Interview with Patrick Bell, December 15, 2006

Partial Transcript: This is Lucy Conover, December fifteenth, two thousand six.

Segment Synopsis: Bell talks about when and where he was born. He then talks about moving to Columbia (Ky.) and describes hid childhood home, which was in a coal camp. Bell also talks about swimming and playing in Daniel Boone National Forest. Next, he talks about how his family obtained water and disposed of trash.

Keywords: Basketball; Big South Fork (Ky.); Clothes; Coal camps; Colleges; Military service; Outhouses; Quilts; Rock Creek (Ky.); School administration; Swimming; Trash

Subjects: Armed Services; Chattanooga (Tenn.); Childhood; Coal mines and mining--Kentucky.; Columbia (Ky.); Daniel Boone National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Daniel Boone National Forest (Ky.); Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Houses and homes; Mayors; McCreary County (Ky.); Plumbing.; Recreation; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Schools; Sewerage.; Teaching; Waste disposal

Partial Transcript: How is your trash disposed of now?

Segment Synopsis: Bell discusses how his trash is disposed of currently. He then gives suggestions for a cleaner and safer environment and talks about Columbia (Ky.)’s involvement in Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE), which included cleaning up litter, ensuring that streams were clean, and expanding the city’s sewer system.

Keywords: Churches; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Eastern Kentucky Power Cooperative; Fall Clean Ups; Harris, Mark; Littering; Mark Harris; Minnows; Police chiefs; Sewers; Spring Clean Ups; Town Branch (Ky.)

Subjects: Columbia (Ky.); Environmental protection; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Fines and recoveries.; Litter (Trash); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Sewerage; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: Um, you were talking about coal mines. Did you coal mine too for awhile?

Segment Synopsis: Bell talks about his brothers working in coal mines in order to pay for college. He then describes how he fills his days in his retirement. Bell then talks about the effects that coal mining has on the environment in Eastern Kentucky.

Keywords: Area Development Districts; Atmospheric conversion; Brothers; Clinton County (Ky.); Coal camps; Executive directors; Marriage; Retirement; School administration; Water treatment plants

Subjects: Camden County (Ky.); Coal mines and mining; Coal mines and mining--Kentucky.; Coal mines and mining--Waste disposal; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; McCreary County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Schools

Partial Transcript: I'm just--I was just curious--what, what, what brought you to this county, to McCreary?

Segment Synopsis: Bell discusses what brought him to McCreary County (Ky.). He then talks at greater length about Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE). Bell also discusses the problem of straight pipes in Eastern Kentucky.

Keywords: A.L. Sinclair; Carville, Larry; Davis, Mike; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Larry Carville; Mike Davis; Sinclair, A.L.; Straight pipes; Wives

Subjects: Columbia (Ky.); Education; Environmental protection; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Grants; London (Ky.); McCreary County (Ky.); Plumbing.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Russell County (Ky.); Septic tanks; Sewerage.