I wrote my first story about the coal industry back in 2001, published a book calledBig Coal in 2006 and have been following the industry ever since. And if there’s one central truth that I’ve learned during that time, it’s this: Virtually no coal industry leader, lobbyist or hack politician …
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Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state’s ballot next year. They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort – Senator Orrin Hatch. The state’s senior senator – an octogenarian who is third in line for the presidency – …
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You know the lines CNN reporter Jim Acosta quoted to White House adviser and sleepy-eyed hate goblin Stephen Miller; we all do. “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”Acosta quoted the poem “The New Colossus”to Miller, who retorted by questioning its relevance, as it was …
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