In the News . . .

In the news . . .
The challenge to Raven Rocks posed by longwall mining has been well covered in what has turned into a small series of four articles written by Kathryn Clayton of the Martins Ferry Times Leader. They are reproduced here (with permission) in chronological order. We've included images of the front page articles just so people may see the way they appeared. To read the article, please click on the text links.
November 28, 1999, Kathryn Clayton describes the challenge facing Raven Rocks from the proposed longwall mine and perceptively describes our reaction. Text of article (for fast, legible printing; 11 KB)	Click to see a larger image (54 KB) of front page story (text is not legible)
January 17, 2001 -- News breaks of the new mine, ending months of rumor and speculation. Text of article (for fast, legible printing; 5 KB)	Click to see a larger image (28 KB) of front page story (text is not legible)
February 4, 2001 -- Article describes developments with regard to plans to do longwall mining under Raven Rocks that are not just encouraging but exceed our best hopes. Text of article only (for fast, legible printing; 7 KB)	Click to see a larger image (61 KB) of front page story (text is not legible)
March 30, 2001 -- Raven Rocks gives photos of ravines by John Morgan to Bob Murray in appreciation for his generous move to prevent damage to the ravines and concrete houses at Raven Rocks. Text of article only (for fast, legible printing; 6 KB) Photos — We have good copies of the front page photos, as well as others taken at the presentation. (Kathryn Clayton took the pictures and has kindly granted us permission to use them.) Text of inscription under large ravine photo.	Click to see a larger image (103 KB) of front page story (text is not legible)

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