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

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  1. Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 3:26 AM    link elizabeth d. | Dickson, TN

  2. Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 11:49 PM    link Tracy B. | Bloomingrose, WV

  3. Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 11:46 PM    link Tracy B. | Bloomingrose, WV

  4. Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 6:17 AM    link Esma C. | Savannah, GA

    I grew up in Bluefield, West Virginia. We had no miners in our family, but there was frequently news about accidents and the conditions where they worked. It would be wonderful for thewm, to get some well deserved recognition.

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  6. Thu., Jan. 15, 2009 2:00 PM    link Alan F. | Littleton, CO

  7. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 3:23 PM    link David and Betty S. | Holiday, FL

    We think this should have already happened. I just wish our fathers were still alive to see it. Thank you All and we so admire and adore Senator Byrd for all he has done for the great state of WV. God bless you sir and God bless all the miners now and then.

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  9. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 12:20 PM    link Gerald B. | Port Saint Lucie, FL

  10. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 12:14 PM    link Name not displayed | Perrysville, OH

  11. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 12:13 PM    link Melinda G. | Logan, WV

  12. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 12:11 PM    link Name not displayed | Perrysville, OH

  13. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 8:26 AM    link Jacqueline B. | Pecks Mill, WV

  14. Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 2:41 AM    link Janice B. | Nashville, TN

  15. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 9:58 PM    link Everett . | Man, WV

  16. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 8:57 PM    link Willard B. | Danville, WV

  17. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 8:56 PM    link Kathy B. | Danville, WV

  18. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 8:33 PM    link Mary B. | Springville, TN

  19. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 7:39 PM    link Rodney A. | Huntingdon, PA

    My Grandfather started in the coals mines of central PA in 1898 as a young man and retired in June 1947. He lived a good life, but succumbed to the black lung disease in 1968.

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  21. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 7:26 PM    link linda s. | Cocoa, FL

  22. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 7:07 PM    link Pamela N. | Herndon, VA

  23. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 7:05 PM    link Eudora M. | Pecks Mill, WV

  24. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 7:00 PM    link Joshua S. | Vienna, WV

    This is by far one of the best ideas that I have ever seen come from any person in this country. I hope to see this done by our government,in a timely fashion,soon and would be more than happy to sign may GOD bless everyone of the miners this is in honor of and all the men and women that are involved in this. In closing I call on all members of congress to get this done after all you all dont have a problem votiing for your own pay raises, and by the way you would be reading in the dark if not for us.

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  26. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 5:53 PM    link Paul B. | Blackwood, NJ

    Long overdue! These courageous people are a staple of America!

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  28. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 5:39 PM    link christopher c. | Beaufort, SC

  29. Tue., Jan. 13, 2009 12:17 PM    link Name not displayed | Denham Springs, LA

  30. Mon., Jan. 12, 2009 9:53 PM    link Name not displayed | Fort Collins, CO

  31. Mon., Jan. 12, 2009 9:36 PM    link Name not displayed | Allentown, PA

  32. Mon., Jan. 12, 2009 9:19 PM    link Martha W. | Franklin, WV

  33. Sun., Jan. 11, 2009 5:05 PM    link Peter W. | Columbia, SC

  34. Sun., Jan. 11, 2009 4:33 PM    link JOAN J. | Huntington Beach, CA

  35. Sun., Jan. 11, 2009 4:29 PM    link JOAN J. | Huntington Beach, CA

  36. Fri., Jan. 9, 2009 8:51 AM    link Jim J. | Dracut, MA

    My grandpa, Roman Mack Jendro, was a miner at the Morgan Mine in Fairmont. His death was hastened by Black Lung. I am proud to be his kin. Senator Byrd, please consider this petition to honor him and all that have gone "in the hole".

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  38. Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 11:30 PM    link Elmer Larry C. | Arlington, VA

    My father, Ermal Edwin Altizer, was a coalminer from the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Cucumber, West Virginia and my husbands Grandad, Ruben R. Click, worked at Berwind and Caretta in the coal mines. My husband Larry and I are both from McDowell county and have a long history in our families of coal mining. We have a small mining museum in Arlington, VA, and anyone interested in seeing some of the rarest carbide lamps known are welcome to stop by and visit.

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  40. Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 4:52 PM    link Laura H. | Houston, TX

  41. Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 4:50 PM    link Richard M. | Houston, TX

  42. Fri., Jan. 2, 2009 10:13 PM    link Steve F. | Mitchell, NE

  43. Fri., Jan. 2, 2009 2:03 PM    link bob s. | Weedville, PA

    deep mines and coking were the backbone of the local economy in this area and represent a toughness and work ethic that has all but disappeared by today's standards It needs to be acknowledged.

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  45. Fri., Jan. 2, 2009 1:56 PM    link bob s. | Weedville, PA

  46. Wed., Dec. 31, 2008 11:02 PM    link Danny L. | Tehachapi, CA

  47. Mon., Dec. 29, 2008 11:51 PM    link Kris B. | Encino, CA

  48. Mon., Dec. 29, 2008 12:00 PM    link Maxwell N. | Fayetteville, NC

  49. Sun., Dec. 28, 2008 9:28 PM    link Ashley P. | Mount Lookout, WV

  50. Sun., Dec. 28, 2008 7:16 PM    link james l. | Asheboro, NC

  51. Sun., Dec. 28, 2008 1:17 PM    link David S. | Cedar Rapids, IA

  52. Thu., Dec. 25, 2008 8:54 PM    link John K. | Dilliner, PA

  53. Fri., Dec. 19, 2008 7:39 PM    link Pam W. | Circleville, OH

  54. Thu., Dec. 18, 2008 9:56 AM    link Kimberly H. | Evans, WV

  55. Tue., Dec. 16, 2008 4:52 PM    link Curtis C. | Owens Cross Roads, AL

  56. Tue., Dec. 9, 2008 10:58 PM    link Mark A. | Cortland, IL

    Good luck to all the miners who bravely do their jobs every day! Thanks. Go for the coal!

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  58. Tue., Dec. 9, 2008 11:31 AM    link judy w. | ,

  59. Tue., Dec. 9, 2008 9:48 AM    link Sherry O. | Orient, OH

  60. Tue., Dec. 9, 2008 12:35 AM    link Deric E. | Boron, CA

    This nation was built on the backs of its miners. A single day to remember them pales in comparison to their contribution. Perhaps this Miner's Day will allow others like myself to honor those that now rest in that great bonanza in the sky. My great grandfather, Walter Melvin Niday, (9-9-1884 to 6-30-1923) killed in the Lucky Jew Mine, and my uncle, Myrle Wood Porter, (4-26-1911 to 6-2-1947) killed in the Pacific Coast Borax Mine, will be remembered on this day.

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  62. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 8:48 PM    link Mary G. | Rutledge, TN

    These are great men whom we should honor. Past, present, and future. All the men that lost their lives in Oven Fork, Ky...My Dad was a coal miner from the time he was 17, and he went into portal 31 at Lynch, Ky.
    I'll forever hold the memories in my heart when we lived in the mining camps in Lynch, Ky. He passed away in 1994, no matter how hard times were in those days he always managed to make our Christmas most memorable.
    Therefore I gladly sign the petition in his
    memory.

    Mary Golden Knight

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  64. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 5:45 PM    link ELIZABETH W. | Louisville, KY

  65. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 2:46 PM    link James W. | Fowler, OH

  66. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 1:38 PM    link zachary m. | Portage, IN

  67. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 12:14 PM    link mary k. | Rutledge, TN

  68. Mon., Dec. 8, 2008 7:00 AM    link Edye F. | Cosby, TN

  69. Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 9:26 PM    link Kristie L. | Louisville, KY

  70. Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 7:21 PM    link emily y. | Roslyn Heights, NY

  71. Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 6:31 PM    link Name not displayed | Lexington, KY

  72. Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 9:42 AM    link Morris R S. | Lawrenceville, IL

    My son and two grandsons go underground daily to labor in the extraction of this commodity. I am proud to give my support to this petition.

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  74. Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 8:29 AM    link Ken S. | LA Verne, CA

  75. Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 10:36 PM    link Winifred T. | Charlotte, MI

  76. Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 9:04 PM    link David J. | Lake City, MN

  77. Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 8:15 PM    link George P. | Schenectady, NY

  78. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 8:40 PM    link T.W. M. | Clarksburg, WV

    I've always thought the term 'true grit' had more to do with the type of man it takes to walk these black caves and what they wear home, internally and on the brow than some cowboy movie. Yeah, it's time boys.

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  80. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 8:32 PM    link Terry W. M. | Clarksburg, WV

  81. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 4:10 PM    link Bruce S. | Pittsburgh, PA

    May the country never forget the sacrifices of its coal miners. Don "Rizzle" Bragg and Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield are just two of the many who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Please remember them, their widows, Delorice Bragg and Freda Hatfield, and their families on January 19, 2009, the third anniversary of the Aracoma Alma Mine No. 1 fire.

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  83. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 3:47 PM    link Camille L. | Rancho Cordova, CA

  84. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 10:02 AM    link Adena B. | Ripley, WV

  85. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 4:39 AM    link Jessica M. | Redlands, CA

  86. Fri., Dec. 5, 2008 12:47 AM    link Kendra M. | Pensacola, FL

  87. Thu., Dec. 4, 2008 8:15 PM    link Kevin C. | Le Roy, NY

  88. Thu., Dec. 4, 2008 12:28 PM    link Patricia H. | Sewell, NJ

    My in-laws grew up in the mining town of Ashland, PA. We go back there every year to see my husband's family and watch the traditional "Ashland Boys Assoc." parade on Labor Day weekend. We always go on the Pioneer Coal tunnel ride and "Lokie" ride, even though we have gone on it about 20 times in the past. It's just a tradition. My husbands great uncle, who just passed away last year, was one of the men who created the Pioneer Tunnel ride as an attraction in Schykill County....so we are proud when we go there to see what he helped to create.

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  90. Wed., Dec. 3, 2008 4:09 PM    link Name not displayed | Otis Orchards, WA

  91. Wed., Dec. 3, 2008 6:28 AM    link Gregory W. | Winfield, WV

  92. Tue., Dec. 2, 2008 5:26 PM    link Yvonne H. | Newark, OH

    My sister has lost two husbands, Cheaffer Stepp and Thomas Chaffins, and one son Brian Stepp, to the mines. I think it would be the least we could do to show respect to those we have lost and to those who go in those mines every day. They risks their lives for ALL of us.

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  94. Tue., Dec. 2, 2008 12:06 PM    link Name not displayed | Tunnelton, WV

  95. Tue., Dec. 2, 2008 10:43 AM    link Name not displayed | Davis, WV

    My son is a miner and went to work for the first time the week of the Sago accident..thankfully he's been safe.

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  97. Tue., Dec. 2, 2008 7:21 AM    link Bernard C. | Gadsden, AL

    Great Idea

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  99. Mon., Dec. 1, 2008 4:11 PM    link Krissy S. | Adamstown, MD

    My grandfather risked his life mining coal in southern WV for over 30 years. All miners deserve our respect and gratitude for keeping our country alive.

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  101. Mon., Dec. 1, 2008 11:35 AM    link Jame Rik B. | Huntington, WV

    Byrd Rahal and Rockefeller should lead the charge!

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  103. Mon., Dec. 1, 2008 9:52 AM    link Name not displayed | Mountain Lakes, NJ

  104. Mon., Dec. 1, 2008 9:40 AM    link LeeAnn W. | Huntington, WV

    I am not from a mining family, but a railroad clan. The two are forever intertwined.
    I believe our miners deserve a day of memorial and remembrance. Mining is a proud profession that has been the backbone of many industries in this great nation.
    I'm adding my name to this request of our leadership.

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  106. Sun., Nov. 30, 2008 6:52 PM    link Donna K. | Alliance, OH

  107. Sat., Nov. 29, 2008 1:16 PM    link Tim P. | North Aurora, IL

    A number of my ancestors toiled in the coal fields surrounding Braidwood, IL and also ventured to other sites in IN, IA, TX, and KS.

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  109. Thu., Nov. 27, 2008 8:59 PM    link Patrick C. | Herrin, IL

    My father who will turn 92 in January spent 48 years in coal mining in Southern Illinois. I am proud to add my name to this petition.

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  111. Thu., Nov. 27, 2008 8:32 PM    link Betty B. | ,

  112. Thu., Nov. 27, 2008 8:10 PM    link Sterling T. | Oklahoma City, OK

  113. Thu., Nov. 27, 2008 7:40 PM    link David S. | Wheeling, WV

  114. Tue., Nov. 25, 2008 10:32 AM    link Ed R. | Allentown, PA

    Good idea!

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  116. Tue., Nov. 25, 2008 8:30 AM    link John K. | Lexington, KY

  117. Mon., Nov. 24, 2008 7:54 PM    link Don C. | Grovetown, GA

  118. Mon., Nov. 24, 2008 2:29 PM    link James D. J. | Bridgeport, OH

  119. Sun., Nov. 23, 2008 5:19 PM    link Emily D. | Sylvania, OH

    My family comes from the coal mines of West Virginia and I would not be where I am without them. My heart and soul are with the miners of our nation and world. They deserve to be honored.

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  121. Sat., Nov. 22, 2008 6:59 PM    link Danny S. | Fairmont, WV

  122. Thu., Nov. 20, 2008 8:29 AM    link Angie L. | Scottsboro, AL

  123. Sat., Nov. 15, 2008 2:48 PM    link Nina L. | Oak Hill, WV

    Coal Miners' daughter & granddaughter.

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  125. Fri., Nov. 14, 2008 12:11 PM    link Amy B. | Rochester, VT

  126. Fri., Nov. 14, 2008 12:04 PM    link Sheila H. | King, NC

    My dad, my hero, was a coal miner for 33 years. I respect and admire the hard work they endure.

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