“Extremely low amounts of radioactive iodine tied to the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant showed up in milk samples taken in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Massachusetts over the last two weeks, but agency officials said Friday the levels were so miniscule they were not harmful to public health.” That’s the story in an Associated Press release.
COMMENTS:
Back in the 1940’s and 1950’s, there were many above-ground nuclear tests in southern Nevada. After a long time of testing, it became known that radiation had been detected in milk in mid-western states. The government promptly asserted that the levels were so low that no one could possibly be harmed in any way. Yet, in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, our Federal Government paid out millions of dollars to cancer victims in those states who were able to prove that they lived in the path of fallout from the tests. Within a few years of the tests, many men had developed cancers and the rate of miscarriages among their partners grew to alarming levels. Evidence is now growing of damage having been caused to their DNA, damage which may have resulted in gene mutations that caused illnesses and congenital deformities among their children.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. I understand there was a lady stranded in the desert in Nevada for seven weeks who survived. What happened? (Gordy ~ Trenton, NJ)
A. It happened near Elko, where they can really have some bad winters. The Canadian lady and her husband headed up an old logging road near Elko, in the northeastern part of the state. They got into bad mud and got stuck; her husband headed out on foot for help and never returned. She survived on trail mix. The lesson here is that the desert, particularly Nevada, is a treacherous place to be if you do not know what you are doing, winter or summer. Even the dice can turn cold on a bad summer day.
Q. I heard that Area 51 has been closed down. Is that true? (Morgan ~ Liberal, KS)
A. They still have a ton of security there; I think it’s just a rumor that they would really like you to believe. By the way, I have been there. I flew in on a flying saucer from Andromeda and managed to escape, but my crewmates were captured. One of them is now President of the United States, but I’m not at liberty to disclose his name.
Q. Jon Huntsman may run for the Presidency. It looks like we are going to have a very crowded field and I am so afraid that the Republicans are not going to find someone who can beat Obama. (Sally ~ La Mesa, CA)
A. In the famous words of Doris Day, what will be, will be. But, I think that just about anyone who wants to run against Obama can win. The wild card in this game is whether or not Hillary runs. She could beat Obama and has earned enough credentials that she might even beat anyone else. You will agree, however, that what this country really needs is someone fresh and invigorating. Trump, Cain and Palin fill those requirements. So does Joe, the Plumber.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global sport.” ~ Yoshiro Mori
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