Press Print or Web “Lasting troubles in America's coal community”, The Christian Science Monitor, February 6, 2006 An opinion piece by Melanie Light linking the Sago Mine Tragedy to the underlying crisis of the coal mining communities. “Tell it on the mountain”, Salon.com, March 23, 2006. Interview with Melanie Light and Ken Light
T.V. CNN, “Anderson Cooper 360”, January 6, 2006 KRON TV, "Morning News Segment" on February 19, 2006.
Radio KQED 88.5 FM | Forum with Michael Krasny, in San Francisco, CA on February 9, 2006. Listen to an interview with Melanie Light and Ken Light.“Coal Hollow: the legacy of coal mining in the U.S”. 55KRC AM | Morning Show with Jerry Thomas and Craig Kopp, in Cincinnati, OH on Monday, February 27, 2006 WGVU 88.5 FM | Open Mind with Cecilia Skidmore in Grand Rapids, MI on Tuesday April 18th and Sunday, April 23rd . WORT 89.9 FM | A Public Affair with Nathan Moore, in Madison WI on May 4, 2006. Interview with Melanie Light, Ken Light and Dave Cooper of Mountain Justice Summer WMMT 88.7 FM | Mountain Talk with Mimi Pickering in Whitesburg, KY on June 27th at 7pm. Interview with Melanie Light and Ken Light. This radio station is a project of Appalshop, a multi-disciplinary arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia.
Book Reviews Graffiti, February 1-6, 2006. This is a free weekly in West Virginia. Foto 8, February 25, 2006. This British magazine has an international perspective on this work. The Boston Globe, March 12, 2006. The Digital Journalist, May 8, 2006 by J.B. Colson. This article has great additional information about other photographers documenting coal fields and collaborative teams. Photo Eye, June 2006 Choice, September, 2006
Letters and Comments Letter to Melanie, February 6, 2006, from a coalminer's daughter about the effects on mining on families and the environment. Letter to Ken, March 23, 2006. A coalminer's son recalls his father's worklife as a miner. Letters from people working for change, April 11 and 24, 2006. Two men who are actively working to clean up the environment and address the poverty in southern West Virginia.
Special Events Track 16 Exhibit Opening and Reading of “Tall Tales” from the Kentucky Cycle Thursday and Friday, April 6 & 7, 2006 at 8p.m. A portion of the proceeds from this event were donated to Mercer Free Clinic and Coal River Mountain Watch. Southeast Museum of Photography Opening, Lecture and Seminar Wednesday, October 25 and 26, 2006. This site also has great excerpts from the book's text.
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