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...three ecstatic hours the people of Upshur County, W. Va., believed another miracle in the mines had occurred. How else could 12 men trapped underground, in an airless mine shaft, survive for almost two days? ?We?re just completely overjoyed,? said Lynette Roby, a resident of Sago, W. Va. She waited at 1:30 a.m. on a muddy road in the rain to catch a glimpse of the rescued miners through ambulance windows...
...mine. The blast reverberated for miles around. ?I thought the roof of my house was coming off,? said Lynette Roby. One group of miners had lingered close to the mine entrance and was able to escape. Another group of 13 had ventured about 2.5 miles into the shaft and was trapped in a cloud of dust and carbon monoxide. One member of this group, fire boss Marty Bennett, had been traveling a few hundred feet in the rear, monitoring oxygen levels, and was killed instantly by the blast. The first group of miners ran into the shaft...
...room for my luggage,” Washburn wrote, adding that he had been told there would be no limits on luggage. “And I smiled, content with the knowledge that no matter what it is it was doing, the UC would always be there to shaft me.” Although Washburn’s flight was delayed in the end so that missing the shuttle became merely a minor inconvenience for him, he said that he had spoken to several students who faced more serious problems. “While I was there at least eight...
...slower than Yale Sociology majors pass out of their requirements. Lucky thing there’s a huge duct nearby that vents dry, vaguely Kinkos-scented air. A little asphalt would go a long way.Nine: Speed the trip to Mem. Hall 203. The door on the elevator traversing the shaft between the basement and second floor of Memorial Hall does its best Star Wars trash-compactor impression every time you push “2.” The door closes so slowly that most students save their Justice section reading for the ride up.Eight: Make Gov office hours equal...
Have our politicians become too gutless to represent retirees? "Round 'em up and hang 'em!" may not be the most practical solution to the retirement ripoff, but someone needs to let Congress know the hurt and anger of dedicated people who have worked a lifetime and then got the shaft. MICHAEL J. PRESTON Boulder, Colo...