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Post by cviller on Aug 29, 2007 19:04:14 GMT -5
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Post by wvumaryjane on Aug 29, 2007 19:37:02 GMT -5
Glen
It became harder and harder to read this article as I was wiping away tears.
Though I didn't grow up in West Virginia, I grew up spitting distance from it, just north of the Mason Dixon Line. Geography is only that. I am a coal miners daughter and I lived this life.
A part of me is happy that I do ok here 1000 miles from home.. but a part of me hears the calling..
"the radio reminds me of my home far away.
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Post by WVUfanPHILLY on Aug 29, 2007 23:45:16 GMT -5
WOW! What a great read! My oldest sister's husband got a job at Weirton Steel in 1962, right out of the Navy. He drove truck back and forth in Weirton for more than 35 years. I did not know that they had closed. I remember reading just a few years ago that Weirton Steel was the largest non-state employeer outside of Wal-Mart. The Weirton/Stuebenville area has to be devastated.
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Post by dehayes35 on Aug 31, 2007 17:34:03 GMT -5
That was a great, but tough read. It's sad to see what has happened to the WV economy. It's a great read because it's so true that those who have lived in WV have such STRONG and deep ties to Mountaineer football. WV needs WVU football, now more than ever.
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