Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: The ocean impacts of desalination
(WorldNews Environment)

Desalination is one of several issues that have divided our community in recent years, the other two on our plate right now are Trail or Rail and Rent Control. Years ago I was talking to a former mayor who told me something he had learned being involved in local politics - that the most common approach with any contentious issue was to draw a line in the sand, pick sides and duke it out. ......