A reader reports that yesterday's 3:30 US Airways flight to Pittsburgh was a media circus, with weather conditions forcing reporters to then drive to the West Virginia mine where 13 miners have been trapped for over 24 hours. Included in the pilgrimage was, of course, Our Lady in Northface, Anderson Cooper.

This cameraphone image doesn't quite do the scene justice, but rest assured it shows our New Year's baby heading to work and preparing for a tearful showdown with West Virginia governor Joe Manchin: "For the last four days, I've been seeing dead bodies in the mines here in West Virginia..."

Rescue Bid Mounts for Trapped West Virginia Miners [Reuters]
Earlier: He Wants You to Go to Your Window, Open It, Stick Your Head Out, and Yell

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