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“Our state motto is montani semper liberi — mountaineers are always free,” said Stephen New, a lawyer in Beckley, whose father, a former coal miner, is scheduled to get vaccinated at a local clinic this week.

And we proudly recall the state’s motto: “Montani Semper Liberi” - Mountaineers Are Always Free!

Indeed, the state motto of West Virginia is montani semper liberi: mountaineers are always free.

As you may know, my father is a U.S. senator from West Virginia, where the state motto is “Montani semper liberi.”

He assured his audience that he would continue to fight back against proposed new Environmental Protection Agency regulations on coal, quoting the state motto in Latin: “Montani semper liberi” — “Mountaineers are always free.”