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Originally posted by honeychile
The stats I've been reading show a LOT of poverty there, though.
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To say the least.
As a relative of one of the trapped minors said on NPR yesterday, the only way to make a decent living in that area of the country is to have a college degree or work in the mines. Pretty much everything else is poverty.
I pray for a safe outcome to this situation, but it would appear that some kind of miracle will be necessary.
My late grandfather's family came from Applacian Ohio (10 of Ohio's 88 counties are, or at least were when I was growing up there, considered depressed areas. My Alma Mater is located in an Appalacian county -- not all that far from the West Virginia border) All of my great uncles on that side of the family worked in the mines -- and all got out and went to work for the railroads because of the danger.
My grandfather worked in the "company store" in Glouster, OH, and also assisted the local undertaker. He had some really amazing stories to tell.
Miners are a tough breed. Hopefully that will help in this situation.
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