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Coal Miners

Posted by on Apr 3, 2012 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Coal Miners

This isn’t about coal, for good or bad. It’s about the men who make their living underground in the dangerous dark, risking...

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Person: Chuck Yeager

Posted by on Aug 18, 2009 in People | Comments Off on Person: Chuck Yeager

My father ran the control board for the wind tunnels at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. As new airplane models were tested, he watched...

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