Inmates vying for coal mining jobs in Appalachia
Date: 5/4/2009 7:08 AM ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press Writer HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Jerry Elliott hopes to trade his jail jumpsuit and slippers for a hardhat and work boots when he comes up for parole later this year. Mining is one of the few bright spots in Kentucky’s otherwise dismal economy, and with coal prices high, […]