[Canuck from Canada]

I have to wonder how much attention was being paid to the broadcast: Shawn Grim quit college because he couldn't afford to eat, etc. The incest story was withdrawn, and who knows why it was put forward in the first place? Apparently there are a lot of people out there who do not realize that someone who cannot feed themselves properly lacks the stamina to get through the day, and do not have all their mental facilities working at 100%. Mountain Dew, chips, etc just don't cut it, and I agree with an earlier poster in that I will not buy that product again. So far as sleeping in his truck and the locker room, and showering at his friend's place, it seems to me that he has put forth a tremendous effort, and, thinking of myself at his age, I really wonder if I could have finished high school under those conditions.
It seems to me that the object of the show was to inform their viewing audience, perhaps in the hope that more tax dollars will be spent in that area. In the last 2 or 3 decades, the problems in this area have been shown on TV a number of times, and, in spite of Bobby Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson promising action, it seems very little has been done. Some of these types of problems exist in Canada, and it shames me; this situation still existing in the US after all these years should also shame those who have a better station in life.
I wish Shawn Grim all the best, and only wish I possessed the wherewithal to help out.
In regard to the coal mining industry, I applaud Mr Booth for how he operates.