Watermen struggle with pollution, inflation

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Sarah - July 14, 2008

I agree, it doesn't do any good to talk if you don't act ..... I do act! My family and I are always picking up trash that others leave on the ground, whether it be walking thru our Easton neighborhood or state parks that we visit. I have taught my kids what goes on the ground makes its way to the bay. We have also helped plant bay grasses and build oyster beds. My whole family is passionate about the bay, and what to see it's return to good health!

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Kristina P. - Easton, MD - Karma: Bad

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Partisan again - July 11, 2008

No wonder we can't get anywhere...on any issue. Everyone is looking for someone to blame. Stop REACTING to everything and start ACTING!

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Sarah B. - Annapolis, MD - Karma: Bad

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Reconsider - July 10, 2008

Maybe the Waterman of MD and DE should reconsider their lively hood...at some point all good things WILL come to an end, and I think employment as Waterman is over in this state. IF you have children, please don't let them follow in your footsteps, let them study the environment...there will forever be a need for that!

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Debbie F. - Arnold, MD - Karma: Bad

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We really need - July 10, 2008

is a politican in office we isn't afarid to REALLY fight for the bay! If you have enough money then you can do whatever you want and everyone just looks the other way! What about that guy who build that house here in AA Co on an island with no permits and then when someone fianally noticed his huge home lighthouse and all (how could someone not notice it being built???) He filed for permits AFTER the fact but only after he was caught ....... That crap all needs to be torn down and he needs to pay some serious fines!!! Same goes for all the others who think they can do whatever they want and cry about how they don't want to be told what to do with their land ..... should have thought of that before you moved onto the waterfont! And the over development of KI makes sick!!!

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Kristina P. - Easton, MD - Karma: Bad

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Bay Pollution? - July 10, 2008

Chris I'm really sorry to have to tell ya. You're full of beans. Farmers caused pollution? How bout Mr Greengrass?? Putting 4 times the amount of fertilizer and little yellow flower killer on yor 1/4 acre than a farmer puts on an acre. Factory owners?? As Paul F put it...what factories? You are correct though that the population that just has to live near the bay have helped to kill the bay. The watermen wiping out the fish crabs oysters? Not that they didn't harvest..but they had to harvest inside the guidelines of the DNR. The Bay is in real trouble. Did the watermen do that? No and you know better...or any thinking person would. But i guess you quit thinking ..just like the liberal politicians did so long ago in Md. It's show them the money and you can do what ya want. And that is just what has happened. Look at the Kent Narrows area. That was ALL marsh at one time..pay enough in bribes and you can change marsh into apartments and houses. Some people know the causes of the loss of bay water quality...But Chris...you surely don't have a clue. Are you related to O'malley?

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Carl Radtka - Deaver, WY - Karma: Bad

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Take yer meds Chris K. - July 8, 2008

Chris, Maryland is a Liberal State. Liberals get their way here/grease palms to get big houses built. Republicans can't do it. And what Farmers are left here? Liberals killed farming in Md. (Especially Tobacco). And what factories? Show me one that's still open after the LIBERALS killed business in Md. And the developers? They grease Liberal Democrat hands when they build. Get your drawers unwadded and wake up. YOU caused it. WE paid for it and I'll try to help fix it. You with me? We CAN fix this together. I'll plant oysters and you plant Sea Oats or other Bay grasses. BOTH of us can keep an eye out for illegal pollution or development. And let me shoot the Mute Swan that are ruining the Bay grasses. Oh, can't do THAT...it's Un-Liberal.

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Paul Flanagan - Shady Side, MD - Karma: Bad

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Little Sympathy - July 8, 2008

For many decades the Bay has been over-fished, decimated really. The same folks who over-fished it without regard to future generations now complain that the steps needed to bring back the fish, crabs are too painful. Sorry guys, it's hard to feel sorry for you. Not that the blame is entirely yours; there is also that pollution thing that we can pin on farmers and factory owners and developers, but you still bear the brunt of it. Your only hope now is to elect some Liberal environmentalists who will enact tough and painful laws to stem pollution and overfishing. That way your grandchildren might be able to make it as waterman. Or you can do what our Conservative politicians are so good at, ignore science, reality, and our children's future.

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Chris K. - Annapolis, MD - Karma: Bad

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RE: Rich Liberals?? - July 8, 2008

You ack like it's something new. This country was built on such discourse.

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K. Overman - arnold, MD - Karma: Bad

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Rich Liberals?? - July 7, 2008

Oh, I take it there are no rich conservatives. I'm sick of all the mud slinging name calling crud that passes for "discourse" in this country today. Who cares what their political stripe they are...sheesh.

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J. Jovkovich - Annapolis, MD - Karma: Neutral

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I agree ..... - July 7, 2008

I agree with everything Paul said! We need to find a long term solution to the bay's issues and the

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DNR Caused this? - July 6, 2008

After Hurricane Agnes blew through everything suffered, Rockfish especially. So by the early 80's there was a moratorium. Watermenn switched to Crab and Oyster. Overharvesting (Ya gotta make a living), MSX and Dermo killed the Oysters. Crabs were all that was left. The remaining population of Rocfish eat all the baby and soft crabs. Add all the runoff from rich Liberals building HUGE homes on the rivers (And paying off the County and State with miniscule fines for violations) has led us to where we are today.

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