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

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  1. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 4:15 PM    link Carmen C. | Milwaukee, WI

  2. Mon., Mar. 23, 2009 1:02 PM    link Frances L. F. | Coventry, CT

    Our country has reaped the benefits of all these hardworking men. The United States has grown powerful and rich on the backs of these men and their families. A day to honor their labors would be a small recognition of all that they have given.

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  4. Mon., Mar. 23, 2009 12:40 PM    link Vickie H. | Goose Creek, SC

  5. Mon., Mar. 23, 2009 11:11 AM    link Dustin M. | Buffalo, NY

  6. Mon., Mar. 23, 2009 10:24 AM    link Samantha F. | Fairfax, VA

  7. Sun., Mar. 22, 2009 12:48 PM    link Edmae B. | Deer Lodge, MT

  8. Sat., Mar. 21, 2009 7:10 PM    link John B. | Deer Lodge, MT

  9. Sat., Mar. 21, 2009 11:19 AM    link Rebecca S. | Orwigsburg, PA

  10. Fri., Mar. 20, 2009 10:32 AM    link James M. | Fort Jones, CA

  11. Thu., Mar. 19, 2009 7:04 PM    link Eugene B. | South Bend, IN

    Thank you for supporting this important cause !

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  13. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 8:01 PM    link Thomas O. | York, PA

  14. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 3:09 PM    link Elizabeth O. | York, PA

    My father passed away after contacting cancer from asbestos exposure in the iron ore mines. I am very proud to be a daughter of a miner. It is time that we honor these workers with a National Miner's Day

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  16. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 3:09 PM    link Marilyn C. | Shelbyville, IN

  17. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 11:20 AM    link Molly O. | Philadelphia, PA

    My grandfather passed away several years ago from Mesothelioma. He was a miner and, contracted the disease from asbestos exposure while he was down in the iron ore mines. Not a week goes by that I don't think of him. I'm proud of him and I think this is a wonderful idea to honor him and all the other people who risk their lives every day. God bless them.

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  19. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 10:30 AM    link michael h. | Inez, KY

  20. Wed., Mar. 18, 2009 8:54 AM    link William K. | Bristol, TN

    I believe whole heartedly that the History of Gold Mining Must be preserved and celebrated. Its is equally important that U.S. Citizens retain the right to continue to prospect "on a shoe string budget" Government should not be allowed to take away "OUR LANDS or OUR RIGHTS" as long as we continue our efforts in an environmentally friendly matter.

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  22. Tue., Mar. 17, 2009 6:17 PM    link Kelli T. | Orange Park, FL

  23. Tue., Mar. 17, 2009 5:13 PM    link Mike P. | Newport News, VA

    Homer Hickam is a role model that many young children can look to when their interests turn to science and space travel.

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  25. Tue., Mar. 17, 2009 4:55 PM    link MaryAnn T. | Canon City, CO

    I am a descendant of coal miners from West Virginia. I also worked for a coal mine company in Colorado (above ground, security)

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  27. Tue., Mar. 17, 2009 4:41 PM    link David T. | Nolensville, TN

    I have coal and my God to thank for my opportunity to go to college and become an architect. My father at one time mined coal and hauled it as a Locamotive Engineer. B&O.

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  29. Tue., Mar. 17, 2009 7:55 AM    link Ashley M. | ,

  30. Mon., Mar. 16, 2009 12:06 PM    link Bruce T. | Knightstown, IN

  31. Mon., Mar. 16, 2009 10:58 AM    link Scottie F. | Raleigh, NC

    I had always been scared as a boy, knowing my Dad worked in a coal mine. My Mom would always stay up and wait for him, and pace when he was late. He always told my brother and I that he didn't want us to follow in his footsteps. I always thought those footsteps were a bit big for me anyway. The bravery that these men face every day to secure a vital resource that our country is in dire need of should be given a special day.

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  33. Sun., Mar. 15, 2009 12:23 AM    link Amanda H. | Accoville, WV

  34. Sun., Mar. 15, 2009 12:19 AM    link Virginia H. | Yanceyville, NC

    Just about all of my brothers and brothers-in-law are coal miners. My eldest son was a miner. Coal mining is not only a way of life for my family, but it's who we are, it's in our blood. I lost my husband to a mining accident Dec. 25th, 1995. Few people realize that Miners should be honored much in the way our Military Troops are. Just as the Troops put their lives on the line every day to take care of all of us, whom they've never met, so do the Miners to provide us with a vital service that many of us need to survive. Without the electricity the Miners provide for us, many sick babies and elderly in need of machines to keep them alive would surly die. The video games we use for leizure, the computers we use for work, the lights in the school that let our children see to read, the oven and microwave mothers use to feed their families...NONE of that would be possible without the Miners of America. A day set aside to honor them is the VERY LEAST we could do to show our thanks. It would be ridiculous to do otherwise. Much love and prayers to all the fellow miners and miners families out there! May we all get the much overdue honor we deserve!

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  36. Sat., Mar. 14, 2009 9:57 PM    link Lydya P. | Woodson, AR

  37. Fri., Mar. 13, 2009 10:36 PM    link Debbie J. | Lenore, WV

    I come from a coal mining family. My Dad James Wesley Johnson was killed in the mines Feb. 14th. I think all miners deserve this Day.

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  39. Fri., Mar. 13, 2009 12:28 PM    link Brandon and Cortney R. | Hanover, WV

  40. Fri., Mar. 13, 2009 11:48 AM    link Kara P. | Oceana, WV

  41. Fri., Mar. 13, 2009 7:05 AM    link Donna B. | Amherstdale, WV

    My husband worked for the coal mines for 33yrs and before he could retire he died of cancer at a young age of 50,my father and grandfather and many more of my family did so as well,and it is no easy job..

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  43. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:48 PM    link amy s. | Pineville, WV

  44. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 6:06 PM    link Harmon D. | Accoville, WV

  45. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 4:34 PM    link Kaylea V. | Clear Fork, WV

    My fiancé is a coal miner. I appreciate everthing he does for his family.

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  47. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 3:09 PM    link Angie E. | Amherstdale, WV

  48. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:35 PM    link Name not displayed | Kistler, WV

  49. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:34 PM    link Name not displayed | Kistler, WV

  50. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:32 PM    link David S. | Kistler, WV

  51. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:53 AM    link Angie E. | Amherstdale, WV

  52. Sun., Mar. 8, 2009 12:05 PM    link Murray R. | Elkins, WV

  53. Sat., Mar. 7, 2009 9:12 PM    link Rusty L. G. | Mansfield, OH

    Bless the men & women who provide these resources to help run the United States of America!

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  55. Sat., Mar. 7, 2009 12:02 PM    link Charles S. | Jacksonville, NC

  56. Fri., Mar. 6, 2009 8:21 PM    link Walter M. | Dora, AL

  57. Fri., Mar. 6, 2009 10:18 AM    link Heather S. | Newton, WV

    My father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all miners.

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  59. Tue., Mar. 3, 2009 3:11 PM    link Kodi H. | Mc Dowell, KY

  60. Tue., Mar. 3, 2009 10:22 AM    link benny r. | Fort Gay, WV

  61. Sun., Mar. 1, 2009 7:09 PM    link Ron H. | Beaumont, TX

  62. Fri., Feb. 27, 2009 9:42 AM    link Paul M. | Kill Devil Hills, NC

    I add my name to honor my grandfather who was a coal miner in West Virginia.

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  64. Tue., Feb. 24, 2009 1:31 PM    link Douglas D. | Raleigh, NC

    An inspiring trip with Kathy Mattea into the coal mines of West Virginia have left me a new insight into the lives and loves of the people who power the nation. Thank you.

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  66. Mon., Feb. 23, 2009 9:27 AM    link Jennifer M. | Tunnelton, WV

  67. Sat., Feb. 21, 2009 10:32 PM    link JIM P. | Crouse, NC

    we have martin luther day, why not miner's day. it's only fair for all the hard work and dedication miner's put in.

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  69. Sat., Feb. 21, 2009 2:37 AM    link Kim P. | Greenville, IL

  70. Fri., Feb. 20, 2009 1:47 PM    link Carly W. | Glasgow, WV

  71. Thu., Feb. 19, 2009 12:31 PM    link Tammy T. | Patton, PA

  72. Thu., Feb. 19, 2009 11:45 AM    link tammy m. | Patton, PA

  73. Wed., Feb. 18, 2009 7:19 PM    link LeeAnn S. | Kent, OH

  74. Mon., Feb. 16, 2009 6:28 PM    link Ed N. | Shohola, PA

  75. Mon., Feb. 16, 2009 3:43 PM    link Paula W. | Fayetteville, TN

    I am the granddaughter, great-granddaughter and great-great granddaughter of coal miners. My great-grandfather and HIS father both lost their lives working in the mines of Harlan County, Kentucky. This country could not be where it is today were it not for the men and women who worked the coal mines over the last century. This recognition is long overdue!

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  77. Mon., Feb. 16, 2009 2:41 PM    link keith m. | Danville, WV

  78. Mon., Feb. 16, 2009 11:07 AM    link Name not displayed | San Francisco, CA

    For my ancestors who worked in the mines

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  80. Sat., Feb. 14, 2009 3:26 PM    link Tony M. | Titusville, PA

  81. Fri., Feb. 13, 2009 1:43 PM    link Name not displayed | Nanty Glo, PA

  82. Thu., Feb. 12, 2009 6:26 PM    link Jon K. | San Jose, CA

    On behalf of my coal miner father and grandfather Kennedy.

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  84. Thu., Feb. 12, 2009 4:24 PM    link Scott R. | Indiana, PA

    For the honor of those who mined the Blacklick Valley in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania
    (Nanty-Glo is welsh for "streams of coal")

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  86. Wed., Feb. 11, 2009 10:49 AM    link Sala C. | Girard, PA

    Thank you to all who risk their life. They should stand proud and be recognized.

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  88. Tue., Feb. 10, 2009 10:55 PM    link David B. | Rivesville, WV

  89. Mon., Feb. 9, 2009 11:13 AM    link Name not displayed | Arlington, MA

  90. Sat., Feb. 7, 2009 6:04 PM    link Name not displayed | Rego Park, NY

    A long overdue honor for every coal miner then and now.

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  92. Sat., Feb. 7, 2009 4:46 PM    link JoAnn L. | Fairmont, WV

  93. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 9:52 PM    link Joan G. | Perkasie, PA

    For my family in honor of our Welsh/Pennsylvania ancestors who labored in the mines to give us a better life, we thank them and urge this country to give them their day.

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  95. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 7:19 PM    link Harold R H. | Elizabethton, TN

    My Dad and Uncles worked in the coal mines of Southwest Virginia for many years during the period of the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. The mines took their health and destroyed their lungs and bodies but htey could never break their spirit. They, like all miners worked hard, long hours for insufficient pay. I have never had the pleasure of working inside the mines. I have worked near the mine openings building air exchange systems to help keep fresh air circulating. I have assisted in the excavation of the mine openings when a new mine was to be operational. I have worked on strip mines and seen the land destroyed along with the men and women.
    Yes we do need a holiday for the miners.
    We celebrate other days that had nothing to do with building America. The least we can do is honor our miners.

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  97. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 7:09 PM    link Sam E. | Sturgis, SD

    All miners deserve this.

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  99. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 7:03 PM    link Danny U. | Forest Lake, MN

    This is long over due!

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  101. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 6:43 PM    link robert f. | Chicago, IL

  102. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 4:19 PM    link Richard C. | Odessa, TX

  103. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 4:17 PM    link Rachel C. | Odessa, TX

  104. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 4:16 PM    link Tom C. | Birmingham, AL

  105. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 2:21 AM    link john p. | Moundsville, WV

  106. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 12:46 AM    link thomas r. | Melbourne, FL

    god bless the original coal miners and all miners and to anyone who can't understand what coal has meant to the usa well god bess them to.

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  108. Fri., Feb. 6, 2009 12:44 AM    link Name not displayed | Fayetteville, NC

  109. Thu., Feb. 5, 2009 5:11 PM    link Sherry S. | Newton, NC

    My father was a coalminer back in the 30's and 40's and I know how hard he worked, and he lived with black lung til he died in l971 when I was l0 years old.Being a coalminer was a priviledge to him, going in the mines at the age of l5. I would love to honor him and other miners of yesterday, and today.

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  111. Thu., Feb. 5, 2009 1:50 PM    link Name not displayed | Amherst, OH

  112. Wed., Feb. 4, 2009 12:35 PM    link Carrie G. | Weirton, WV

  113. Wed., Feb. 4, 2009 12:31 AM    link Jim W. | Downingtown, PA

  114. Tue., Feb. 3, 2009 10:28 PM    link Laura C. | Fairview, WV

    West Virginia needs a National Miners Day to support all of the brave men and women that work so hard for us enjoy the comforts that we are used to! If South Carolina can elect a "Confederates Day"... I believe that WV and all other coal states deserve a day honoring our miners.

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  116. Sun., Feb. 1, 2009 6:57 PM    link Douglas D. | New Port Richey, FL

  117. Sat., Jan. 31, 2009 1:55 PM    link Katherine M. | Nashville, TN

  118. Thu., Jan. 29, 2009 11:05 AM    link DENNIS & KARLA G. | Troutville, VA

    Honor all those who have served this great nation called America, without coal we may well be speaking,German not English Look forward to helping with this endeavor!!! Maybe we could have a Hot Air Balloon Flight to raise money for this effort. www.roanokehotair.com Thank You

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  120. Wed., Jan. 28, 2009 12:03 PM    link Lauri H. | Frederick, MD

  121. Wed., Jan. 28, 2009 9:32 AM    link diane b. | Waco, TX

  122. Tue., Jan. 27, 2009 6:38 PM    link Name not displayed | Bridgeport, WV

  123. Tue., Jan. 27, 2009 11:22 AM    link Jennifer J. | Kansas City, KS

  124. Mon., Jan. 26, 2009 6:48 PM    link Mark K. | Kalamazoo, MI

  125. Fri., Jan. 23, 2009 9:27 PM    link Jeff G. | Kingston, ID

  126. Tue., Jan. 20, 2009 3:50 PM    link James J. | Mullens, WV

  127. Tue., Jan. 20, 2009 10:57 AM    link S. M. | Cabin Creek, WV

  128. Tue., Jan. 20, 2009 12:16 AM    link anthony s. | Oregon City, OR

  129. Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 6:46 PM    link Aaron H. | Barboursville, WV

  130. Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 12:59 PM    link Steve B. | Muskogee, OK

  131. Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 10:41 AM    link Barbara M. | Bristol, VA

  132. Mon., Jan. 19, 2009 4:56 AM    link D B. | Mineral Wells, WV

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