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The recycling community is well aware that April 22 is Earth Day. It is today that recycling businesses, organizations and savvy schools advertise their products and/or sponsor events to celebrate taking care of the earth and, hopefully, positively impact others to do likewise. It is a day that celebrates preserving a clean environment for the future. But, shouldn’t that be everyone’s responsibility, every day? Most people would agree that Americans use a lot of resources and produce a lot of garbage. Take a look at the lan...
Editor: I was very surprised and disappointed to read City Councilman Rick Dow's comments and vote regarding the signing of a proclamation sponsored by Recycle Hi-Line to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. Perhaps Mr. Dow and Mr. Barrows, who also voted against the proclamation, do not realize that the positive goal of the Earth Day organization is to achieve a cleaner environment for everyone. Or perhaps they don't know about the organizations choosing to partner with Earth Day. Some of these include the American Council on...
I recently read Pam Burke's column titled "Confessions of a former plastic bag fan" (page 4, April 27) with great interest as parts of our property are located directly west and directly east of the new landfill. Our east property fence and coulees have become increasingly impacted by and filled with blowing debris, mostly plastic, which has also moved into the pastures and trees. It's a horrible sight. The beautiful landscape now cruelly punctuated by man's plastic creation. One of my favorite places is the pasture benches...
