Comments for Below the Salt News http://belowthesaltnews.com Sharing Knowledge ~ Pondering Possibilities ~ Celebrating Community ~ Honoring Creativity ~ Valuing Usefulness Sat, 18 May 2013 00:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Mother’s Day – An Appreciation by Anita Finlay ("Ani") http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/11/mothers-day-an-appreciation/#comment-1783 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:46:01 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11578#comment-1783 Thanks for stopping by, Melissa. Lord knows she and I have had our rough patches, but always in the front of my mind is the fact that she always showed up for me and went above and beyond for her kids.

]]> Comment on Mother’s Day – An Appreciation by Melissa Crytzer Fry http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/11/mothers-day-an-appreciation/#comment-1782 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:34 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11578#comment-1782 What a lovely tribute to mom. I got a little teary eyed at the end!

]]> Comment on ~ Honoring A Mother, A Dog, And Those Who Give Shelter by melanie jean juneau http://belowthesaltnews.com/2012/05/05/honoring-a-mother-a-dog-and-those-who-give-shelter/#comment-1773 Tue, 14 May 2013 22:42:09 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=9234#comment-1773 Go check this out. You are a recipient of these no-strings-attached awards

http://themotherofnine9.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/blog-awards-straight-from-the-heart/

]]> Comment on Mother’s Day – An Appreciation by Anita Finlay ("Ani") http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/11/mothers-day-an-appreciation/#comment-1764 Sun, 12 May 2013 01:50:14 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11578#comment-1764 Wow — I’d love to see a picture of the pink train case. I can’t imagine it. But, yes, it is miraculous how Mommies always seem to know what to bring. I think you ought to write about it,,,hint hint!!

]]> Comment on Mother’s Day – An Appreciation by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/11/mothers-day-an-appreciation/#comment-1763 Sun, 12 May 2013 01:47:01 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11578#comment-1763 Wonderful memories. My mother’s purse was magical too! But her pink train case was a thing of awe in our family. It didn’t matter whether we were going for weeks or a weekend, staying in a hotel or camping – it came along and always seemed to have the everything we need. No matter how off the wall or unlikely.

]]> Comment on BTSN Reviews: KISS CHRONICLES by Virginia Sanders by “Why Do We Kiss?” Misnamed video | Kiss Chronicles http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/03/btsn-reviews-kiss-chronicles-by-virginia-sanders/#comment-1757 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:23:08 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11518#comment-1757 […] Anselmi has posted a review of the Kiss Chronicles ebook over at Below the Salt News. It’s the very first blog review! […]

]]> Comment on The Bluebird of Happiness — Do We Forget About The One In-Hand? by melanie jean juneau http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/06/the-bluebird-of-happiness-do-we-forget-about-the-one-in-hand/#comment-1745 Wed, 08 May 2013 19:52:59 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11427#comment-1745 yes

]]> Comment on The Bluebird of Happiness — Do We Forget About The One In-Hand? by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/06/the-bluebird-of-happiness-do-we-forget-about-the-one-in-hand/#comment-1744 Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:52 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11427#comment-1744 Thank you! Isn’t that Jack Carroll awesome!

]]> Comment on The Bluebird of Happiness — Do We Forget About The One In-Hand? by melanie jean juneau http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/06/the-bluebird-of-happiness-do-we-forget-about-the-one-in-hand/#comment-1736 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:23:23 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11427#comment-1736 Yes!!

]]> Comment on ~ For The Joy of Animals: Super Dog — Naki’o by Nahby http://belowthesaltnews.com/2011/07/31/7718/#comment-1728 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:46:05 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/7718/#comment-1728 Awww, I’m so happy for him.

]]> Comment on ~ Of Mothers and Journeys by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/01/of-mothers-and-journeys/#comment-1723 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:28:50 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11496#comment-1723 Congrats on the anniversary of becoming published!!!! Looking forward to the next book.

]]> Comment on ~ Of Mothers and Journeys by Anita Finlay ("Ani") http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/01/of-mothers-and-journeys/#comment-1720 Wed, 01 May 2013 21:48:08 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11496#comment-1720 It is probably my favorite photograph because it reminds me that when I embrace life, I can’t go wrong.

]]> Comment on ~ Of Mothers and Journeys by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/05/01/of-mothers-and-journeys/#comment-1719 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:45:59 +0000 http://belowthesaltnews.com/?p=11496#comment-1719 I’d love to meet your mother some day. She sounds awesome! And thanks for the glowing words. You make me blush.

You look like you were having the time of your life in that picture!

]]> Comment on ~ For The Joy of Animals: Super Dog — Naki’o by Fabiola http://belowthesaltnews.com/2011/07/31/7718/#comment-1714 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:28:34 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/7718/#comment-1714 love it!!

]]> Comment on ~ What About West, Texas? by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/04/20/what-about-west-texas/#comment-1712 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:58:47 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11405#comment-1712 “… the lack of responsibility of policymakers, who thought it was OK to approve such planning…”

Exactly!

ProPublica has a great article presenting a lot of the issues regarding regulation and oversight. http://www.propublica.org/article/what-went-wrong-in-west-texas-and-where-were-the-regulators

According to a city council member who was also on the school board, that water and sewer lines already existed there for the fertilizer plant and made the land attractive for development. THE ISSUE OF SAFETY NEVER EVEN CAME UP when considering to approve the housing, apartments and school so close to the fertilizer plant.

The mind boggles. How could it not? Isn’t the point of having a city council or a school board to protect the best interest of the community?

]]> Comment on ~ What About West, Texas? by Melissa Crytzer Fry http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/04/20/what-about-west-texas/#comment-1702 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:32:03 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11405#comment-1702 I agree with how sad it is that the media shoved this tragic story aside. You hit upon a lot of points that my husband and I were discussing: namely the greed that seems to permeate most consturction-development decisions these days (“Hey- cheap land next to the fertilizer plant. We’ll get it for a bargain, and come up withe brilliant idea to put housing on it!”). And, also, the lack of responsibility of policymakers, who thought it was OK to approve such planning…

I couldn’t agree more with Suzie above – because my very rural Arizona town faces the SAME conundrum, only replace “clean coal” with “copper mining.”

]]> Comment on ~ Sexism Is A Two-Sided Coin by Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” vs. Beyoncé and Big Media – Objectification Wins Every Time | Below the Salt News http://belowthesaltnews.com/2012/07/04/sexism-is-a-two-sided-coin/#comment-1701 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:32:28 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=9423#comment-1701 [...] via endless digital retouching, only exacerbates a visual “grading” system that is just as damaging to men, setting both sexes up with unrealistic expectations no woman can ever [...]

]]> Comment on ~ Sexism Is A Two-Sided Coin by Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” vs. Beyoncé and Big Media – Objectification Wins Every Time » Ani's Blog | Women's Rights | Politics | Women in Politics | Feminism http://belowthesaltnews.com/2012/07/04/sexism-is-a-two-sided-coin/#comment-1699 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:18:22 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=9423#comment-1699 [...] via endless digital retouching, only exacerbates a visual “grading” system that is just as damaging to men, setting both sexes up with unrealistic expectations no woman can ever [...]

]]> Comment on ~ What About West, Texas? by Linda Anselmi http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/04/20/what-about-west-texas/#comment-1689 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:13:57 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11405#comment-1689 Agree with you Suzie. I think this is an almost universal problem even in big cities. Especially where there is fast growth. We now have a chemical distributor in a high density neighborhood that has had leaks requiring evacuations, and a train that crosses through our city and some of the “best” neighborhoods carrying highly toxic chemicals. I do think people mistakenly comfort themselves with the idea that the city, county, state would somehow protect them IF there was real danger.

]]> Comment on ~ What About West, Texas? by Suzie Ivy http://belowthesaltnews.com/2013/04/20/what-about-west-texas/#comment-1688 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:52:23 +0000 http://belowthesaltblog.wordpress.com/?p=11405#comment-1688 Living in a small rural community myself, I see the answers to this tragedy paralleling my own environment. I live within reach a large “clean coal” (sorry I’m choking here) power plant. I can see the stacks in the distance every time I walk out my front door. The jobs keep our community solvent and believe me, they pay well. The cancer rate is incredibly high here but locals say they’re “down winders” and that’s the reason. When ever coal mining comes under fire from the government our town literally starts talking about taking up arms against the government. They worship their paychecks and believe the bull crap spewed. So I look at West Texas and see a similar community, trying to make ends meet and turning a blind eye to the dangers of the fertilizer plant because… it’s all they’ve ever known. Think of it as brainwashing. This doesn’t take away my heartfelt sadness for their tragedy but I totally understand how it happened just not the original why of the placement.

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