I have never been to Arrow Rock but will make it a point to go. I am a member of Roaring River Parks Alliance, currently opposing the placement of a poultry CAFO near Roaring River State Park.
It is a real tragedy to see huge commercial animal operations destroying the environment in area after area. And if the pollution does not raise the ire of everyone near these places, the fact that they are depleting everyone’s water supply should! We frequently focus on the water pollution that is documented in any number of studies in several states. But there are real health issues with the air pollution, not to mention the quality of life when one must constantly inhale the noxious odors that emanate from these factory farms.
And finally, why do people continue to eat food that is produced in these places? Would you sprinkle a teaspoon of antibiotics and growth hormones on your child’s breakfast? I put my money where my mouth is, and I do not eat food from CAFOs. There are real farms and real farmers in the area. Make a difference, support them — not big business.
Kathy Casey
Exeter
Opinion
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Our View: Great divide
In 1975, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the United States began meeting on an annual basis to coordinate economic policies.
Canada and Russia later joined this forum. Today and Saturday the G-8 summit will be held at Camp David, Md. -
Our View: Fiscal cliff
In August 2011, Congress and President Barack Obama agreed to tax increases and spending cuts to automatically take place in January of 2013.
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Our View: Ditto that
Lots of angry words are being tossed around about a secretive ceremony held Monday in our state Capitol to honor Rush Limbaugh’s induction as a member of the Hall of Famous Missourians. Let us add our “ditto” to that criticism.
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Our View: Linked for success
Dr. Richard Reed, a Joplin dentist, lost his office and equipment in the May 22 tornado.
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Your View: An alternative candidate
The bane of Duane Graham’s existence apparently is GOP politicians, other than those who provide him with derogatory commentary about the only competition his personal choice for president has (Globe, May 6).
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Your View: Tribute to the community
I was a member of the orchestra for Dr. Hubert Bird’s presentation of “The Other Side of Storm” on May 12.
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Your View: Why stop there?
The Sunday Globe column (“Freight train of entitlements hard to stop,” May 13) by Richard La Near, our local 18th-century economist, did not go far enough.
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Your View: Listening on the lost side of town
There have been many changes in my community since May 22, 2011, when the largest tornado in modern history wiped out one-third of my town of Joplin.
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Other Views: War on terror isn't over
Weary of a war on terror that has gone on for years, we would like to declare victory and return to normalcy.
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Phill Brooks, columnist: Stumbling blocks hinder Legislature
House Speaker Steve Tilley may have coined the best word for the 2012 legislative session. “Incremental” was how he described what the Legislature had accomplished on education.
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