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GUEST COLUMN: 'Fake' miner is a new GOP star
Contributing WriterA new political star was born during Tuesday’s elections in central Kentucky. His name is Heath Lovell. Heath Lovell wasn’t on any ballot but he played a big role in Republican Andy Barr’s defeat of Democratic 6th District U.S. Rep. Ben...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, John McCain, Primaries, Ben Chandler
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Pa. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey wins second term
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania withstood a spending spree by coal-industry millionaire Republican Tom Smith to win a second term Tuesday in a race in which the political scion had been heavily favored. Casey’s victory also cements a...Tags: Tom Smith (politician), Rick Santorum, Politics, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Metal and Mineral
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Shade continues land value appeal
Daily American Staff WriterShade-Central City school board members are appealing a coal reserve value assessment that could alleviate the tax burden on residents. “It would help our school district as well as many others,” board Vice President Michael Knapp said...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Report: Proposed coal route may congest Seattle traffic
Q13 FOX News OnlineA proposed route for trains shipping coal to Asian markets would increase traffic holdups at Seattle railroad crossings by between one and three hours each day by 2026, a study commissioned by the Seattle Department of Transportation found. The...Tags: Railway Transportation, Traffic, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Confidence high at Clark County Republican rally
The Winchester SunRepublicans were not short of confidence Thursday at a rally in front of the Clark County Courthouse. Clark County Republican Party Chairman Bob Mayfield predicted a Republican victory in the race for state representative between his wife, incumbent...Tags: Politics, Metal and Mineral, Republican Party, Mining, Ben Chandler
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Treatment system making a difference on Coal Run and the Casselman River
Daily American Staff WriterYears of mining in the Coal Run watershed have taken a toll on water quality through the release of abandoned mine drainage. But an aggressive treatment system in the watershed will help Coal Run and the Casselman River. Len Lichvar, Somerset...Tags: Conservation, Metal and Mineral, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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WDBJ7 sits down with George Allen
The Virginia U.S. Senate race is among the most closely watched and hotly contested in the country, and the outcome could determine which party controls the Senate. WDBJ7's Hollani Davis goes one on one with Republican George Allen. Hollani:...
Tags: Medicare, Politics, Conservation, Metal and Mineral, Insurance
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Judge says coal company had no right to coal under Flight 93 crash site
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERAs part of a pending civil lawsuit, a Pittsburgh senior federal judge determined that Svonavec Inc. did not establish that it possessed any right to mine the coal under the Flight 93 National Memorial at the time the United States acquired the company's...Tags: Defendants, Prosecution, Politics, Human Interest, Metal and Mineral
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Clark Co. Forum: State auditor stands in for Chandler to spar with Barr
By Rachel Gilliam The Winchester Sun The Clark County Candidates Forum included candidates for national office for the first time during the 2012 event Thursday night. Republican challenger for the Sixth District Congressional seat Andy Barr faced state...
Tags: Politics, Leggett & Platt Incorporated, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mining
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WDBJ7 goes one on one with Anthony Flaccavento
This week's Election 2012 candidate profile focuses on the 9th District Congressional race. The 9th district is located in the southwest portion of the state and includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd, Craig, Carroll, and Grayson Counties, along with...
Tags: Medicare, Abortion, Politics, Conservation, Metal and Mineral
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Somerset County GOP banquet focuses on coal
Daily American Staff WriterSpeakers at the Somerset County Republican Fall Banquet were fired up about coal Thursday and the fate of one of the county's largest industries. Keynote speaker John Pippy, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, described the "war on coal" as a war...Tags: White House, Bill Shuster, Tom Smith (politician), Politics, Metal and Mineral
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Why the chill on climate change?
WASHINGTON -- Not a word has been said in the presidential debates about what may be the most urgent and consequential issue in the world: climate change. President Obama understands and accepts the scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, China, Global Change, Conservation, Energy Resources
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Oct 30, 2012
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Oct 28, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
|Story| Winchester Sun
Oct 23, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Oct 19, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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