All of the money brought in will go to the families of the miners who died in the two accidents and to the survivor. It is a group effort, and lots of folks are involved and should be thanked.

He was thrilled to know that all of the miners had been rescued, were reunited with their families and were doing fine.

My grandfather was a miner for some time. Many in the Miami Valley have ties to the coal mine industry and have relatives who worked or are working in the mines in Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and other places. Many of us care and want to do something to show support.

A group of us who met together talked it over and decided to do a fundraising event. With a lot of support and input, it is all falling together.

Literature, art, like civilization itself, are only accidents.

All of us at MSHA deeply grieve the loss of these miners' lives, and I want to assure their families and friends that we are conducting an uncompromising investigation into this accident. We will uncover the truth of why this tragedy happened, and how we can best protect miners in the future.