Mike It is clear to me you will live longer if you worry less about obscure health problems in your water supply. However you make a good case that your kids...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the KnowingNewport group: To date, KN has said little about the council candidates yet the election is...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Nov 1, 2006 3:47 pm
2628
Martin, I think you've used humor to make a couple of points: 1) the hazards of THMs are not worth discussing; and 2) that I am saying that all water in the...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Nov 1, 2006 5:03 pm
2629
Thanks for the quick response. Just one follow up: I know that the EPA developed guidelines for preparing the public notice when the city violates EPA regs,...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Nov 1, 2006 5:05 pm
2630
Well put, Martin. This issue is representative of what I see as a serious problem in contemporary culture, the use and abuse of scientific data to sell media...
Mike: Please excuse my idealism and naivete, however, I wish to quote your August 28 "Ground Rule" # 1: Practice civil behavior towards one another. Name...
Newport County towns coordinate police recruiting By Sean Flynn/Daily News staff Police officer candidates wishing to work in any of the six communities of...
"Sewer discharges into rivers lead to $254K fine: North Andover treatment plant will get $18M upgrade" NORTH ANDOVER, MA - The Greater Lawrence Sanitary...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Nov 1, 2006 7:16 pm
2634
NEW THIS MONTH: REMINDER: Ground Rule #1 * Practice civil behavior towards one another. Name calling is not acceptable. See other rules:...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Nov 1, 2006 7:18 pm
2635
(1) Hmm, it costs $18M to expand the North Andover capacity 83 Million gallons or $220K/ Million gallons. On a bad day Newport dumps say 10-20 Million gallons...
I think that Martin <Douglas> may have done us all a favor by stimulating Michael Farley to respond with such a practical and meaningful note about TTHMs. I...
Bruce Lang
bruce.lang@...
Nov 1, 2006 10:01 pm
2637
I enjoyed reading Mike Cullen's letter in the Newport Daily News regarding a sealing program. His argument makes a lot of sense. Those of us with roots in...
Lee Crane
leeandsandy2@...
Nov 2, 2006 3:39 am
2638
Mike Farley has a good point. I was appalled in the summer of this year when some City council members, talking about sewage pollution, said the rules about...
Yesterday's mail brought me two copies of a yellow flyer titled "What Newport Voters Should Know About The Local Questions Before Voting November 7." The...
Keep those online votes coming! The poll closes Friday 9PM. This is the first KN poll since April 2005 and we've already broken a record on the level of KN...
I cannot dispute any of the "Facts" regarding the Sewer Moratorium; however, the 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th "Facts" regarding the Road Bond are subjective ...
Ron Becker
ronjohanna@...
Nov 2, 2006 3:57 pm
2642
If one finds it hard to understand why the city manager's action is wrong right off the bat, let us present the situation in a slightly different light If...
Being one of the "silent" users of Knowing Newport, I think the "stakes" are too high to ignore the most recent postings regarding the Greater Lawrence ...
Jeanne Marie Napolitano
JeanneMarieN@...
Nov 2, 2006 5:04 pm
2644
The flyer reminds me of the drive by media, stating a personal point of view and is not fair and balanced with real facts. If the city manager wanted to get ...
On its surface, without even looking at its content, the yellow document raises serious and troubling questions because it is a political statement: 1.Legally...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Nov 2, 2006 6:06 pm
2646
I didn't get one of those. But I agree with Burt. It sounds strange. I have a few questions: Whose idea was it? Who wrote the first draft? When was the first...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Nov 2, 2006 7:02 pm
2647
I appreciate councilor Napolitano's input. It's hard to argue with the concepts of making data driven decisions or that public health is important. But I'd...
Mike In response to some of your questions concerning the flyer: [ at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/2646 ] * City staff assembled the...
Lavallee,Ed
elavallee@...
Nov 3, 2006 2:34 am
2649
Much as I appreciate councilor Napolitano's comments , and appreciate the well reasoned thrust of her arguments, a quick acid test of the fact paints a very...
The city manager's explanation is disingenuous, to say the least. The yellow flyer is a political document. Opinions masquerading as facts do not make them...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Nov 3, 2006 1:03 pm
2651
I believe there is consensus that Water and Sewer operations must be improved for a variety of reasons already put forward. The only question is how? Its...
Two points: First, the flyer appears to violate state law regarding the identity of the sender. The flyer was carefully drafted. There is no express advocacy,...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Nov 3, 2006 4:31 pm
2654
I take issue with a lot of the facts in the flyer. I feel that they are untrue or they are an oversimplification of the facts. But one fact cited by Mr....
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Nov 3, 2006 4:34 pm
2655
There is another RI statute which prohibits expenditures made in an effort to defeat an election question, unless the expenditure is made by a committee or...
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