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Good Morning from Madison County, Kentucky!

The only way we will build a sustainable, robust economy in Appalachia is through local ownership. We must support policies that promote local growth, workers’ cooperatives, and strong labor unions while working against the interests of international corporations.

As would every single coal miner, logger, and truck driver!

Today marks the fourteenth anniversary of one of the worst mine disasters in recent history. On April 5, 2010 a large coal dust explosion occurred nearly 1,000 feet below ground in Raleigh County, West Virginia. This resulted in the death of 29 miners in what is now known as the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster.

29 hard-working Appalachians were killed trying to make ends meet, working to provide for their families.

This tragedy was easily preventable and would not have occurred had it not been for the gross negligence of Massey Energy Company. This serves as an ever-present reminder of how little these companies value our workers and demonstrates their willingness to cut corners out of nothing but greed.

Today take a moment to remember the 29 lives lost that day, take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices Appalachian workers have made in the pursuit of a better life, and take a moment to breathe.

I stood in the pediatric dentist’s office one day last fall. A young mother came in and stood a few feet from me with her daughter, who was about four. They were both masked.

“Mommy,” she said, “I pulled my mask down just a little bit so I could smell the room. It smells so good.”

The room didn’t smell like anything extraordinary. My heart hurt for this little girl, who wanted so badly to unmask. You could hear it in her voice. She stepped up next to me and her mother instructed the little girl to come back towards her.

“Why?” she asked, to which the mother replied, “Because we don’t know if she is sick. I’m not saying she’s sick, but we just don’t know.”

I was in the dentist’s office to arrange a pediatric procedure after my six-year-old refused to cooperate with a Covid test in the Baptist Hospital drive-thru. The nurse had told me to hold my daughter down. I refused.

So, when I heard this mother telling her masked preschooler that I might be sick, I was already not happy.

I did speak up.

I have thought about the exchange multiple times since last fall. I’m so sad for this little girl and for all of the other children who are being raised to believe they and everyone around them are dirty. This is an unforgivable crime.

Our children will carry the trauma of the last two years with them for the remainder of their lives. It will impact their relationships and their parenting if they have children. It has kickstarted a vicious cycle that will forever change the course of humanity.

None of this should be taken lightly.

While Governor Beshear may have been the one who led the charge for various mandates and lockdowns, it was the Frankfort establishment which allowed him to implement them.

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