US Government Failing to Prevent Drinking Water Contamination

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www.NewsWithViews.com April 17, 2008New ArticlesUS Government Failing to Prevent Drinking Water ContaminationThe discovery in 2004 of lead contamination in the District of Columbia's drinking water resulted in an administrative order between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the District's Water and Sewer Authority (WASA), requiring WASA to take a number of corrective actions. WASA also took additional, longer-term measures, most notably a roughly $400 million program to replace what may be 35,000 lead service lines in public space within its service area.......http://www.newswithviews.com/BreakingNews/breaking56.htmby NWV NewsThe Battle For America Must Begin at The Local LevelThe silver bullet is precinct captain. You scoff? You were hoping for something more exciting? Well, that's probably the very reason we've ignored it. We would much rather turn our attention to Washington, Congress or presidential campaigns. Frankly that's the very reason why those offices are so much more powerful than they are supposed to be - because we've let them become so by placing all of our attention on them while ignoring local organization and involvement in government........http://www.newswithviews.com/DeWeese/tom109.htmby Tom DeWeeseThe Prodigal NationI am sure that you have noticed the steady rise of food prices at the grocery. It has been going on for several years now. A few years ago a friend of mine who is a dairy farmer shared with me that he was on the verge of bankruptcy. His costs for producing a gallon of milk did not equal the price he was receiving in the market. But all of that changed about sixteen months ago. In our latest conversation he shared with me that in all his years in the milk business prices had never been higher. He was actually turning a profit.......http://www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave111.htmby Coach Dave DaubenmireImmigration's Education Impact: America Losing its MindTeachers called it “affirmative action grading.” Students learned they could goof off, never turn in homework and still be advanced to the next grade. By the time they reached their senior year, they enjoyed full-fledged avoidance of academic work for passing grades. They graduated, essentially illiterate, to move on to “affirmative action jobs.” In other words, they got something for nothing! Then, they took jobs where they ‘showed up’ for a paycheck.......http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty355.htmby Frosty Wooldridge