Opinion
To the editor: I was saddened that, in spite of retired miner Danny Fouts’ firsthand experience with the coal company’s evasion of government safety and health regulations, he holds them blameless for his plight.
Dec. 28, 2018
World & Nation
“The only thing you can do is wait and see,” said Danny Wells, a district union representative in Madison, W.
July 17, 1989
When Danny Fouts was a young man, his daddy warned him about the dangers of working long hours in the mines.
Dec. 26, 2018
Most union miners in Appalachia decided to return to work with their Midwestern and Southern colleagues, but many stayed out of the West Virginia coal fields where wildcat strikes began last month.
Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Danny howled across Alabama’s coal country today, demolishing homes, flipping cars and killing a woman trapped in a mobile home that was hurled over trees.
Aug. 16, 1985
Mine safety officials began drilling an air shaft Tuesday toward an area where eight coal miners were believed trapped, and they planned to lower a camera to search for signs of life.
Dec. 9, 1992
More than 42,000 coal miners in 10 states took part in wildcat strikes Wednesday that spread in Appalachia and the Midwest.
June 22, 1989
More than 350 United Mine Workers members walked off their jobs in two states today in a strike against coal mines the union claims are filling orders for the Pittston Coal Group, subject of a months-long strike.
Oct. 2, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
The recent near-expurgation of Tories from British political life may take some of the wind out of “Brassed Off,” a very earnest David vs.
May 23, 1997
Business
Tired of the corporate-logo, headquarters-photo, charts-and-graphs look, Fluor Corp. made a big change in the cover of its annual report this year.
April 17, 1997