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Editorial: Editorial: Cedar Key News Annual Meeting March 29 March 8th, 2008
Editorial: Let School Board Know What Should Be Taught February 15th, 2008
Editorial: What Is a Fair Tax? February 4th, 2008
Editorial: Inconsistent Appraisals Harm Taxpayers December 17th, 2007
Editorial: Energy Crisis? November 30th, 2007
Editorial: Florida Water War Heat Up October 16th, 2007
Editorial: Nobel Prizes in Medicine October 5th, 2007
Editorial: Editorial: Same Rules for Everyone September 22nd, 2007
Editorial: Demand Action on Bridge Repair August 8th, 2007
Editorial: Local Response Needed to Stem Clam Poaching July 24th, 2007
Editorial: Money, Money, Money...Votes July 9th, 2007
Editorial: We Celebrate Independence and Clams June 26th, 2007
Editorial: Are You Ready for Hurricane Season? June 12th, 2007
Editorial: The Sources of Progress in Medicine May 30th, 2007
Editorial: A New Era of Politics and Religion May 17th, 2007
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Editorial: Oil Spills vs. Hurricanes | Editorial: Oil Spills vs. HurricanesEditor When our unfortunate friends who cannot live in Cedar Key think of us they worry about the threats of hurricanes and oil spills. Although those threats are very different, we can prepare for their actuality in the same way. First, we recognize the danger. Second, we make plans in advance to deal the potential destruction. Third, we recall the rewards of living in an otherwise serene and beautiful place. The contrast between hurricanes and oil spills is remarkable. (Oil spill is an insipid misnomer. Oil deluge is more accurate.) Hurricanes are unavoidable forces of nature, sometimes referred to as "Acts of God." Oil deluges are man-made disasters that result from faulty or criminal cost: benefit analyses by corporate executives and government regulators. Regardless of how one assigns blame for the damages of these disasters, the effects are long lasting. Five years after Hurricane Katherine much of New Orleans is still in shambles. The effects of the BP oil well blowout may harm sea life and seafood production for years to come. What hurricanes and oil deluges have in common is that we can prepare for them. And we can prepare better than we have in the past. Cedar Key appears to have been spared the BP oil deluge. Furthermore, weather forecasting and government agencies such as the Levy County Department of Emergency Management help prepare for hurricane attacks and recovery. However, as we enjoy the serenity, natural beauty and wildlife of Cedar Key we must not be complacent. Plan ahead and be ready to evacuate if the warning sirens blow a three minute blast. |
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