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3. Would the people of West, Texas

Fri May 10, 2013, 02:41 AM

May 2013

be as apathetic toward the regulation of that business, if the name was instead, 'West TNT and Nitroglycerin, Inc.'?

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After Plant Explosion, Texas Remains Wary of Regulation [View all] spanone May 2013 OP

Next they will claim regulations CAUSED the blast. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #1

OF COURSE drynberg May 2013 #5

Are they seriously whining about jambo101 May 2013 #2

Would the people of West, Texas House of Roberts May 2013 #3

Great--All fertilizer plants probably SHOULD be Texas nikto May 2013 #4

Hopefully sooner madokie May 2013 #7

The stupid - it burns. Junkdrawer May 2013 #6

Wasn't the amount of fertilizer on site burnodo May 2013 #8

Backwards culture and education system has predictable results. geek tragedy May 2013 #9

They prefer to die in accidents, I guess treestar May 2013 #10

Apparently so. Brigid May 2013 #13

Secede ... GeorgeGist May 2013 #11

I'll second that... jambo101 May 2013 #12

And yet they demanded government aid immediately afterward. Release The Hounds May 2013 #14