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Truth, at last, on coal

Nov. 12 headline: “McConnell: Ending ‘war on coal’ not fix for jobs.”

Now that the election is over and Republicans are going to be responsible for government, the excuses begin and truth is acknowledged.

Coal jobs aren’t going to come back. Can you imagine McConnell acknowledging this during Obama’s tenure?

Jeanette Coufal

Lexington

This story was originally published December 7, 2016 at 6:05 PM with the headline "Truth, at last, on coal."

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