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Sandra W. Lopinsky Sandra W. Lopinsky, 76, of Charleston died April 16, 2012, due to complications from lung cancer. The oldest of five children, Sandra was born in Richwood. After spending several years living in rural Webster County,... Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Words: 6825
A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has again confirmed that blacklung isn't a disease limited to coal miners who work underground. The report found a slight increase in blacklung rates among surface-mine... Published: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Words: 640
Blacklung leaves miners' lungs scarred, shriveled and black. The deadly disease was supposed to be eradicated, a relic of bygone days before a federal law set dust-control standards for the mining industry. But blacklung is back,... Published: Sunday, July 08, 2012 Words: 103
- Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain blacklung benefits, while a West Virginia congressman aims to reduce the amount of paperwork they have to fill out... Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Words: 569
Blacklung, a deadly disease that leaves miners' lungs scarred, shriveled and black, was supposed to be eradicated. But blacklung is back, with a troubling increase in disease rates centered in the Appalachian coalfields. Beginning... Published: Friday, July 06, 2012 Words: 68
levels of coal dust that literally blacken workers' lungs and leave them gasping painfully for air. So, why have cases of blacklung been increasing? Why has the rate of the most severe, fast-progressing type of blacklung tripled in... Published: Friday, August 10, 2012 Words: 480
Bill aims to streamline blacklung benefit filings Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said many of his constituents are concerned about the "amount and redundancy" of forms and documents required to file for blacklung benefits from the... Published: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Words: 1740
I am a coal miner's son. KenWard Jr.'s front page story on June 21 headlined, "Jay to Coal: 'Face Reality" has stuck in my mind. I am glad that Sen. Rockefeller is calling on West Virginians to get realistic about the role and future... Published: Thursday, September 06, 2012 Words: 583
a black-and-gold uniform. The franchise's all-time leader in just about every meaningful receiving category will be released sometime in the next two weeks said president Art Rooney II on the team's website on Wednesday. "We had a conversation... Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012 Words: 642