With a Purpose

Ed continues to get GLOWING PRESS, this time from the Martinsburg-press:

Why don’t we help out by calling the governor, and asking him to make sure that this never has to be repeated again…

Wiley is on a mission to ensure the safety of the children in Sundial, W.Va., where their elementary school sits next to a coal preparation plant and just 400 yards downstream from a dam holding back over two billion gallons of toxic sludge. The Mine Safety Health administration says the dam is leaking, Wiley said.

I don’t know whether to smile or cry:

At the conclusion of his presentation, which included a slide show, Wiley was given a standing ovation — a reaction that nearly brought him to tears.

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About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.