PREBLE WATER POLLUTED AGAIN, NITRATES HIGH AGAIN!

"Nitrates contaminate some Preble wells" the page 3 headline in the 9/22/2003 Cortland Standard blares!

Surprise, surprise the nitrates in our water are high again. Interesting that this was announced AFTER the caucuses isn't it? If I could draw cartons I would draw a picture of our officials standing knee deep in liquid manure with a caption that reads, "We're baffled, we just don't know where the nitrates are coming from." It is amazing to me that the officials are trying to hide this saying they aren't 'sure'. I'll make it simple for them. High nitrates in drinking water comes from manure and fertilizer. Trying to say otherwise or trying to say they don't know prompts another cartoon. Picture our officials as ostriches with their heads in the manure with a caption that reads, (muffled) "We don't know where the nitrates are coming from." Every expert in the whole damn world agrees that high nitrates in drinking water comes from manure and fertilizer. If anyone tries to tell you otherwise they are lying to you. They are covering up the real cause. And why, you ask would they do this? It's simple really, they can't fix it! They can't tell the farmers to get rid of their cows and they don't have any place else to put the manure. And even if they would admit it comes from ag they can't prove which farm it might be from. They can't admit that so they try to cover it up. We are just supposed to live with it. Perhaps this is why they put so much effort in holding on to power at the caucuses. Perhaps this is why farmer Knapp was cross endorsed. They know he will cover it up because he's a farmer just like them. They've been feeding you crap for all these years and you didn't complain so now they literally want you to drink it!

Get your water tested and if need be drink bottled water. This is especially important if you have toddlers under 6 months or are pregnant. I wish there was something else I could do. I tried as did so many others, but too many of you stayed home from the caucus and now we all have to live with this crap!

Oh, and sorry about the crappy language, all this just puts me in a shitty mood and I can't help myself.