By Bill Estep, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun.

By ROGER ALFORD, Associated Press writer Claudia Cole would have considered herself an unlikely person to be a lobbyist in the state Capitol. She preferred the simple life of wife and mother.

By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun.

By ROGER ALFORD, Associated Press writer Melissa Lee burst into tears when she learned that Kentucky lawmakers had given final approval to legislation aimed at making coal mines safer places to work.

By ROGER ALFORD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFORT, Ky. - Melissa Lee burst into tears when she learned that Kentucky lawmakers had given final approval to legislation aimed at making coal mines safer places to work.