This month's feature documents the struggles of the independent anthracite coalers miners and gives insight into the harsh reality of this back-breaking work.

The story is told through intimate images taken by Connecticut Post photographer Christian Abraham, who's been documenting the Pennsylvania coal mines for more than 20 years.

This month's profile shows how one family turned their grief over the death of their Marine son into an outpouring of love for thousands of American heroes.

It tells how the family got the idea to lay wreaths at Quantico National Cemetery and about the dozens of strangers who came out to show their support.

The images capture the wildlife and natural beauty along the road that has been left mostly untouched by man.

The photos are set to naure sounds that offer a soothing backdrop to the fascinating photography.

It is presented by Crystal Street, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This final installment of the series documents a senior citizens’ aerobics class.

With their moving galleries gone, New York City’s “graffiti writers” sought out dark corners in the boroughs and claimed walls as their own with a few stylishly painted letters. They climbed to out-of-the way places, painted in the dark and always looked over their shoulders.

Now 20 years later, as the seven train rises from a Manhattan tunnel in Long Island City, giant letters and bold strokes of spray paint welcome passengers to Queens.

Vibrant images cover a five-story building, known as 5 Pointz, thousands of square feet of brick, block and steel where graffiti is encouraged, not forbidden.

As shop owners wheeled their wares onto the uneven boardwalk and food vendors prepared a feast of hotdogs, french-fries, pizza and other high-calorie delectables, an air of uncertainty hung over the park.

Coney Island, a peninsula in south Brooklyn, N.Y., was a tourist hotspot throughout the late 1800s and mid-1900s. Since then, it has continued on, while rather sluggishly, as an amusement hub for the working class.

They formed a nonprofit group called Hull’s Angles in 1999 and began collecting donations to save the drive-in from doom. It didn’t take long for the group to raise enough support to open the theater for the latter half of the 2000 season and for a full first season in 2001.