My Hometown
Most places have some claim to fame. Some are more famous than others. Some are known for their movie stars, their landmarks or their leaders. My hometown is known for this. The vermiculite was contaminated with tremolite asbestos -- a particularly toxic form linked to numerous illnesses including mesothelioma, a cancer that can attack the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart.
It is such a beautiful place that has housed a deadly poison in the soil of the WR Grace baseball fields that my brother played on in Little League, on the track at the High School where I cheered at many games and events, and in the garden soils of so many local homes.
I have a brother that has major lung trouble in which this asbestos filled vermiculite has adversly affected his lungs.
Such a crazy thing to be known for, especially for such a beautiful place. But when I saw this article on cnn.com, about a place I know well, I had to say a little something about it.
Libby, Montana
5 comments:
WWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!It's GORGEOUS there!!! I would LOVE to live there - except for the toxic part. I'm sorry it's known for something sickening instead of it's beauty!
That looks like a gorgeous place. I didn't know you were from Montana.
What a pitiful waste of such beauty. Man can be so irresponsible!
Wow! I didn't know you were from there?? How long did you live in Libby? From around ages 2 to 8 I lived in Missoula. Montana has some of the most beautiful places in the US!
That area is SO beautiful! I visited there for the first time in the summer of 2007. I have relatives that moved to Libby about 3 years ago.
I would love to go visit there again, soon...maybe this summer. And with the air cleaner, it would probably be a great place to live, if Jon could find work.
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