News by Don Blankenship on West Virginia Record

Friends, This is a too tardy thank you note for your having written a character letter on my behalf. My hope had been to write individual thank yous, but I have not found the time yet, so this a single letter to all of you. A few individuals have expressed regret that their letter didn't help since Judge Berger sentenced me to the maximum anyway. Let me assure each of you that your letter did help, and every one of them was much appreciated.

WILLIAMSON – The Nov. 4 election certainly was historical in West Virginia.

WILLIAMSON – It's election time, and Nick Rahall says he is fighting for coal, featuring me in his political TV ads, and criticizing the EPA.

WILLIAMSON – Earlier this month, the Australian government repealed their carbon tax.