Mine disaster shines spotlight on community steeped in pride , hard work and danger . Score: 6 Miners include teachers , ministers and police officers , defying stereotypes , miner says . Her two grandfathers were miners in West Virginia , where she grew up outside Charleston . Country singer Kathy Mattea feels kinship with miners ; her history inspired `` Coal '' album .
Mine disaster shines spotlight on community steeped in pride , hard work and danger . Score: 6 Miners include teachers , ministers and police officers , defying stereotypes , miner says . Country singer Kathy Mattea feels kinship with miners ; her history inspired `` Coal '' album .