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Listening to the News Hour this evening, I was struck by McKenzie Carpenter's
comments about her plans to do a piece on the role of race in this election, particularly
in western Pennsylvania. I applaud her efforts to cover a dimension of the story
that has too long gone underreported. But I hope, when she presents her findings,
that she will label this phenomenon for what it is. It is not race, but racISM
that is being expressed by the citizens of Pennsylvania whom she quoted. Unreflective
bias based on race instead of the relevant qualifications of a candidate is inexcusable
and deserves full exposure by the press.
Paul P
Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:44 AM
When It Rains
Lee
Hochberg's piece on storm water runoff on the 8 Oct broadcast, was the best short
treatment of the subject that I've seen on television. He did an excellent job
of presenting both the problem and the possible solutions. I'm glad you've added
it to your podcast, which gives me a chance to catch a few details and nuances
that I missed the first time through. I write a monthly column on watershed issues
for a local newsletter, and I'd like to be able to refer my readers to this piece.
Better yet, I'd like to download it to the website of Friends of Little Hunting
Creek, so it will be available in the future.
Duke P
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:46 PM
Stormwater Runnoff
You
ran a story today (10/8) about storm water run-noff. The story asserted that Washington
State is the only state considering the use of the Federal Clean Water Act to
control storm water. Your story is wrong. Pennsylvania has been using the Clean
Water Acts National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program
and the Clean Water Act anti-degradation program to control post construction
storm water volume, rate and pollutant quality for several years. I am an attorney
working for the state implementing that program.