In the tight-knit, Shelocta, Pa., coal mining community, American flags flap gently in the fall breeze; children peddle bicycles through the wide-open streets set against the neat wooden homesteads and plots of green grass dusted in fall leaves — it is the essence of suburban American. But there is a lingering veil of uncertainty.
Tuesday’s Presidential vote could bring about significant changes for the strong and proud, who for generations have lurched far below the earth’s surface into the sooty pleats of the underground to extract vital sources of energy.
“The mine is the lifeblood…
