Another “Forgotten War”
I have read Mark Derewicz’s article based on the research of Tim Marr. I should say that indeed it is important not only for Americans to learn from the past, but all of us concerned. Regarding American Amnesia, I would like to point out that the result of the American occupation of the Moroland did not only cause the massacres mentioned,in Bud Daho and Bud Bagsak. In 1902, there was the Battle of Bayang which also resulted to the massacre of another tribe of Moros, my people, the Meranaos or the People of the Lake. This fact is often missed by writers. I would love to see an article written about that from either of the two writers. I am sure they are in a better position to unearth documents relating to that “forgotten war.”
—Elin Anisha Guro
Reader disagrees with Weisler
I read with great interest the article about Dr. Rick Weisler's quest to uncover environmental contamination in the Milford Hills neighborhood in Salisbury, N.C. I think it is important to notify your readers that the results of an “anxiously awaited” CDC study commissioned by Dr. Weisler were recently released (March, 2006). As per that study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, there is not a link between the air quality in Milford Hills and the cancer rate. As per officials from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, there is not a cancer cluster in Milford Hills, and the only health issue related to the air quality might be minor respiratory illnesses related to levels of chemicals in the air. The chemicals in the air are not at high enough levels to cause serious health concerns and warrent no further investigation. This information can be validated by contacting Greg Zarus at the ATSDR.
Your readers deserve to know that Dr. Weisler had access to the a 2003 N.C. Central Cancer Registry study that was the first to indicate that there is no connection between the air quality in Milford Hills and the cancer rate. Dr. Weisler had access to that study and knew the results (results that conflict with his opinions) prior to the publication of the article in the winter Endeavors. Dr. Weisler continues to push his agenda in any media outlet that will give him the opportunity, even when he knows the data do not support his opinions. I challenge you to research these studies and do a follow-up article that sets the record straight.
—Elizabeth Friedrich, Salisbury, N.C.
See also: The CDC study report
Reader remembers
The article Jewish With A Drawl reminds me of a story my father told me about his boyhood in Anderson, S.C. My grandfather worked in a grocery store. One of the regular customers was Mrs. Fleischman. She would point to the ham in the meat case and ask my grandfather for some slices of the “beef.” My father told me when she purchased pork chops that she referred to them as lamb chops.
—Brant Hart, Class of 1973