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Agree wholeheartedly Karen. I've been preaching that for years now, to no one who would listen, including the D party. Not just WVa, but all rural and urban areas of Appalachia, then west - or all together, but you have to start somewhere. Appalachia regions encompass many states, including Ohio, Kentucky, etc. So far though, it's just y…
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Agree wholeheartedly Karen. I've been preaching that for years now, to no one who would listen, including the D party. Not just WVa, but all rural and urban areas of Appalachia, then west - or all together, but you have to start somewhere. Appalachia regions encompass many states, including Ohio, Kentucky, etc. So far though, it's just you and me 'talking' and you may know what they say in Appalachia about 'talking' instead of action. *edit in - Among the things those in Appalachia and beyond need to recall or have proven to them via historical facts; The dreadful 'liberals' did not close coal mines; in the case of most of the WVa mines, it was G.W. Bush who approved legislation restricting certain forms of coal that produced acid rain, in response to not 'liberals' and environmentalists, but in response to pleas from several states and our Canada neighbors, who suffered greatly from our acid rain producers. That's just one fact - there's many more, but I'll leave that for our good Doctor.