
miners laid off from tht facility. When a portion of that project
finally did get approval, it is my understanding that ARch Mineral had
some difficulty in that of those laid off most had left the area.
They had to go outside of the "panel" to fill the jobs. There will be
some jobs in Eastern Ky and WV for a few years. Western KY, Southern
Ohio, Indiana, and Southern Ill are pretty much history because of the
high Sulphur content.
This was a darned good one. I remember Billy Edd's own recording of it
when it came out, which I still prefer to all others, and which I still
have on very scratchy vinyl. This is the same guy who wrote "Coal
Tattoo."
