And now for something completely different

I was listening, as I do every morning, to KCUR 89.3 FM radio, they were speaking with the EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about the area.

Frank Morris was talking to her specifically about Brush Creek and how raw sewage goes right into it.

What?

Are we a Third-World country or what?

Why is there raw sewage in Brush Creek in Kansas City, Missouri--the middle of the city--in 2009?

How was this ever started?

When was it begun?

Why hasn't this been discontinued since the Clean Waters Act of 1970, 1971 or after the amendments of 1977?

Why do we have raw sewage in the middle of this city still, to this date? It makes no sense. It's irresponsible. It's inexcusable. It's unhealthy, for goodness sake.

Let's do try to get some Federal "green" money, to get this situation taken care of.

Besides having a place that's one we can be proud of, it's the right, decent and clean thing for us to do. It's good for us and for freshwater plants and animals, too.

I can hardly believe we have to have this conversation.