The Trapped Miners

"What a terrible way to start the year, but with national tragedy."

I use to visit relatives in Romney, West Virginia when I was a child.

The State is very poor, I remember when I was a kid feeling safe there because of the huge mountains.

West Virginia, has placed so much of its future on coal, and a result is nothing else has changed.

Coal use to bring the state billions of dollars, and even today West Virginia
still exports coal to other nations.

I do hope they find these guys, before its to late.


AP-"Rescuers trying to reach 13 trapped miners punched a hole into the mine early Tuesday, but a company executive said he was "very discouraged" by air quality tests.

Carbon monoxide levels measured 1,300 parts per million, exceeding the 400 parts per million maximum safe level, said Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer of mine owner International Coal Group Inc.

"We are very discouraged by the results of this test," Hatfield said.

Still, Hatfield said the trapped miners could still be alive.

"They could be in another location or they could be barricaded somewhere," Hatfield told reporters.

The test results were announced after crews drilled the hole. They also sent a camera down the 6 1/4 inch hole to look for signs of life, and planned to move in a camera-equipped robot, Gov. Joe Manchin said.

"We're still hoping for that miracle as you know," Manchin told ABC's "Good Morning America."


Keep them in your prayers.