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Carol A. Ross: Byrd did nothing to stop destruction of mountains
In the opinion of Hillary Clinton, no man has loved a state more than Sen. Robert C. Byrd loves West Virginia. Did Mrs. Clinton actually have time to look at West Virginia while she was here? Did she ever get out to see the reality of mountain range removal? It has been called the "largest environmental disaster in North America" and is a national disgrace. Hopefully, she took the time to at least fly over and witness the blasted, irreparable landscape, the ruined waters and the destroyed lives. These are all stark testimony of how much Robert Byrd loves West Virginia.
No one person could have done more to prevent this environmental catastrophe than Mr. Byrd, but in reality, no one did more to facilitate its ease and speed. Helping it happen has been an active, open-for-business part of his platform. I have heard Mr. Byrd, a fervent Christian, speak eloquently of heaven and hell. I reckon the latter will look a lot like southern West Virginia.
Carol A. Ross is a resident of Glenville, W.Va.
