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Have been a television continuity writer, weekly newspaper columnist, winner of numerous West Virginia Writers, Inc. awards for humor and non-fiction works, winner in Housewife Humor's contest, and Most Like Erma Bombeck winner. Retired from U. S. District Court as a probation technician. Married with one son and three granddaughters. The book tells the story of one year in my life and my community and its struggle against the city of Huntington, WV. It's a story of teamwork! My husband, Carl, and I still live in the community. Carl took the photo that graces the cover of the book. I was educated in the local public schools and spent some time studying at Marshall University. I also have credits from other colleges and universities. This is my first book, but hopefully not my last. The book has been selected as recommended reading by one department at Marshall University. Other colleges and universities are looking to add it to their requirements.
Reviewed by Lynette Fowlston for Readers' Favorite
We Fought Back is the story of how one community took on city hall and won. Most have heard the old adage, you can't fight city hall. The residents of Cox's Landing and Lesage, West Virginia proved that with determination, you can fight and you can win.
When a proposal was brought forth to take the property of several home owners to develop a river port, that would be used for loading and unloading coal, fuel chemicals of different types plus other products and all stored behind the elementary school. That was all it took for a grassroots committee to be formed. As the group grew there were several aspects that they took. One was to incorporate their town, getting the necessary signatures to continue on with it. With several members being threatened this did not deter them and they kept on pushing and push they did. With trips to Ohio and Kentucky where similar river ports were created they seen how the people were lied to and the conditions they were living under and knew this was not what they wanted for their community.
This is quite an interesting book with a chapter of history about how the two towns came to be and also a chapter on how to organize and set up your own group if one ever has to face what this town did. A fast read.
