By: Neloa Jones

Neloa Jones — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:10:05 +0000

Taylor,
This article really spoke to me, really spoke to me deep down and expressed so much of how I have been feeling these past several months, feelings that even my husband doesn’t quite understand.
I will be sure to contact Prof. Cox Cox to ask him to investigate why the Sierra Club has not supported this community. Interesting, my graduate studies in English at UNC-CH included an emphasis on Rhetorical Theory.
Another interesting comment that caught my attention: I had accepted the landfill in my backyard b/c it was there . . . though I always thought it would someday go away. And then here comes the transfer station and Gayle Wilson actually stating that Orange County would be moving that stinking garbage dump (formally known as the convenience center) in my backyard. So, Taylor, I said to myself, “Enough is enough. This is going to stop. Now.” That was the final push for me. No more of this waste in my backyard.
And this is where I am now, as Mr. Hall states, an “inspired” community member who is only now “explor[ing] the power of government.” In the middle of this transfer battle, I am already embroiled in the “next encounter,” motivated, yes, by “a very immediate concern” for family, homes, and neighbors, and neighborhoods.
(I am also an ex-teacher. (Smiles)
Wonderful article, Taylor. I wish this paper has much wider circulation.

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