Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Celebrity sighting

Every now and then, a celebrity gets involved in a dispute over an aggregates operation. A few years ago, it was singer James Taylor weighing in on a permit issue in New England. Earlier this year, former Dallas star Patrick Duffy jumped into a quarry expansion issue in the Northwest. Now you can add Erin Brockovich to the list. The famous activist, about whom a movie was made starring Julia Roberts, now works for the law firm of Masry and Vititoe, and she recently showed up in Midlothian, Texas, to address community compaints about a rash of illness that some say are the result of emissions from a TXI cement plant. Hang onto your hat as this one evolves. Your comment?