Dear Source,
"I tell people we still got the natural beauty, but why aren't the tourists here? I remind them our trash is not unique and tourists aren't going to pay to come and view it." – James E. Bickford, secretary of natural resources in Kentucky.
This quote from Thursday's "New York Times," highlights the common burden we share with so many others in the modern world.
Michael Paiewonsky
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