Comeback

Use of coal to generate electricity in the United States is expected to make a comeback as Americans begin to understand the reality behind former President Barack Obama's claims of a cheaper, cleaner future based on wind and solar power.

Politics | “The Sunday Political Brunch” – February 12, 2017

Domination by one party is a rare event in American politics and no fun for the party out of power. And despite all of the anti-GOP protests after the 2016 elections, things may actually get worse for Democrats.

Retrain miners to do what?

U.S. Department of Labor officials announced they are sending another $4.3 million in federal money to West Virginia for out-of-work miners. National Dislocated Worker Grant funding will be given to WorkForce West Virginia, which it says it will use to continue service for 1,700 Mountain State residents already enrolled in the program, and about 300 newly displaced coal miners.