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Striking Miners
In 1935, striking coal miners gathered outside Nine Mile Port Colliery in South Wales. Kitty Schindler’s father was then a coal miner in eastern Pennsylvania, where a major coal strike had nearly panicked the nation.
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Recent Ask Kitty columns
How has health care changed? Ask Kitty
Former nurse, 85, recalls kitchen-table surgery and 25-cent hospital visits
Why should you see America first? Ask Kitty
Remembering an epic summer trip through national parks and landmarks
July 4 is about more than fireworks — Ask Kitty
It’s also time to meditate on freedom, as her father did at Statue of Liberty
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  Ask Kitty with Kitty Schindler
Kitty Schindler, 85, grew up one of 10 children of a Pennsylvania coal miner during the Depression. Now she shares her perspectives on these challenging times with TODAYshow.com readers. If you have a question or comment for Kitty, send her an e-mail! To Ask Kitty, click here.
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