QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“For the elderly, sometimes air conditioning goes out, and someone may not have checked on them for 24 or 48 hours and these people experience dehydration. They often need to get fluids.”
Dr. Byars Wells, medical director of the emergency department at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. An extreme heat advisory was in effect last week because of air temperatures and heat indices that were expected to top 100.
“We have seen the horrifying impact of bans like this across the country, and the narrow exceptions included in this extreme ban will undoubtedly put Hoosiers’ lives at risk. Every person should have the fundamental freedom to control their own body and politicians’ personal opinions should play no part in this personal decision.” ACLU of Indiana executive director Jane Henegar, in a statement after Indiana’s near-total abortion ban went in effect after the state Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and Planned Parenthood.
“If the previous property owner had not irresponsibly demolished the existing structures without remediating the asbestos inside, this cleanup would be relatively straightforward. Instead, we’re forced to treat at least 14,000 tons of demolition debris as asbestos-containing.” Caleb Bauer, South Bend’s executive director of community investment, in a statement as the Environmental Protection Agency this month began a $1.7 million effort to clean up the Drewrys Brewery site before its eventual demolition and redevelopment.