Petition For An Annual Commemorative National Miner's Day For The United States Of America

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6, 2009 10:54 AM    link Name not displayed | Grundy, VA

    Let's keep the lights on...

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  3. Thu., Nov. 5, 2009 8:55 PM    link Greg T. | Mount Hope, WV

  4. Tue., Nov. 3, 2009 4:03 PM    link Denise W. | Waynesburg, PA

  5. Tue., Nov. 3, 2009 11:10 AM    link Daniel P. | Plano, TX

  6. Mon., Nov. 2, 2009 3:37 PM    link Tj H. | Winchester, TN

  7. Mon., Nov. 2, 2009 2:42 PM    link Name not displayed | Zachary, LA

  8. Sun., Nov. 1, 2009 6:39 PM    link gene m. | Blairsville, GA

  9. Sat., Oct. 31, 2009 10:24 AM    link Carl B. | Princeton, WV

  10. Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 5:10 PM    link Brent A. | Hermitage, MO

  11. Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 5:07 PM    link Name not displayed | Hermitage, MO

  12. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 8:07 PM    link Cathy S. | Bluefield, WV

  13. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 6:52 PM    link Catessa S. | Romney, WV

  14. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 6:45 PM    link Name not displayed | Princeton, WV

  15. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 5:27 PM    link Rich N. | Marietta, GA

  16. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 5:24 PM    link Paula C. | Bluefield, WV

  17. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 3:25 PM    link Lindsey B. | Bluefield, WV

    We owe much to the coal miners of past years and today. In the past and beginning of mining the owners of the mines made millions of dollars while the miners made pennies and the conditions were horrible. My grandfather, who was a company mining engineer in southern West Virginia during the 1900's - 19050's, fully supported the beginning of the miners union resulting in better pay and safer working conditions. If it was not for coal our power bills would be much higher than they already are. Coal miners are BRAVE PEOPLE. They deserve a day dedicated to them! God bless them and God bless America!

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  19. Mon., Oct. 26, 2009 4:36 PM    link PAUL & MARY ANN M. | Hilton, NY

    Mary Ann is the granddaughter of 2 Wilkes-Barre PA coal miners. Her grandfather Joseph Chmielewski was killed in a mine accident at about age 30 & her grandfather Adolph Gorski died from "Coal miner's asthma" (black lung disease). Her mother left school at age 9 in the 4th grade to help her mother support and raise a large family. We are proud of our coal miner heritage & grateful for the miners who worked so hard to support their families and make a good life possible for them. Also we are grateful for their work to provide energy for our nation.

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  21. Mon., Oct. 26, 2009 4:50 AM    link Roger E. | Moneta, VA

    I think coal miners have helped make this country what it is today. My dad Dewey F. England was a coal miner in Capels, West Virginia and so was my brother and myself (for eight years). My dad was killed when I was eleven years old and it wasn't easy to handle at the time. Many dad's were killed mining coal. I think a national miners' day would be an honorable thing.

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  23. Sun., Oct. 25, 2009 1:27 AM    link Ann F. | Colorado Springs, CO

  24. Thu., Oct. 22, 2009 3:32 PM    link peter a. | Ukiah, CA

  25. Tue., Oct. 20, 2009 7:46 PM    link Angela J. | Zanesville, IN

    My Grandfather was an Illinois coal miner and passed away before I was born from black lung and ulcers. I think he and all of these dedicated and brave men should be honored.

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  27. Mon., Oct. 19, 2009 11:53 AM    link Thomas C. | Butler, PA

    My grandfathers both worked in the mines of the Monongahela Valley in Western Pennsylvania; we lost one in a mining accident. My mom and aunts were some of the many children orphaned by mining accidents. It's time to honor those who did this backbreaking work that helped our country become a world power.

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  29. Sun., Oct. 18, 2009 3:58 PM    link Karen W. | Myrtle Beach, SC

    I can remember so many of the stories our grandmother Ida Powell would tell her grandchildren about the coal mines. My Pawpaw Powell took biscuits and gravy each day for lunch and worked for $.50 an hour. Pawpaw would tell us how stubborn the mules were that work in the mines.
    Coal mining runs through the veins of my family, just as the love for the coal miners will always be in our hearts.

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  31. Sat., Oct. 17, 2009 12:00 AM    link Myra S C. | Kingston, TN

    My grandfather and my great=grandfather were among many of my relatives who worked in the mines of Overton and Fentress County, Tennessee. I have a lot of respect for these hard-working people, and I sincerely hope they receive the recognition they deserve. I am proud to be a "coal miner's granddaughter and great-granddaughter.”

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  33. Fri., Oct. 16, 2009 7:21 PM    link Yvonne B. | Roanoke, VA

    I am not from a miner family by birth - but have adopted both Pocahontas, VA and Coalwood, WV into my heart and through their acquaintance, feel miner's should definitely have a special National Miner's Day!!

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  35. Thu., Oct. 15, 2009 10:21 PM    link Tyler B. | ,

    My grand-father worked in the mining field for 40 years. He was also a federal mine inspector. My father has worked for 25 years and still is. I believe it is time for America to HONOR coal miners, they get very little recognition for risking their lives everyday.

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  37. Thu., Oct. 15, 2009 4:14 PM    link Abby R. | Tampa, FL

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