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In Ohio Coal Country, Job Prospects Lie With Neither Coal Nor Trump's Promises

Coal miners return to work near St. Clairsville, Ohio, after a month's shutdown during union contract negotiations in May 1941. For decades, coal has fueled the economy in Belmont County, where St. Clairsville is located, and beyond. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Coal miners return to work near St. Clairsville, Ohio, after a month's shutdown during union contract negotiations in May 1941. For decades, coal has fueled the economy in Belmont County, where St. Clairsville is located, and beyond. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

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