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How Miners Talk About Death

The disaster at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine put the spotlight on a world you only think about when tragedy strikes. Jeanne Marie Laskas on how the men in the pits live with risk.

Jeanne Marie Laskas
Jeanne Marie Laskas
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Jeanne Marie Laskas

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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