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A Genuine Good-Bye to the West Virginia Annual Conference: Thank You for these and many other great memories

So my pastoral ministry career in the West Virginia Annual Conference is officially closed. The Clergy Executive session approved my transfer to the Pacific Northwest Conference. I heard about it through a note on my Facebook page by the pastor who invited me into this life when I was 17. A few months later, as a sad, friendless teenager I skipped school to find out … Continue reading A Genuine Good-Bye to the West Virginia Annual Conference: Thank You for these and many other great memories

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Opportunities for West Virginia now that Don Blankenship has been Indicted: A Fresh Look at Coal and WV’s other Resources

With the indictment of Don Blankenship for violating Mine Safety regulations leading to the deaths of 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch mine, comes several opportunities for West Virginia in particular and central Appalachia as a whole. I’m sharing a series of these reflections for your consideration. If West Virginia is the Mountain State, then why are so many of us “Friends of Coal”? Coal … Continue reading Opportunities for West Virginia now that Don Blankenship has been Indicted: A Fresh Look at Coal and WV’s other Resources

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Opportunities for West Virginia Now that Don Blankenship has been Indicted (Introduction)

Last November a grand jury indicted Don Blankenship (wiki), former CEO of Massey Energy (wiki) for crimes leading up to the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in April 2010. Twenty-nine miners lost their lives that day. Two miners escaped the explosion. See coverage of the explosion here, here and here (great index of official documents) and reports on the indictment here, here and here. I am … Continue reading Opportunities for West Virginia Now that Don Blankenship has been Indicted (Introduction)

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