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West Virginia

Staph

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1. She was one seriously gutsy lady!

Reply to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:58 AM

Feb 2013

Aside from all the other things she did in her lifetime, consider this:

When she started that walk from Smithers to the state Capitol, she was 75 years old. And the distance -- 28 miles! I want to be like Mother Jones when I grow up.

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She was one seriously gutsy lady! Staph Feb 2013 #1

I first learned about her 35 years ago from an old coal miner. Lasher Feb 2013 #2