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28 of 33 Miners Rescued So Far

Miner Samuel Avalos, right, sits in the rescue capsule as a worker helps him out after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, earlier today. Twenty-eight of 33 miners have been reached the surface as the rescue attempt continuously flawlessly. (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)

Question: Would you go back in the mines if you'd survive a situation like this?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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