| A nurse in a southern Colorado ER hospital attended an injured oil worker for 10 minutes and became ill. In time her vital organs shut down. Doctors wanted the frac'ing fluid formula, which Halliburton said was secret. In time she recovered. Now local governments are trying to enact stricter regulations, especially since small quantities of these chemicals have the potential to contaminate entire aquifers. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
