Politics - Dec. 17, 2008
Should Milwaukee officially ban the bottle?
Toronto, Seattle and San Francisco have banned the distribution and sale of bottled water on city premises. Milwaukeeans, prompted in part by the memory of the cryptosporidium outbreak, have a large preference for water in the bottle instead of from the tap. But ban supporters say bottled water is wasteful.
Tags: bottled water, cryptosporidium, bottled water ban, bubblers, tony zielinski, AK Food Mart, Parshotam Singh, Mike Maierle, Michael Maistelman, jim doyle, bob bauman, Lena Taylor

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 5, 2009
Water Pathogen Generalization Prompt Public Rebuke by Preservation President
Removing the Estabrook Park Dam is a terrible idea. In his letter printed January 1st, Stopping rivers is bad for the environment,Tim Vargo stated that dams interfere with the natural movement of  sediment. I believe that Mr. Vargo has oversimplified the situation and used generalizations...
Tags: Estabrook Park Dam, Glen Goebel, Milwaukee Preservation Association, North Shore Library, Great Lakes Compact Law, Milwaukee River, Cryptosporidium, Cladophora, Coastal Plume, Waterborne Pathogens