UMWA responds to disaster

[wallybarron]

The top man with the United Mine Workers of America says there is no excuse for the mishandling of information about the Sago Mine disaster in Upshur County.

Appearing on MetroNews Talkline Wednesday, Cecil Roberts was audibly shaken himself as he talked about the time it took to correct a report that a dozen coal miners, trapped for more than 40-hours, had been found alive.

http://www.wvmetronews.com/index_forsub.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=13968

[Bluzmann57]

1. He's right

There is also no excuse for 270 safety violations which never got corrected. If there was a Union in there, at least there probably would have been something done about the violations. Then the men would have had a chance.

[Lost-in-FL]

2. OMG, Did you noticed the stupid poll on the left corner???

On the news page... Did you prayed for the SAGO Miners??? :wtf: :wtf:

[Bluzmann57]

3. Didn't see the poll

But the answer is yes. Why is it a stupid poll? Nothing wrong with praying for the safety of fellow human beings.

[DanCa]

4. I agree nothing wrong with prayer. Fundies yes prayer no.

I pray every day that theres a cure for parkinsons does that make me stupid?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

6. No problem with prayer here

but I think the point is the question is a distraction from the real issue, rather than ask hard questions of the mine owner etc.

[Lost-in-FL]

5. Prayer is a personal activity...

And I find it quite ridiculous to post a question like that in news media outlet that is not a Religious site... I think there are better questions specially in times like this.

ACTIONS does more than 1000 prayers.

[wallybarron]

9. One of the

reasons Dems lost WV.

[Dr.Phool]

7. I'll take hands that help, over lips that pray, any day.

[DanCa]

8. Ill take em both unless i am being foolish asking (my god) for a

scientific miracle in a breakthrough in the fight for parkinsons research.