Saving Coal Cpuntry

摘要

Jim Justice-6 feet 7 inches, 375 pounds, rumpled in the extreme-has the friendly, shambling demeanor of a high school basketball coach, which he's been for decades. He's also the richest man in West Virginia, with holdings in coal, timber, and tourism. This year he decided to run for governor-his second race for political office after a successful bid 17 years ago for a county school board seat. He ran as a Democrat, but kept his distance from Hillary Clinton and boasted of his friendship with Donald Trump. Justice and Trump have similarities beyond their reputations as iconoclastic billionaires: Both own real estate that's part of an intricate web of businesses run with assistance from adult children. Both refused to disclose their tax returns. And both vowed they'd somehow revive West Virginia's slumping coal industry.