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Article #244Re: California's Opportunity to Achieve Improved Flood Control
From: tom menten
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 00:00
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Warren J. Paul (wjpaul@ix.netcom.com) wrote: : In <32F9ED1F.7387@ucdavis.edu> "Robert D. Canning" ... So, Warren. You seem to have some expertise, and certainly some opinions on the matter that I would like to hear. You could help me hear them if you would take a minute or two to separate the facts, opinions, an emotions (you might even trim some of the emotion, if you are so inclined.) For example: : Truth is usually not politically correct. This isn't helping me to understand you. : Actually what is needed is a combination of solutions including : additional bypasses, levee upgrades, and more storage. Structural Would it be fair to say "In my [WJP] opinion, what is needed is... because... : particulary object to so-called friends of rivers and other radicals : blanket hatred of flat water, and the elitist ethic which places the When you mix in your apparent misunderstandings of other positions with your own opinions of and emotional reaction to those positions, your message no longer comes across as factual or informative. ... : appropriate consideration of alternatives. But neither should a : decision to build non-structural alternatives. And a dam is usually a : viable alternative to a non-structural scheme. This is exactly the sort of point I'd like to hear from you about. If you would be willing to elaborate, I'd be willing to hear it.
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