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OUR VIEW knife. He was armed with not
just one, but two knives.
It, of course, made the
W hen it comes national news. Wasnt the
Wig, coverage great? Maybe it would
have garnered more national
to our water, FIELD coverage if firearms. were used.
We would have been inundated
secrets not good with opinion on how the laws
need to be changed for more
OUR POSITION: A company "knife control." Where was
that has been drilling in Collier fi6qT that outcry for "knife control"?
County is being allowed to keep Could we expect bills propos-
secret what type of chemicals it ing background checks for any-
is using to extract materialsfrom body purchasing a knife? Would
underground a scary idea there be a waiting period?
when it comes to protecting our e Knife attacks are perceived as
water sources. R W being very uncommon in our
QO society. They are currently mak-
magine a company being ing news in China. However,
able to drill deep into Florida ...same in reality they're not. In 1967,
soil, near our aquifer, and knife attacks were 2.3 times
fill the hole with chemicals and that of gun attacks. Gun deaths
materials and not having to tell were 2.5 times higher.
anyone what was injected into A 4-inch knife can be carried
the ground. legally or it may be a concealed
It is happening right here in weapon, depending on circum-
Southwest Florida according to stances and local laws. These
information in the Fort Myers 10 conditions, when researched,
News Press. make for an interesting and
The Dan A. Hughes Co. was fascinating reading. If you have a
recently fined $25,000 by the 4IRS CCW the state will let you carry a
Department of Environmental fiiPoW T*99(4 urn, but watch out for that knife
Protection for performing in your pocket. Each county and
an unauthorized "advanced city may have their own stricter
extraction procedure" at a well knife laws. "So what," you say.
on Hogan Island, southwest of LETTERS TO Block Party Hats off to You have the state's pen-nission
Lake Trafford in Collier County, a huge success PG Post Office to carry a concealed gun to a
according to the News Press. THE EDITOR parade. It's only a knife.
The fine had nothing to do Editor: Editor: It might be illegal at the
with what it was putting into Baffled by As a board member Postal workers can get a bad parade.
the ground although that is warming deniers and director of setup for rap. Lloyd Stilson
the most serious concern. The the annual Punta Gorda I wanted to take a moment Port Charlotte
fine was because the company Editor: Block Party, I would like to to express my pleasure with
had the gall to ignore a state I am dumbfounded that personally thank the local the great service I consistently
order and continue drilling someone can claim diat global companies that I work with receive at the Punta Gorda When is 1 percent
when it was told to stop. warming is just a theory. who helped make this year's Post Office. Due to the nature not 1 percent?
The drilling took place in These deniers are not only Block Party a huge success: of my work, I have frequented
December and January even kidding themselves but they are DB Sound, Waste Pro, the post offices in Venice, Editor:
after a cease-and-desist order denying proven science. They Evergreen Sanitation, Punta North Port and Punta Gorda. The local option sales tax is a
from the DER need to do a simple Internet Gorda Rental, Chenango I must say that Punta Gorda 16.666 percent tax increase not
The drilling being done is search for NASA climate Supply, Kelly Tractor Co., employees consistently go a I percent as reported several
akin to cracking a contro- Prompt Towing, Young above and beyond. Even on
versial mining method used in change. There they will find Trucking, Paramount Power, the busy tax day of April 15, times in the paper, the last
other states to find oil. Cracking undeniable scientific facts that Charlotte Exterminators and they kept the line moving and time on March 15. The I -cent
has never been performed in show how global warming is After A Disaster Inc. gave service with smiles. proposed increase in the sales
Florida to our knowledge and impacting the world we live in. With the support of these Keep up the good work! tax is not a I percent increase. If
the thought that Hughes Co. Ninety-seven percent of all local companies, along with Kelly Emery one wants to express the 1 -cent
might introduce the meth- climatologists agree that global many others, our volunteers North Port tax hike in terms of percentage,
od here and open the door warming is a proven fact. These and the hard, dedicated work then for heaverfs sake get it
for others makes us a little are the scientists whose pro- of all our board members, the right. One cent as a percentage
uncomfortable. fession is to study the climate Punta Gorda Block Party is Human life in the 6-cent sales tax expressed
The procedure involves conditions around the world. once again the largest one- to five significant digits is a
injecting a solution at high They use proven scientific day event in Charlotte County, equal to heron 16.666 percent increase. From a
pressure to open cracks in methods that measure climate aiding over 80 local charities political point of view, I percent
oil-bearing rock that are changes over time. in their fundraising efforts. Editor: is a lot more saleable than
propped open with sand in pur- It baffles me how people can If you missed this year's Your recent front page article 16.666 percent. In any event,
suit of recovering the oil. That is be so misinformed. Block Party, there were over states that several little blue the voting taxpayers should
Jim Aveck 13,000 people who attended heron bird nests are holding be made aware of the impact
the description used by the DEP up the Sunshine Lake dredging it will have on their constantly
for the Hughes Co. project. Punta Gorda and enjoyed the greaten- project and will add an addi- shrinking disposable income.
The crux of the problem is entertainment, vendors and tional $368,900 of expense to J.J. Whalen
that Hughes Co. does not have Bayflite provides weather. As noticeable, we the project for an astounding
to tell anyone what "solution" have changed our venue and total cost of $4 "Ilion. Englewood
it pumped into the ground needed service promise that next year the According to federal law,
because in Florida that counts Block Party will be bigger and the birds' eggs are considered Simple solution
as a "trade secret." Editor: better, with more vendors and adult birds and the removal of
The company's immunity I am a 27-year resident of family activities. each egg carries a penalty of may work best
to calls for transparency on North Port. I cannot attend The Block Party Board $15,000 and six months in jail.
the project is troubling not the meeting Monday, but I do members would like to thank I'm all for saving the herons, Editor:
only to us but to some state have a strong opinion on the everyone who was involved but just imagine if we placed One has to have a certain
lawmakers and plenty of Bayflite helicopter matter. I this year, along with the Old the same value on human life amount of sympathy for the lady
environmentalists. fully support Bayflite services Timers Committee, the city of as we do for those of birds. living at the end of little Farm
"The industry should not in North Port and further- Punta Gorda, and the com- Road when she has to swim
., I I Rmrhmrm UnrrinfAnn