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10-04-2013, 06:40 AM
Anybody catch the interview on the CBS news last night from Scott Duncan?? He's a coal miner, or at least WAS a coal miner, and went from $80K/year to selling the title of his car for grocery money.....all in the time span of two weeks.
We've lost over a thousand jobs in our county in the past month. Things are going from bad to worse, economically speaking. Scott graduated with my daughter in 1992, he was always a character in school. Typically, he was the class clown and avoided homework at all costs. I was a little worried about him, and had lost touch with him over the years.
I was glad to see that Scott was a hard working family man. He married a gorgeous woman, and they have three teen aged children. His interview was sincere and articulate.
I was also thankful that he was chosen for the national interview, and not some cave dwelling Neanderthal that would normally be chosen. I thought he represented the Harlan County coal miner very well!!
Good luck Scott, and all the other hard working folks who have recently found themselves out of work.
We've lost over a thousand jobs in our county in the past month. Things are going from bad to worse, economically speaking. Scott graduated with my daughter in 1992, he was always a character in school. Typically, he was the class clown and avoided homework at all costs. I was a little worried about him, and had lost touch with him over the years.
I was glad to see that Scott was a hard working family man. He married a gorgeous woman, and they have three teen aged children. His interview was sincere and articulate.
I was also thankful that he was chosen for the national interview, and not some cave dwelling Neanderthal that would normally be chosen. I thought he represented the Harlan County coal miner very well!!
Good luck Scott, and all the other hard working folks who have recently found themselves out of work.
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10-04-2013, 01:29 PM
Good story.
I see it every day in our line of work.
If im not mistaken, Harlan County nowleads the state in unemployment.
I see it every day in our line of work.
If im not mistaken, Harlan County nowleads the state in unemployment.
10-04-2013, 02:46 PM
Yes I seen it, it was very very heartbreaking. Do did he take the job offer that was 400 miles from home?
10-04-2013, 02:59 PM
^^
I don't know. Frightening part about that is, he isn't the only one. I see our county diminishing in numbers more and more every day.
Unfortunately, you are correct.
I don't know. Frightening part about that is, he isn't the only one. I see our county diminishing in numbers more and more every day.
RunItUpTheGut Wrote:Good story.
I see it every day in our line of work.
If im not mistaken, Harlan County nowleads the state in unemployment.
Unfortunately, you are correct.
10-05-2013, 05:08 AM
Im not one to go to indepth into politics, but I put 110% of the blame on the democrats for destroying our little place we call home here in SEKY.
10-05-2013, 08:40 AM
Facts are Facts. Obama said, "You can build a coal power plant, but you will go broke." That may or may not be a verbatum statement, but it's close.
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