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After last week's West Virginia mine disaster, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants Virginia to restore $1.5 million in cuts to the state's two- year budget for mine safety. It's a reasonable and humane response.
The 29 miners' deaths at Richmond-based Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W.Va., are unutterably sad reminders that underground mining demands, though often does not get, scrupulous, unblinking attention to safety.See the full content of this document
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Again, Deaths Prompt Action
Policing mine safety falls into that category of state services that are essenti...
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