Re: Steel and Metal Consumers Radioactivity Protection Act

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

> When I visited Harrisburg last week one of my friends (non-scientist) asked
> whether it was dangerous to go there ...

Just shows you the degree of ignorance out there! I was in 
Harrisburg/Hershey recently. It's amazing that anyone in this day and 
age could even ask such a question! Harrisburg is the capital of PA 
(they probably didn't even know that) And that isn't too surprising 
.. can't even fathom haw many adults (let alone children) don't even 
know who the capitals are, who the key politicians are in this 
country.  Hershey Park is the "temporary" home to millions of kids 
considering the number that flock to the park each year.

Education is sorely needed. So why should we be surprised at the 
level of ignorance. We happen to be living in an ignorant society, 
where what is important just happens to be trivia.

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