Letters to the Editor

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DON'T, BABY, DON'T

Thank you so much for Isaiah Thompson's comprehensive article about gas drilling ["Drill, Baby, Drill!" Cover Story, Feb. 18]. This is the first story I've seen in mainstream print media which includes details about how drilling destroys safe drinking water. Fracing is not just about the loss of habitat and recreational areas; it is about a direct threat to human life. 

Thank you for another great piece of journalism in exposing what [Gov. Ed] Rendell is doing to destroy Pennsylvania's legacy of pristine forests. Just as he destroyed Philadelphia neighborhoods with two casinos, he is now set to rape the entire state. Rendell's greed has no bounds.

Boy, this guy sounds like a little crybaby ["Thugs in Blue," Feedback, Jamie Graham, Feb. 25]. Most of these people who show up to these events start all the trouble; then they get put in their place; then they want to cry. Take it like a man.

Thanks for writing this ["U-Pay Health Care," Loose Canon, Feb. 25]. My husband and I have chosen, for years, to live without health insurance, but don't believe that we live without health care. We're aware of our body's limits, eat and drink mostly whole foods, mostly local foods, in moderation, rest adequately, are acutely aware of stress-related symptoms in each of us — and have a homeopathic doctor in the family. We initially put aside what would have been our monthly premium, telling ourselves it'd only be a while till we found an affordable policy. Now it's been so long, we hardly miss not having the coverage. When we've needed to visit a doctor, we've gone with a checkbook in hand, asked the cost of each test, and made decisions accordingly. We realize we may be lucky, but we sure feel in control of our health (and health care costs).