Charles Scott Howard: The Miner Who Took On Big Coal

Huffington Post by Dave Jamieson | Sep. 14, 2011 (News Report)

(Blog Post) On a July morning four years ago, Charles Scott Howard left his home in the mountains of Southeastern Kentucky and drove his pickup truck 150 miles to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lexington. A career coal miner, Howard was headed to the posh hotel to testify at a public hearing held by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), a regulatory arm of the U.S. Department of Labor. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Sep 14, 2011 - 10:43 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Barry Grossheim (review), Mike Jonez (review)
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Sep 14, 2011 - 10:46 AM PDT

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 by Barry Grossheim - Sep. 14, 2011

An inspiring story of one man who refuses to back down.

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