is committed to all types of waterfront activities for all sportsmen, enthusiasts, andconservationists. As our populations increase, all water sources are threatened. A moder-ate balance is needed in ensure that policies are created to be inclusive and not exclusive.

There are strong movements by extreme environmentalists on one side and overdevelopment on the other.They join forces to create an overabundance of policies that fuels an elitist, overcomplicated, impossible to ad-minister, environmentalist development machine with overpriced engineering. This combination is slowly pric-ing many people out of the recreation equation.

We are committed to protecting water quality and promoting quality of life by moderate environmentalpolicies that will support water activities and enable use and access to all sportsman and enthusiasts.

We feel that this commitment by Waterfront Sportsman will serve as a unifying presence in the outdoormarketplace. Our commitment will merge a broad array of waterfront interests and serve to educate the generalpublic as to the importance of working with our environment

WaterfrontSportsman

Now It’s Cantaloupes...

Meaning It’s Systemic

WaterfrontSportsman

vol 2009 issue 5.3

It just hit the news this weekend but nowcantaloupes can be added to our Spin the Wheel forfood contamination due to toxic water issues.

Don’t tell us we didn’t tell you folks this wouldhappen again.

As the WFS staff prepped for this weekend’s BikeRally and Rides to reach critical mass on our state’scoastal areas, the news broke that Walmart was issuinga recall on all cantaloupes in NC and few othersoutheastern states. Salmonella strikes again but thistime it’s a favorite summer staple that has a hard rindon the outside. Meaning consumers have fallen ill fromeating the fruit.

And as Professor Don Yelton has yelled from hismountaintop in western NC, the problem is systemic.

“I do not think that people are eating the cantalouperind, which is further support for the idea that treated

waste water and sewage sludgeis carrying pathogens into

the very fiber of theplant. WFS is on

the cuttingedge whenit comesto askingthe hardquestions

that thepoliticians and Our Fouled Sandbox cont. next pg

1

Systemic may refer to:

t Any body system in general, usually thenervous system.

t An insecticide or fungicide whose modeof action is via uptake into a plant, enter-ing the pest when the plant is consumed.

t Systemic herbicides are translocatedthroughout weed plants, includingbasipetally to kill roots.

t Systemic circulation (as opposed topulmonary circulation).

t Systemic (amateur extrasolar planetsearch project)

- as per Wikipedia

the Department of Agriculture better start asking beforewe destroy our farming culture. It starts with our soiland the water used to nourish all food stocks’ roots,”as per Don Yelton’s response to the news on thecantaloupe recall.

And this is exactly what happens when we consumefood stocks produced in the same sandbox that we havefouled beyond our carrying capacity.

It’ s very simple science, really. Just look upWikipedia’s definition of ‘carrying capacity’ below.

“The carrying capacity of a biological species in anenvironment is the population size of the species thatthe environment can sustain in the long term, giventhe food, habitat, water and other necessities availablein the environment. For the human population, morecomplex variables such as sanitation and medical careare sometimes considered as part of the necessaryinfrastructure.”

When Dale, the Redneck Environmentalist,stumbled upon environmental injustices centering

2

around misappropriations oftaxpayers’ dollars going to high endreal estate development, he had noidea that his tumble down Alice’sRabbit Hole would lead him to thebiggest threat to our survival, whichis the abused practice of sludgespreading.

Indeed, he was told by a fewacademics and scientists that thesludge issue would become hisbiggest battle in his quest to rightthe wrongs of all environmentalinjustices. And with all theoutbreaks of food-related illnesses,this apparently is the case.

It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out whatthe root problem is here. The common denominator isWATER.

Sludge spreading is a necessary method which canbe and is used logically. But there are other methodsof waste disposal available to us that are safer when it

Our Fouled Sandbox continued

The Redneck Environmentalist

Revisits His Roots Amongst Bikers This Weekend

Shades of Hunter S. Thompson & Gonzo Journalism

Add cantaloupe to the Wheel. So, what food will it be next week?

For those of us born as late as the ‘60’s and whoknow Dale Swiggett, we all draw parallels betweenhis style of journalism to that of the late, great HunterS. Thompson. For those readers out there not familiarwith Thompson, one only needs to read an old RollingStone edition from long ago, read one of the man’sbooks or even just catch Johnny Depp’s spot-onperformance of Hunter in “Fear and Loathing in LasVegas.” The man was a nut, but also an icon.

Now, there are some big differences in Dale’s andThompson’s lifestyles but their styles of journalismare very much the same.

Thompson immersed himself in the Hell’s Angelsculture to write a truthful, and very painful, glimpseinto the infamous counter culture. Dale’s backgroundused to be textiles and he designed product sold toHarley Davidson dealerships in the nation andoverseas. And Dale knew bikers passions.

So, once he embarked upon the path of being theRedneck Environmentalist, he decided to fall back onhis roots and ask for motorcycle enthusiastseverywhere to ride this weekend in support of waterquality, especially our servicemen, women and theirfamilies at Camp Lejeune as a result of the US

government’s reversal decision ofstanding by a $14 million study of toxicwater contamination blaming a drycleaning operation on the base.

Dale has been veryoutspoken about the sheerstupidity of wasting tax dollarsto cover up a massive problemthat is still costing people theirhealth and lives. In fact, his ‘in-your-face’ writing and methodsof getting the word out aboutcorruption and injustices is referred to as downrightguerrilla warfare.

Dale knows that the sound of thunder being funneleddown city streets gets some attention. So, the Redneckis down in New Bern, getting reacquainted with thebiker culture, which has changed over the course ofit’ s history.

Next week we will have his story and photos. Andwe’re all holding our breath in hopes that the RedneckEnvironmentalist can stay out of harm’s way. HunterS. Thompson had a real knack for pushing the envelopeand getting in some sticky situations.

comes to our world’s food stocks being produced forconsumption.

Unfortunately in our great state’s case, WFS andmembers of the EIC suspect that a few power brokerswho exploit our state’s resources have profited at theexpense of convenience of people’s health and qualityof life.

PE

AN

UT

S

SPI

NACH

W

A

T

E

R

AL

F

AL

F

A

PI

ST

AC

HI

O

in Professional Dive Centerin Beaufort, NC(252) 728-2265

dive@DiscoveryDiving.comwww.DiscoveryDiving.com

Discovery DivingCompany, Inc.

3

Communities Opposed to

New Sludge Rules

May 3, 2009 (The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA — Some communities and environ-mental groups are crying foul over Ontario's planto allow sewage sludge to be spread on farmers'fields without a waste-disposal permit.

Maureen Reilly of the group SludgeWatch saysnew regulations would treat sludge as a benefi-cial nutrient when it's applied to crops - but as apotentially hazardous waste when used for otherthings such as biofuel.

"You put this waste in a truck and send it to afield and suddenly it's not a waste," she said.

"How does that make any sense?"About 120,000 tonnes of sludge are used as fer-

tilizer on the province's farms every year. Underproposed regulations expected to become law bythe end of the year, companies that transport andspread the sludge would no longer be required toobtain certification under the province's Environ-mental Protection Act.

The certificates identify who is authorized tospread sludge and where, and are available for thepublic to view.

Eileen Smith, a waste-management policy man-ager for Ontario's Environment Ministry, said thenew regulations will mean higher standards forthe levels of nutrients sludge must have before it

can be used as a fertilizer.Currently, certificates are granted on a case-by-

case basis under a set of nonbinding guidelines.Under the proposed regulations, the licensing stan-dards for farmers and sludge-spreading compa-nies will be covered by the same set of legallybinding rules, Smith said.

"It will be clearer that everything has to meetthose standards."

A second draft of the regulations, still to beposted on the ministry's website, will incorporatefeedback received from interested parties, Smithsaid.

But a number of municipal councils havepassed resolutions saying without waste-disposalcertificates, there will be no way to find out whoplans to spread sludge, where they plan to spreadit, and how much.

They're also concerned that penalties forviolations will be weaker than those under the En-vironmental Protection Act.

Brian Treble, director of planning for the Town-ship of West Lincoln, said he was told the prov-ince would take his concerns into consideration.But he says the province did not give details aboutwhat, if anything, they would change.

"We've had no detailed reply in any way thattalked about what they were going to do, or howthey were going to address our concerns, or any-thing," he said.

SludgeWatch, a member of the Ontario Envi-ronment Network, also sent detailed feedbackabout the proposed regulations to the province.

Reilly, who wrote the brief, said the regulationswould result in harm to human health and the en-vironment if passed.

"We will see more spills of sludge, more over-application, more groundwater and surface con-tamination," she said.

Canada Sludge Rules cont. next pg

WFS and the EIC’s thoughts &prayers go out to Nancy Holt &members of her family. Nancy’s

husband, Bruce, recently passed away.Nancy, an Orange County native &

retired medical professional, has beenan outspoken advocate against the

sludge practice for many years.

Hwy1 South 2615 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Sanford, NC919.775.7259 www.chatleeboats.com

Canada & Sludge Rules continued__________

4

"And we won't know what caused it since theenforcement and report mechanisms will be weak-ened."

Terratec Environmental Ltd., the biggest sew-age sludge transporter and spreader in Ontario,has been convicted of environmental offencesmore than 40 times.

All but one of the convictions were under theEnvironmental Protection Act, legislation thatwould no longer regulate sludge under the newrules. Terratec did not respond to requests for com-ment.

An expert panel convened by the province in2005 recommended that companies transportingand spreading sludge continue to require waste-disposal certificates.

Municipalities and private companies inOntario have been recycling sewage, wood, pa-per and other organic wastes for farmers to use asfertilizer for over 30 years.

The Ontario government, some municipalitiesand companies in the business say the practice hasmany benefits. Towns and cities don't have to fig-ure out what to do with the waste; it stays out oflandfills and waterways; and farmers get a freesource of fertilizer.

But environmental and public-health critics saynot enough is known about the risks.

Industrial and medical waste, motor oil, anddrugs are just a few things that end up in sewersystems. Sludge generally has a significantly

higher heavy metal content than conventional fer-tilizer, and pathogens such as E. coli and Listeriaregularly turn up in samples.

Some major companies likeDel Monte and Campbell willnot use food grown in fieldsspread with sludge.

No one is sure what effectthese toxins have on humanhealth. Many studies have ex-amined toxin levels in sludge,but no one has systematicallyinvestigated complaints frompeople who say it has made them sick.

The Canadian Infectious Disease Institute andthe National Farmers Union have called for a stopto the use of sludge as fertilizer until more is

known about itshealth effects.

Copyright© 2009 The

CanadianPress

* WFS found this particular piece of news report-ing very interesting given that Campbell and DelMonte will not include any food stocks grown insludge.

OK Sales Inc * 808 East Webb Ave. * Burlington, NC * USA * 27217Phone: (336) 227-1938 Fax: (336) 226-0770 www.oksalesinc.com

We have been doing business since 1987. We specialize in Industrial AssetRecovery and also have a fully working Recycling Center.

5

YouTube.com...the definitions of environmental injustices...

search: w a t e r f r o n t s p o r t s m a n

108 Hendrix Drive, Kernersville, NC 27284336.782.0339

joe@livingwaterscapes.comwww.livingwaterscapes.com

To All of Our Armed Forces Personnel....Thank You for Your Service & Sacrifice.

We know the job market is really tight for youngadults looking for that elusive summer job. So,WFS is looking for people who want to work withan unorthodox group that is dedicated to educatingthe general public about what is really happeningwith our environment, our water quality issues, andshowing readers that there is more to life than theconcern as to where their next cafe latte is comingfrom or who is the next American Idol star.

What we need are intelligent individuals whohave the following qualities:1. Are self-starters who don’t need hand holding2. Can take direction well and work individually

and collectively with our staff3. Have a desire to dig deep to find the truth,

whether it’s good, bad, or really ugly4. Have nerves of steel to withstand ridicule, a

slightly wicked sense of humor, and can multi-task to the point of rivalling a circus jugglerThe type of skills sets we are looking for are:

1. Social network marketing savvy2. Photographers and writers3. Researchers and paralegal mindset4. Web designers and database specialists5. Subscription and advertising account sales6. Grant writers

People who can think outside of the box, havean entrepreneurial streak, and want to make adifference in turning the tide to ensure for futuregenerations the availability of our mostprecious resource are welcome to contactDale@waterfrontsportsman.com.

WANTED: Interns WhoCan Think Objectively &Buck the Status Quo

Coastal North Carolina,Then and Now Part 1...Then

1341 Island Rd, Harker’s Island, NC252.728.7316

800.421.0031 (TN)800.858.7139 (TX)

www.buddygregg.comAmerica’s Largest Family-Owned

& Operated Motor HomeDealership

6

Back when I was a child in the early 1950”s,our family, like many, did not have a lot of moneyfor extras. So, our vacations were simple. Myfamily helped my uncle on hisfarm in Onslow County, and ifwe were “good” we would getto go fishing on the IntracoastalWaterway (ICW) and adjacentbackwaters. We didn’t have aboat, just an old Johnston (yeswith a “t”) air cooled outboard.My dad would always start it upbefore the trip “down yonder”just to make sure it was ok. First one pull, thenanother, always with that familiar ring when therope would recoil. I would wrestle from mymother’s arms and run downstairs to the basementjust in time to hear the gentle putter and see theexhaust bubbling up in the test tank (a 55 gal metaldrum). My dad would load the motor along withour fishing rods and suitcases into our 1948Oldsmobile, nicknamed “The Green Machine”.

My parents, my sisters Mary, Marge and I woulddepart Charlotte late on a Friday, stop on our wayat the same “wayside” (the forerunner to today’srest stop) and have a simple supper (Southern fordinner), at the only picnic table. My mother wouldhelp out with the driving while my dad napped inthe front seat and I on the suitcases in the backseat floor. My two older sisters shared the backseat. Dad would take over at the half way point –an Amoco “filling station”, and drive us the rest

of the way. I always wondered how he knew hisway and knew the order of all the little towns wewould pass through, some with names like Hamlet,Autryville, Clinton, Warsaw, Beulaville thenfinally Richlands. When we arrived, we would allshout “we’re here, we’re here”. Of course, where

else could we be?On fishing day, we would

be up long before the sun,pack the metal cooler with ice,RC Colas, iced tea in a masonjar and fried chicken, madethe night before. Then off inthe darkness with twoheadlights showing the way,to Willis’ s Landing. My uncle

would rent a small wooden boat, my dad wouldmount the motor and off we would go… strawhats tethered around our necks and fishing poleshanging over the sides. What a sight we must havebeen! We would motor past miles and miles ofmarsh grass and oyster beds, with only Live Oak,dense brush and Pine trees in the distance. Therewere no houses in sight, back then. The water wasclean with a fresh smell of salt. Egret and Ospreywould take flight as we passed, only to settle backwhere they were moments before, sometimessquawking in mocked protest.

We would pick a spot between Bear or BrownsInlet (following much discussion about which

NC Then cont. next pg

8202 Mill Run RoadStokesdale, NC 27357

(336)643-4978 (336)644-6670www.hardinsfarm.com

HardensFarm &Stables

NC Then continued_________________

7

would be the most promising), stop the motor,throw the cinder block anchor overboard and gofishin’. The sand dunes in the distance wouldsoften the ocean breeze and muffle the tumble ofwaves. The few boats that would pass wouldalways slow for us. They would space their handsa short distance apart, teasing us that we had caughtonly small ones. We’d answer with our handsalways further apart than any fish we’d evercaught. Each party would smile at the other,knowing the truth lay somewhere in between.

If the fish didn’t bite, we would move on toanother spot. On occasion, we would brave theinlets to try our luck. Inlets are natural openingsin the outer islands that allow water to flowbetween the ocean and the backwaters. Tides bringsaltwater in and out twice a day at these latitudes,and carve ever changing channels that meander atnature’s will. Fish bite on tide changes, and somesay, when the moon is right.

The dunes stand guard between the mighty andthe mild and provide a nursery for many animals.Turtles lay their eggs near the base of the dunes,sea gulls nest in the dimples on the crests and otherbirds hide in the brush nearby. In the shadow ofthe dunes, shrimp lay eggs in a gel called spat,which clings to the marsh grass until hatching.After several weeks, the shrimp are strong enoughto leave their shelter, and scurry to deeper watersto ride a falling tide through the inlet and out tosea. Oyster colonies grow in shallow waters,covered at high tide, exposed at low. Each onefilters more than a gallon of water per hour andfortifies the bottom against erosion. My dad never

allowed us to play on the dunes or to disturb anywildlife. I didn’t understand why until much laterin life.

Sometimes instead of fishing in the back waters,we would go to the beach. Back then, the MarineCorp occupied Top Sail, and used it for bombingpractice (“bumin’” as Uncle “Jaybird” used to say).So, we would have to get permission beforeentering restricted areas. We would stop at the gateand state our purpose. Young marines would waveus through, with a lingering glance and a smile atmy sisters. We would cross the ICW on the swingbridge, up with a thwack thwack then a long “sing”as the car would gently hula over the grate, anddown with another double thwack. We’d park in aturn out, and race to the water.

We would ride the waves in truck inner tubes,and when we had had enough, we would chase“fiddler crabs”, hunt for conch shells as big as agrapefruit or dig in the wet sand with our hands touncover mollusks no bigger than a thumb nail.“Look at this one”, we would cry, as each one hada different rainbow of color. We would let themgo and watch them burrow under. When it cametime for us to go, I would always pause and turnaround before answering my mother’s second call.I hated for good things to end. Then a wave wouldwash up, pause, then retreat, smoothing over ourtracks. Gone… like magic.

We would stop at thebridge, before crossingover to the mainland. Iwould fish from thebulkhead. Sometimes,the bridge would openand a tug, pushing anumber of bargestethered one behind theother like giant shoeboxes would pass

NC Then cont. next pg

Ride 4 Water QualityWFS is asking all motorcycle owners to ride

your bike to work every Friday until the

EPA & NC DENR do something about our

water quality in NC & the United States

8

LO’R DECKS at Calico Jacks, LLCPO Box 271 Harkers Island, NC 28531

Marine Office 252.728.3575www.capelookoutferry.com

boat slips, bait, fuel, charters,launch ramp, tackle, souvenirs and more

through, coming within inches of the pilings. Witha short tut tut from the captain, the operator wouldclose the bridge to the clang clang of the bell andthe blinking of red lights. When the bridge wassecured once again, all was quiet, as thoughnothing had happened.

Mary, Marge and my cousins would go crabbingnearby. They would tie a chicken neck to a longstring and toss it out. Back then, crabs wereplentiful, so the wait was short. With the patienceof Job, they would real ‘em in, slowly, slowly handover hand. Then, bingo, into the basket. Beforelong, they’d have a “mess” of ’em and off we’dgo. Home for a feast.

L o o k i n gback, I guessthose were thetimes I learnedto love thenatural beautyof ourundisturbedcoastal waters.I took for

granted that my childhood wilderness wouldalways be there, waiting for my family and I toreturn to “wet a line” or ride a wave. Little did Iknow then, what lay ahead…

Hank Cowell

NC Then continued______________________

(Hank’s story to be continued next week)

If a small town CPA with hardly any politicalbackground and limited contacts could figure outthere was a major corruption problem in NorthCarolina government over a decade ago, it is hardto believe the major papers, with their resourcesand contacts, have been unaware of that problem.Since I did everything imaginable to inform themedia concerning the malfeasance I saw, fromgiving speeches and holding press conferences asa legislator, to writing articles and sending thememails, to becoming Senate Republican Whip andrunning for Governor in 2004, I know for a factthe press refused to report major stories . . . andthey’re still covering up for their pals.

The mealy mouthed excuses from the media forfailing to expose Easley’s exchanges of favors withfriends are laughable considering the known factsthe press failed to report. Not only did they hidefacts and praise blatantly self-serving political pals,but anyone not willing to go along with the insiderdeals was targeted forremoval for being honest.

For example,Representative JohnRhodes was right tocondemn Jim Black’sunethical leadership, butthe press kept the lid onBlack’s misdeeds ‘til afterthe 2006 election,praising Speaker Blackand panning Rhodes. Asearly as 2000 I knew and

WFS Eye on Ra le ighGangster Government

Protected by NC Press

Hank Cowell is a resident living in Chapel Hill but has ahome also in Pamlico County. He is an environmentalactivist focused on clean water and wetlands protection,as well as an energy conservationist with a BA from TulaneUniversity and MS from Johns Hopkins. Former consultantto many Federal Government agencies, including the EPA.Decorated military veteran. Gangster Government cont. next pg

Rep. John Rhodes had thecourage to call the crooks outup onto the table.

9

Gangster Government continued___________

said there was a problem with Black, and I refusedto vote for his reelection as Speaker in 2001; theproof Black abused the public’s trust was glaringlyobvious long before the FBI forced the press toacknowledge his dishonesty, and the press stillhasn’t told the whole story.

Recently I was pleasantly surprised to see anarticle by Michael Barone, a senior writer with U.S.News & World Report, that used the term “cronycapitalism” to describe recent acts by the Obamaadministration that ignored the law to “rob Peterto pay Paul,” in essence seizing private propertyto pay political debts. Barone even reported that acorporation which objected to being robbed gavein to Obama’s enforcers “under threat that the fullforce of the White House presscorps would destroy its reputationif it continued to fight.”

Barone said “We have just seenan episode of GangsterGovernment. It is likely to be partof a continuing series.”(Washington Examiner, May 5, ‘09)

What we’re seeing at the nationallevel, which is being reported, is what hasbeen going on in North Carolina for yearsand not reported by the mainstream media.Sure, the press has reported on crooks thatwere not part of their friends network orso far down the food chain they wereirrelevant, and they would even namegang members after the FBI had themnailed to the wall with no means ofescape, but they continue to protect thenetwork that enabled Black, Easley andthe rest of their cronies to escape thepublic condemnation they so richly deserved foryears.

The biggest secret in the state right now, asidefrom how Jim Hunt managed to gain suchcomplete control of state government and the UNCsystem, is “hidden in plain sight” in court records.The press is studiously ignoring the fact theirpolitical buddies, Democrat and Republican,gerrymandered NC so thoroughly that there has

not been a legislative election this century usingconstitutionally drawn legislative districts. Despiteclear instructions from the NC Supreme Court andthe US Supreme Court to conduct honest,constitutional elections in 2008, the press isignoring the issue as the legislative leaders whoowe their power to the gerrymander connive toignore the oath they swore to uphold our laws.

Which major paper will be the first to breakranks and report the true story of Bartlett v.Strickland or Dean v. Leake? And better yet, whatexcuse will they give for failing to report theobvious for so many, many months?

The following is a statement I read into therecord at the Public Hearing held by The HouseCommittee on Pender/New Hanover Redistricting

at the Legislature on May 5, 2009:My name is Fern Shubert. I am

a former state Representative.When my House district wasgerrymandered out of existence Imoved to the Senate, so mylegislative status was not harmedby the districts drawn. As a citizen,however, I was greatly harmed

when the state Constitution was ignoredto carve up Union County.

There has not been an election in thiscentury using legislative districts thatcomport with the North CarolinaConstitution, and it would appear fromthe name of this committee that the intentof some is to continue to ignore ourConstitution for as long as possible. Iwould strongly suggest you rename thiscommittee, because using erroneouscensus numbers and dividing Union

County between three House districts toaccommodate Representative Pryor Gibson isevery bit as unconstitutional as what was done inPender and New Hanover.

Let me remind you of the instructions of theNorth Carolina Supreme Court in Bartlett v.Strickland:

Gangster Government cont. next pg

10

Gangster Government continued___________

“the formation of legislative districts mustcomport with the requirements of our StateConstitution, unless federal law supercedes thoseprovisions. . . .

“we direct that all redistricting plans for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives andNorth Carolina Senate comply with the principalholding of this case . . . .

“We are cognizant that the General Assemblywill need time to redistrict not only House District18 but also other legislative districts directly andindirectly affected by this opinion. . . .

“At the conclusion of the 2008 election, HouseDistrict 18 and other impacted districts must beredrawn. All redistricting performed thereaftershall comply with this opinion. . . .”

Those instructions were affirmed by the USSupreme Court. I believe it should be clear bothcourts expect the members of this legislature todraw Constitutional districts which respect thewhole county rule for the next election cycle, andI think the public expects that as well.

Let me also remind you of the pending Dean v.Leake case. The Census Bureau notified legislativestaff of an error in the original Census numbers,but staff, presumably at the direction of legislativeleaders, did not correct the redistricting computers.Instead, those aware of the error conspired to keeplegislators who might oppose drawing districtsusing incorrect census numbers in the dark aboutthe significant correction in the Orange Countynumbers. Regardless of the outcome of the case, Ibelieve every individual who kept that particularsecret needs to resign or be removed; whether theyare a legislator or a staff member is irrelevant.

Those who kept the census number changessecret did not just deceive other legislators; theyalso betrayed the public trust. Jim Black’s actionswere no more disgusting than those described inDean v. Leake; both involve fundamentaldishonesty. There is a distressing pattern ofdeception in the pursuit of power that persistsbecause individuals who claim to be honest havebeen willing to ignore or help conceal the flagrantdishonesty of others. To date, the press has even

Fern Shubert served three times as amember of the NC House, was SenateRepublican Whip (2003-2004), and ran forgovernor afterwards. In 1997, the US SmallBusiness Administration named Ms. Shubertas the National Accountant Advocate of theYear, recognizing her as the accountant whohad done the most for small business in thewhole country. She currently serves as NCState Director of The National Right to Read Foundation.Column reprint from the May, 15, 2009 edition of The RaleighReporter.

tried to ignore the obvious implications of Deanv. Leake.

The members of this body take an oath to upholdthe North Carolina Constitution. Dean v. Leakestrongly suggests some members have violated thatoath. I hope the members of this committee willkeep the oath they swore to uphold theConstitution rather than repeating the mistakes ofthe past.

It’s not even summeryet and there’s anexplosion of ticks outthere plaguing alloutdoor enthusiasts. So,here’s a handy chart tohelp our readers identifythose pesky littlebloodsuckers.

Tips to keep your exposure to a minimum:1. Wear light color clothing so you can spot ‘em

and remove quickly. Long sleeves and yourpants tucked into your socks helps.

2. Spray repellent containing permethrin onclothes and apply compounds with DEET onexposed skin. Follow directions and takecaution with these products.

3. After being outdoors, wash all clothing (ticksshow up better on light colors). Then inspectyour body carefully, particularly hairy areas.

Watch Out for Those Pesky

Bloodsuckers!Not lawyers orpoliticians.....we’retalking about ticks

11

Hunting Creek PreserveHunting Creek Preserves encompass over 2,000

acres for the bird hunting enthusiast, includinglarge areas planted for South Dakota style Pheas-ant hunting. The preserves are managed specifi-cally for upland bird hunting with all areashaving excellent cover. Hunting Creek offers bothGuided and Unguided Hunts with a variety ofcover available. You decide how challenging youwant your hunt to be - just let us know how heavya cover you want to hunt and we'll make ithappen. All guided hunts include cleaning andpackaging of birds along with refreshmentsduring your hunt.

Quail, Pheasant & Chukar hunting preserve

along with Sporting Clays in the rolling hills of

the Piedmont in North Carolina. Located within a

Carolina hour drive of Charlotte, Greensboro &

Boone in Harmony, North Carolina.

Ralph Renegar

office 704-546-7371, cell 704-902-7099

Richard Renegar

office 704-546-7701, cell 704-902-7161

Buck Nooe at the Lodge 704-546-5400

info@Huntingcreekpreserves1.com

Hunting Creek Preserves 1 & 2 isa family owned and operatedhunting and sporting claysoperation. The Renegar Familyhas owned and operated the landfor five generations. In a timewhen family farms are beingturned into housing develop-ments, our hope is to use the landto have a preserve second to none.Having been in the family for fivegenerations...WE KNOW HOWTO GROW THINGS.

WFS’s New Feature...

“Page of Shame”

Connect Dots continued ________________

So, in the true American entreprenurial spirit,

Don Yelton suggests a better alternative (HB1567)

that actually utilizes proper principles of earth sci-

ence and common sense which actually rewards

the taxpayer who does the right thing for his/her

particular property to prevent storm run-off via tax

credits. Don’s plan effectively saves the taxpayers

money and educates the public in how they can

individually minimize their impact upon the envi-

ronment. Sounds like a better plan to a lot of folks.

What’s wrong with this scenario?

Well, we can only guess that there a whole lot

of people who depend on pulling in more millions

of dollars off the taxpayers to keep their jobs in

order to keep facilitating environmental corruption.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

H

1

HOUSE BILL 1567

Short Title: Tax Credit for Innovative Stormwater Controls.

(Public)

Sponsors: Representative Allred.

Referred to: Water Resources and Infrastructure, if favorable, Finance.

April 30, 2009 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

1

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A TAX CREDIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF INNOVATIVE

2

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

3

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

4

Good Legislation

15

It amazed WFS staff and members of the EnvironmentalInvestigation Coalition to hear feedback from our readers who saidthat we should run a page each week in our e-zine/newsletter featuringcorrupt agencies, individuals, politicians, etc.

One reader coined it perfectly....our ‘Page of Shame.’Another reader asked why we didn’t have NCSU’s logo last

week since there’s a meltdown over the Easley scandal.And yet another savvy reader suggested we reserve several

pages for the ‘Page of Shame’ section when we were ready tolist politicians. We might just have to switch up on that particularcategory and just list the small handful of politicos who aren’tbought-n-sold and selling out their constituents, retitling thatfeature as the ‘Page of Courage.’

Members of WFS and the EIC met with Sen. Phil Berger afew weeks ago to express grave concerns over Burlington’sdecision to permit to dump sludge on several neighboringcounties. Much to Sen. Berger’s credit, he paid serious attentionto Mark Valentine’s closing statement that ‘the bottom line isthere are dead folks out there.’

It does not matter that the military, medical, and scientificgoverning agencies adamantly state that there is not enoughhard data proving municipal sludge adversely affects ourwater, food and those coming in contact with toxic sludge.

Try telling that to the residents on Bradshaw QuarryRoad in Orange County where out of 40+ households,

39 families have lost aloved one to cancer, brain tumors,

respiratory illnesses and/or rare blood diseases.It is unconscionable to take the easy way out when it

comes to dealing with our own generated waste and even more despicableto profit at the expense of other’s health and quality of life.

And US Sen. Richard Burr is asking the same questions that WFS andthe EIC have been asking for quite a while as to the CTS contaminationsite up in Asheville, NC and exactly what does the EPA do these days?It sure isn’t protecting the public!

Which of course begs a bevvy of other questions regarding howeffective is the EPA. It makes one wonder when last week one of thetop news stories was the fact that the case on the Camp Lejeune toxicwater conundrum was reopened.

Yeah, we knew there was something amiss at a $14 million pricetag on a study basically blaming the toxic water problems on a drycleaner operation on base.

That’s just a slap in the face to our servicemen and women, as well astheir families, and not acceptable.

Thanks Phil, Thanks Richard!

12

Comin’ soon to grocery stores and restaurants near you!

Eating Food That’s Not

ContaminatedAll of us at WFS and the EIC all agree that one of

the biggest looming crisis mankind faces is theassurance of food that is safe for consumption. It’salways been a given that contamination can happen inthe process of harvesting a crop and the path all theway to the dinner table. But now we now have to gobeyond that and look at the crop growing in the ground,getting water for nourishment.

So, Don Yelton and Dale came up with the ‘goodseal of WFS approval’ that labels food grown in sludge-free fields and not being nourished with reuse water.We could never figure out the sense behind food beinglabeled ‘organic’ and sold at higher prices if sludgewas used for fertilizer or the crop was irrigated withreuse water.

A lot of people have pointed out the obviousproblem - that retailers and restaurants right down tothe farmers, and everyone in between, will protestloudly because it is a huge, seemingly impossible taskto change how we produce our food stocks.

It’s always been about the bottom line according tothe bean counters of the supply chain. But in the longrun, it could prove much more cost effective to changein this respect in lieu of the long term cost associatedwith increased insurance and medical cost out ofcontrol. Meanwhile, our Madam Governor is lookingto cut state employees’ benefits and salaries.

eyes are on food quality for everyone

produced without municipal sludgeor reuse water

HB1567 - HB1170 -

HB1218“Tax Credit for Innovative StormwaterControls” can be viewed in detail at http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=HB1567

“ Study Land Application of Septage &Sludge”http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1170

“No Sludge Applied on Certain PublicSpaces”http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=H1218

13

O u r L e g i s l a t i o n

For Every Cannonsgate,

Penland, Arlington Place, Cutter

Bay & River Dunes...There Are

100’s More Toxic Ponzi

Schemes Stealing TARP Funds

Mayo Boddie (Arlington Place owner &Chairman on Ethics Commission Board)

Reps. Pryor Gibson, Lucy Allen, & Alice Underhill facingcomplaints of environmental corruption & fraud.

Roy is in the ‘squeeze.’What will he do about hisRocky Mount buddy andother developers now?

WFS is promoting federallegislation for total

environmental disclosureon all land transactions.

14

In Memoriam: Rick Maas, Ph.D.This long-time friend of the environmental health and justice movement, died at age 54 on Decem-

ber 12, 2005 after a brief illness. One of the nation's leading water quality researchers, Rick wasfounder and co-director of the UNC Asheville's Environmental Quality Institute (EQI), an EPA-certi-fied laboratory which for nearly 20 years has served government agencies, the private sector and non-profit groups with education, research and technical assistance on toxics issues. He helped found theVolunteer Water Information Network, which now has some 100 volunteers monitoring the water qual-ity at 212 sites along Western North Carolina streams and rivers.

Rick is honored for his efforts in advocating for a community seeking relief from extensive ground-water contamination, in this case Camp Lejeune, NC.

Rick was beginning to study the CTS site in Asheville when he got sick. He was known internation-ally for his work on lead poisoning resulting from the use of lead soldering in plumbing. He workedwith Buncombe County in analysis of the water from the closed out landfil. He was ‘Mr . Water.’

The phrase ‘all gave some, somegave all’ not only describes ourservice men & women, but thepeople who fight for the basic

human right of water.

Every Tuesday evening, Don Yelton hosts hisCitizens Speaks TV show on Tuesday, Charter

Channel 20-Asheville. People are invited tocome by and drop off donations going to

Rick Maas’s family.

Both of thesephotos show theold CTS site inAsheville, NC.

Below issnapshot of the

website forvictims of CampLejeune’s toxicwater issues.

704-546-5705 • www.lbswesternstore.com2902 Harmony Hwy, Harmony, NC

Hours: 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9-5 Sat

L.B’s Western Store

TOP NOTCH WESTERN APPAREL AND TRAILERS

We have the largest selection of western apparel in our area, and this is even compet-

ing with corporate owned stores. L.B’s carries only the best quality brand names like:

Justin, Acme, Olathe, Dan Post, American West, Durango, Double H, Old West,

Laredo, Rocky, Harley-Davidson Footwear, Wrangler, 20X, Riggs Work wear by

Wrangler, Rockies Jeans, Cruel Girl, Cinch, Carhartt, Montana Silversmith, Force

Ten Pocketbooks, 3-D Belts, Breyer Horses, Petrol Jeans & Lawman Jeans.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeestststststststststststsssssts , , , , , , ,,, , ,

aaaaaaaaarr rr rr rr r rrrrrrr bybybybybybybybybybybybybybbyybyyybbbyyyy

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFForoorororororororrorrorroororrrrorrrrcececececececececeeeeeeccceeecee

15

New readers will receive three weekly WFSe-zine/newsletter for free. If you like what yousee and want to stay informed about waterquality issues and enjoy our contributingwriters and photography, then be sure to getus your subscription for one year (52 weeksof news), $12 via snail mail or please drop inour website www.waterfrontsportsman.comto sign up using PayPal.

SPECIAL OFFER: 3 FREE additionalmonths of Waterfront Sportsman e-Zine for

folks who subscribe NOW.

Waterfront Sportsman Investments GroupDennis Sparks

336.616.2627, axisagency@earthlink.netWFS Product Development and LicensingJeff Liscum

770.423.7300, jeff@gearone.comWFS Premier ArtistGrace Li Wang,

919.412.6803, graceliwang@gmail.comWFS Premier PhotographerMolly Schlachter

717.682.0907, molly@mcs-photography.com

WFS Business Contacts

Spied on WRAL.com’s Blog

“Turn over a rock anywhere in NC...you’ll find a politician and a realtor.”

Special thanks goes out to our advertisers.These are our local businesses, entrepre-

neurs who deserve our patronage andsupport. They are Main Street, not Wall

Street, thus know what hard work, value,and loyalty really mean.

Thanks for your support, folks!

- as per blogger’s comment onstory about Easley and Cannonsgate

(Dale blogged back ‘don’t forget DENR’)

an active voice for everyonewho enjoys the water

PO Box 578, Rolesville, NC 27571

336.340.6299, Dale Swiggett

Dale@waterfrontsportsman.com

www.waterfrontsportsman.com

WaterfrontSportsman

Subscription to receive weekly newsletter is$12/year. Payments accepted: personalcheck, money order, and also PayPal throughour website.

our eyes are on our water ...

for everyone

WaterfrontSportsman

Decal 3.5” x 5”Exterior UV Resistant

3” x 5” decalsuitable for motorcycle

helmets, vehicles, farm tractors & RVs

$3.50 (incl postage)

6” x 10” decalsuitable for trucks, trailers &

businesses$10.00 (incl postage)

order now...www.waterfrontsportsman.com

Big Brother’s Eyes Are on

Us?... Well, WFS Has Our

Eyes on ‘Big Brother’