Kentucky group to present ideas on improving Appalachia

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2. SOAR

The SOAR initiative seems like a really good idea and I hope that some good ideas will come from it. Here's some more info about it:
http://www.soar-ky.org/
http://governor.ky.gov/soar/Pages/default.aspx

I hope that it will amount to more than lip service. Here's an editorial that talks about how the health impacts of coal is one of the main concerns that's been brought up by citizens at the listening sessions but there has been very little done to even acknowledge there's a problem. http://www.kentucky.com/2014/08/18/3385968_moment-of-truth-for-hal-rogers.html?rh=1

To really make progress, the people in power will have to honestly listen to and address the concerns of the citizens regardless of how it affects the coal companies. I'm not sure if any of Kentucky's leaders are willing to do that. If they will then I think this can help turn things around for our Appalachian counties.