Allowing proven carcinogenic chemicals to be spread are a litmus test for councils
To the Expositor:
Courage is a rare quality. Difficult to define but readily recognized.
When a deer hunter must kill a charging mama grizzly bear who is defending her cubs, he is glad to be alive, but he still recognizes the lady’s courage.
When a fireman selflessly rushes into a burning building in an attempt to save a child, we recognize and publicly celebrate the courageous act.
When a politician is shot in the face and quickly jumps to his feet, covered in blood, and demands of the electorate to “fight, fight, fight” while pumping his fist, we may disapprove of his personal behavior, but his courage is unmistakable and the country elects him to a high leadership position.
And when a town council is confronted with the dilemma of either allowing a proven cancer causing carcinogen to be ubiquitously applied to the land in order to make a few pennies for a few, or outlawing the poison in an effort to protect the people who elected them, either cowardice or courage rises to the surface.
Tommy Lough
Tehkummah
