In the News Archive (2001 and earlier)
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December 2001
The Lithuanian e-zine includes a year-end Summary of the Coal Miners Stamp effort. The summary was written by COALition member, Diane Rooney.
Fall 2001
The Newsletter of the Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Pioneers has a detailed article titled Coal Miners Stamp. Nancy Boyer, Trevorton PA Community for the COALition, is the Newsletter Editor.
November 17, 2001
The Scranton Times, Scranton PA. In his column today, Joseph X. Flannery, stated that U. S. Senator Rick Santorum read his column of September 29, 2001 about a postage stamp for coal miners and sent it along with a letter of his own to Postmaster General John E. Potter, urging him to support the proposed stamp.
November 11-15, 2001
The Abington Journal, PA, a weekly paper, published a Letter to the Editor written by Linda Scott that encouraged people to back the
commemorative postage stamp for coal miners.
October 20, 2001
The Scranton Times, Scranton, PA published a Letter to the Editor from COALition member Linda Scott. Linda thanked Sophie Urban for her support and provided the web site address for people to find out how they can become a volunteer coordinator.
October 17, 2001
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA published an article about Mackin Elementary Schools involvement with the stamp effort. The article featured a picture of teacher Carol McNulty.
October 17, 2001
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA had an editorial drawing titled "Honoring American Heroes". The drawing was based on a picture from the Library of Congress and says on the front of the coal car
"-Proposed- Coal Miner Commemorative Stamp".
October 12, 2001
The Scranton Times, Scranton, PA published an editorial comment about
the U.S. House and Senate resolutions, titled Expressing the sense of
the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor coal
miners. They quoted comments from Congressman Kanjorski, cosponsor to
House Resolution 245.
October 12, 2001
The News Item, Shamokin, PA published an editorial in support of the coal miners' stamp.
October 11, 2001
The Shamokin News Item, Shamokin, PA published an AP article titled Lawmakers, union push for coal miner stamp. The article was written by AP Writer Nancy Zuckerbrod.
October 11, 2001
The Scranton Times, Scranton, PA published a letter to the editor from
Sophie Urban, Dickson City who wrote in support of Joseph X. Flannery's
column of September 29, 2001.
October 10, 2001
The Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington KY published an article titled
Chao part of push for postage stamp to honor coal miners written by
Nancy Zuckerbrod, AP.
October 10, 2001
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre PA published the AP article about Secretary of Labor Chao's Press Conference of October 9, and the House and Senate Resolutions.
October 9, 2001
U.S. Newswire release of Secretary of Labor Chao's Press Release titled
Chao Supports Coal Miner's Commemorative Stamp; Announcement Made at
Bipartisan Press Conference on Capitol Hill.
View Article
September 29, 2001
The Scranton Times Tribute, Scranton PA, published an article, titled
Asking so little for those who gave so much, in support of the coal miners' stamp. It was written by the newspaper's columnist, Joseph X. Flannery. View Article
September 28, 2001
An article about the stamp effort, written by Correspondent Lisa Cooney, appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Evening Herald, Pottsville, PA. An extended interview with Eric McKeever generated the article.
August 28, 2001
An article appeared in the Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre PA, titled Plymouth man's idea for stamp honoring coal miners gains momentum.
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August 27, 2001
The Scripps Howard News Service published an article titled Push for a stamp to honor coal miners.
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August 25, 2001
The Kentucky Post section of The Cincinnati Ohio Post published an article titled, A tribute to miners, Children of coal country want a stamp to honor their fathers. Several members of the COALition were interviewed and mentioned in the paper.
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August 22, 2001
The Shamokin PA News Item, Opinion Section, published the COALition's recommendations for energizing interest in the Anthracite Parade.
August 16, 2001
The Shamokin PA News Item published an article about U. S. Secretary Elaine Chao's endorsement of a stamp for coal miners.
August 15, 2001
The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV published an article on the effort to get USPS to issue a Postage Stamp honoring coal miners. View Article
August 14, 2001
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao advocates for coal miners stamp.
View Newswire Story
August 9, 2001
The Oak Ridger Online, Oak Ridge TN, carried an article written by News
Editor Donna Smith, titled Remembering our mining past; sign the
petition for a new stamp. View Article
July 31, 2001
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) published an article in
support of the Coal Miners' Commemorative Postage Stamp in their UMWA
Journal, March-April 2001. View Article
July 6, 2001
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, WV, carried an AP article titled UMW
wants new stamp to honor coal miners. The minecountry.com address was
used for On the Net.
View Article
July 5, 2001
The "News Item" published a story about COALition sponsor and chairman, Eric McKeever, returning to his home town for Freedom Fun Fest on Saturday, July 7, 2001.
June 27, 2001
COALition member Carol McNulty had a live TV interview with with Sherrie Johnson, education reporter from WBRE TV, on their morning show. It aired about 6:40 a.m. Carol mentioned the stamp effort, and how legislators were getting behind the effort.
June 20, 2001
A second Resolution was approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly
urging USPS to issue a stamp honoring coal miners.
View Resolution
June 15, 2001
The Times News Online, Lehighton, PA, included an article in support of the miners stamp. The article was written by author and weekly columnist David Kuchta. View Article
June 6, 2001
A Resolution was approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly that
established June 16, 2001 as Coal Miners Memorial Day . View Article
May 20, 2001
The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV published an article titled Postal Service should honor coal miners with commemorative stamp and addressed the Resolution adopted by the West Virginia Legislature in 2001. View Article
May 14, 2001
Our Letter to the Editor appeared in The Dispatch, Moline, IL on May 14, 2001 according to Editorial Page Editor, Kendra Burrows.
May 13, 2001
An article in support of our stamp effort, written by reporter Bettina
Lehovec, appeared in the The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas. The article was based on Ms. Lehovec's telephone interview and email exchanges with Rhea Malone.
May 11, 2001
A.J. Gianforcaro wrote an article titled Coal Miners' Postage Stamp that appeared in the May 11, 2001 issue of the Valley Advantage, Wyoming Valley, PA.
May-June 2001
The Mining Voice wrote an article in support of the stamp effort. Eric McKeever, John Vengien, and Carol McNulty were quoted in the article.
April 28, 2001
An article appeared in a Wilkes-Barre PA Times Leader about the Coal Stamp drive efforts of John Vengien and Eric McKeever.
April 25, 2001
An article appeared in the the Valley View, PA Citizen's Standard describing the wait for a Coal Stamp. Thomas Dempsey was interviewed.
April 23, 2001
Our Letter to the Editor was published in the Northwest Arkansas Online Newspaper.
April 16, 2001
The West Virginia Legislature adopted a resolution calling for the issuance of a postage stamp honoring coal miner. View Resolution
January, February, March 2001
Linda wrote an article for the Miner's Lamp, the newsletter of the
Anthracite Heritage Museum. Stephen Ward is the editor.
March 22, 2001
The Republican and Herald of Pottsville, PA published an editorial in support of the Coalminers' commemorative stamp.
March 2, 2001
The Republican and Herald of Pottsville, PA published an article about the Internet drive for the Coalminers' commemorative stamp.
January, February 2001
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) published an article in support of the Coal Miners' Commemorative Postage Stamp in their UMWA Journal, January-February 2001. View Article
February 18, 2001
The Lackawanna Historical Society Journal wrote the following in the Winter 2000/2001 edition:
"A Coal Miners Commemorative Postage Stamp Committee is soliciting the support of LHS members. Of course, coal mining is an industry that has influenced the history of Lackawanna County and the country. To learn more about how to celebrate the work of the coal miners click on their WEB site at www.minecountry.com."
January 6, 2001
The article Story Behind the Commemorative Miners Stamp appeared in
The Searcher, the Fall 2000 issue of the newsletter published by the Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The article was composed from the input of committee members explaining how the committee formed and evolved to joined forces with other various groups seeking the same goal - a Commemorative Miners Postage Stamp.
December 17, 2000
An article written by Vince Coveleskie appeared in the Scranton Sunday Times on December 17. Eric McKeever and Linda Scott were interviewed for the story. Linda's picture appears in the article.
November 30, 2000
A resolution supporting the coal miner stamp was presented by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
View Resolution
Here is the press release related to this resolution:
A legacy remembered
HARRISBURG, Nov. 21 - Pennsylvania coal miners helped to heat the nation's homes and power its industries.
State Rep. Keith McCall, D-Carbon, would like the entire nation to remember coal miners and introduced a resolution (H.R. 639) asking the United States Postal Service to issue a postal stamp in their honor.
"So much of Pennsylvania was built on a legacy of coal mining," McCall said. "Many of our towns and much of our industry relied on the glittering black stuff from the earth to create an economy and fuel its furnaces. As technology emerged and new fuel sources were tapped, our reliance on coal and the hardworking coal miners began to diminish.
"Those early coal miners left a legacy for Pennsylvania in its many company towns and an ethic of hard work. They deserve to be honored and remembered," McCall added.
According to McCall, coal miners performed a dangerous and difficult job as they toiled hundreds of feet below the ground. Memorials to miners who died in explosions serve as a reminder of the tragedy that befell many.
Mining remains an honorable profession today and coal miners work equally hard to supply the nation with coal.
McCall's resolution, which was unanimously adopted by the House, will be delivered to the U.S. Postal Service, the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
November 30, 2000
The coal miner stamp web site is posted.
November 24, 2000
The Publishers and Editors of the Scranton Times have expressed their support for the stamp. In the Editorial section and under Our Opinion is the headline Honor Miners With Stamp.
They wrote:
A grass roots movement has begun to convince the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring coal miners.
It's hard to imagine a group more deserving of the honor. They not only fueled the industrial revolution for much of the world, but played a key role in America's social history by being in the forefront of the labor movement..
Although it has been decades since coal was a viable industry here, it remains in the region's psyche. The coal mining legacy is at the root of the area's strong work ethic and family-oriented culture.
The contributions of coal mining to America's wealth and power are a fitting subject for a stamp. The Postal Service should heed the call.
November 15, 2000
A letter to the editor supporting the coal stamp initiative was printed in the Charleston Gazette in Charleston, West Virginia.
November 12, 2000
A letter to the editor supporting the coal stamp initiative was printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer in Philadelphia, PA.
November 11, 2000
A letter to the editor supporting the coal stamp initiative was printed in the Dominion Post in Morgantown, West Virginia.
November 6, 2000
A letter to the editor supporting the coal stamp initiative was printed in Schuylkill Online in Pottsville, PA.
November 5, 2000
The online petition for the coal stamp initiative went live.
October 26, 2000
A letter to the editor supporting the coal stamp initiative was printed in the Scranton Times in Scranton, PA.
October 23, 2000
An article about the coal stamp initiative was printed in the News Item in Shamokin, PA.
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