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user-inactivated  ·  3129 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 4, 2016

I see. Any particular reason why these weird people gather where they do?

    much of the economy in that region has depended on some very niche industries, mainly coal, lumber, and steel.

I'm failing to see how those are niche industries. I'm pretty sure that the US, much like the rest of the world, still uses those to produce, well, books and cars. Do you guys have coal-to-energy still?