CNN 's Samira J. Simone reflects on the toughness and hospitality of mining families . Simone covered a mining disaster in 2006 , and reported this week from West Virginia . (CNN) --
CNN 's Samira J. Simone reflects on the toughness and hospitality of mining families . Simone covered a mining disaster in 2006 , and reported this week from West Virginia . Not much has changed ; the people of Appalachia are as kind as they are tough , she writes .