Vicki Smith

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Charged exec cooperating in W.Va. mine blast probe

Charged exec cooperating in W.Va. mine blast probe

Vicki Smith · November 28, 2012 5:00 am

Patriot Coal to stop mountaintop removal mining

Patriot Coal to stop mountaintop removal mining

Vicki Smith · November 15, 2012 11:21 pm

A truck passes a political sign in a yard in Dellslow, W.Va., on Oct. 16, 2012. Rhetoric about the administration's alleged "war on coal" has come to dominate conversation this campaign season. Once, coal miners were literally at war with their employers. Today, their descendants are allies in a rhetorical war playing out across eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia and all of West Virginia. The message: They now face a common enemy _ the federal government, especially the president and the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Vicki Smith)

‘War on coal’ label obscures battlefield realities

Vicki Smith · October 22, 2012 4:00 am

In a Saturday Oct. 13, 2012 photo, hundreds congregated along U.S. 23 from Big Stone Gap to Pound and into Kentucky in support of coal miners and the mining industry. Only a few generations ago, coal miners were literally at war with their employers, spilling and shedding blood on West Virginia's Blair Mountain in a historic battle for union representation and fair treatment. Today, their descendants are allies in a carefully choreographed rhetorical war playing out across eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia and all of West Virginia. It's fueled by a single, unrelenting message that they now face a common enemy, the federal government, that has decided that coal is no longer king, or even noble. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Allie Robinson)

‘War on coal’ label obscures battlefield realities

Vicki Smith · October 20, 2012 4:00 am

APNewsBreak: Raese built golf club without permits

APNewsBreak: Raese built golf club without permits

Vicki Smith · October 8, 2012 7:51 pm

In coal country, a show of solidarity takes root

In coal country, a show of solidarity takes root

Vicki Smith · October 6, 2012 4:43 pm

Lawyer: W.Va. guard sued 11 times in sex cases

Lawyer: W.Va. guard sued 11 times in sex cases

Vicki Smith · September 21, 2012 5:08 pm

Groups to court: Uphold EPA rebuke over W.Va. mine

Groups to court: Uphold EPA rebuke over W.Va. mine

Vicki Smith · September 20, 2012 3:41 pm

W.Va., Va. weighing impact of Alpha mine layoffs

W.Va., Va. weighing impact of Alpha mine layoffs

Vicki Smith · September 19, 2012 8:26 pm

Alpha closing 8 mines, cutting 1,200 jobs in all

Alpha closing 8 mines, cutting 1,200 jobs in all

Vicki Smith · September 18, 2012 8:40 pm

Arch: Appeals panel should uphold rebuke of EPA

Arch: Appeals panel should uphold rebuke of EPA

Vicki Smith · September 5, 2012 2:45 pm

Panel recommends cutting funds for W.Va. telescope

Panel recommends cutting funds for W.Va. telescope

Vicki Smith · August 18, 2012 4:09 pm