Don Blankenship is as hard-bitten as they come, so he should have little trouble adapting to prison life, if that’s where he ends up. Born in coal country, he grew up in legendary Mingo County, and graduated from Matewan High School. Feuding runs in his blood; his mother was a McCoy (of Hatf[...]
Archive for November 14th, 2014
November 14th, 2014 - 7:07 pm § in Uncategorized
U.S. Indicts Ruthless Coal Executive For Mine Safety Violations
November 14th, 2014 - 1:30 pm § in Misc.
We Buy a Wolf
As we are about to welcome a dog with 80% wolf genes as our new pet, I read this on Facebook. 4 years ago I was sitting in my arm chair reading in the front room by the plate glass picture window. I looked up an there they were just feet away .. It was […][...]
November 14th, 2014 - 10:11 am § in Misc.
UKRAINE: Czarism
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine — Kyiv readies for combat On the ground, several hours of heavy artillery fire rocked Donetsk, the most intense fighting since the weekend. BY Agence France-Presse[...]
November 14th, 2014 - 1:35 am § in Misc.
Why are articles by women cited less often than articles by men?
New Data Show Articles by Women Are Cited Less Frequently By Megan O’Neil A study documents a gender gap in scholarly publishing. Does anyone think this is because scholars look for papers by men? Someone may want to ask Larry Summers? Summers, then the president of Harvard, suggested th[...]
November 14th, 2014 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
Putin Rewarms Cold War Threats
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced that Russian long-range bombers will conduct flights along Russian borders, over the Arctic Ocean, western Atlantic, eastern Pacific, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said Russia has not previ[...]