Welcome to the Yahoo! Message Board for coal miner stamp...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:05 pm
This is really great!<br><br>Is it OK if I copy some of the messages from the other board over to this one?<br><br>Rhea...
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jimflexx
Oct 26, 2000 6:08 pm
I took a few minutes and threw together a stamp graphic with a miner on it to use on our home page. It no way reflects what might appear on an actual stamp, ...
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jimflexx
Oct 26, 2000 6:10 pm
I was thinking in that direction, so yes, go ahead. It's best to have everything in one place. <br><br>I can also delete messages on the old board once they...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:23 pm
The following appears at URL:<br><a href=http://citizensvoice.com/letters.html target=new>http://citizensvoice.com/letters.html</a><br><br>McNulty, Voice, mine...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:26 pm
Continued:<br><br>So please keep the good fight going with the petitions for the commemorative postage stamp honoring our coal miners. If we can honor many of ...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:28 pm
A little behind in my postings and I apologize!<br><br>--PA State Representative Paul Costa, 34th District<br>--PA State Representative Rich Grucela, 137th ...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:31 pm
The article below is great. They took some of the information we provided and added their own support.<br>Rhea<br><br>"<a...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:34 pm
Received our first email of support from West Virginia. This is from State Senator Vic Sprouse. I would like to quote part of his email:<br><br>"I believe the ...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:36 pm
From WVA State Senator William R. Wooten (part of his email):<br><br>"Mr. McKeever,<br><br>I am in support of your great efforts. West Virginia is very proud...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:51 pm
Representative Argall, 124th Legislative District, wrote a very strong letter to USPS Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee that spelled out the history of coal...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 6:57 pm
We received an email of support from Illinois State Senator Kirk Dillard this morning. It is an example of how a person may be an elected official in one state...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 7:37 pm
Please don't forget to contact your own elected officials if you live in a coal mining state. It's kind of like voting .... if you don't vote you can't...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 7:42 pm
Check with your friends. I found out that I had an email friend who was originally from Illinois and who still has family there. There were coal miners in the...
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Eric_Mckeever
Oct 26, 2000 8:12 pm
I will announce the existence of this group on the other coal mining groups. Eric...
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tdemps_98
Oct 26, 2000 8:47 pm
Jim,<br><br>I think the club graphic is great. It or something similar would be a good depiction on the stamp. One change I would make to the graphic, however,...
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ejal85037
Oct 26, 2000 9:40 pm
I would suggest a broader base might be attained by appealing not only to residents of mining states, but to descendants of miners. Many of us live all over...
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w_bgal
Oct 26, 2000 11:01 pm
Hi Ed,<br><br>I agree with you wholeheartedly. We are trying to reach the coal mining states first, and Arizona still mines coal. Check out the below URL, it...
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jimflexx
Oct 27, 2000 12:14 am
I will come up with a 2nd cut of that when I have time. I want to find a better miner, and have him looking left, rather than right. And I'll add the 33 cents...
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elaine_11967
Oct 27, 2000 12:29 am
What I want to ask is what is Rhea going to do with herself when the stamp becomes a reality? I have to thank her for picking up the slack for me. Don't know...
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w_bgal
Oct 27, 2000 2:08 am
Linda got this published in the Scranton Times today's date .... naturally they had to make a few editorial changes!<br><br><Begin quote><br> ...
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w_bgal
Oct 27, 2000 2:31 am
Nope, I have just established squatter's rights in a corner of the club! I have the corner with the windows ....<br><br>Nope, Rhea doesn't deserve all the ...
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elaine_11967
Oct 27, 2000 2:56 am
Guess Linda will be glad when I am moved and back to work on the stamp! Thanks for picking up my slack, Linda! I am going to investigate the Internet petition...
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elaine_11967
Oct 27, 2000 3:06 am
Got the information on the "FREE" online petition. Give me a few days to read, digest, think and come up with some recommendations and some stragety...
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w_bgal
Oct 27, 2000 3:26 pm
Ed,<br><br>If your would like to write a letter to the editor of some Phoenix newspapers, or Arizona newspapers, I do have some names and email addresses....
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w_bgal
Oct 28, 2000 1:00 am
Quotes from two emails from Alabama State Senator Vivian Figures:<br><br>"I wish you well in our endeavor."<br><br>"You do have my support!"<br><br>Rhea...
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w_bgal
Oct 29, 2000 12:21 am
I forgot a PA State Senator who wholeheartedly supports our effort. His email said:<br><quote><br>Dear Committee Members:<br><br>You most definitely have...
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w_bgal
Oct 29, 2000 2:04 pm
We received this email from Alabama Representative Phil Crigler:<br><br>"I will support this effort in any way I can."<br><br><br>Rhea...
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w_bgal
Oct 29, 2000 11:53 pm
According to the Colorado Coal Association web site, 82% of the electricity generated and used in Colorado is by coal. That's a lot of coal.<br><br>Rhea...
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elaine_11967
Oct 30, 2000 4:16 pm
I will be getting a copy of the petition circulated by the children at Edward Mackin Elementary School that has been circulated and is still being circulated....
