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Friday, May 22, 2015

Coal Mined

An amazing film by a local blogger and former miner.








See the blog: http://thethoughtfulcoalminer.com/


Posted by sgreerpitt at 12:22 PM 1 comment:
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Retired college professor. Ph.D. Sociologist. Living in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Over 70, married, one sweet doggie and 7 crazy cats (heaven help us). Passionately opinionated. Rediscovering my creative voice.
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