'Toxic' facts are fiction

Once again the Deseret Morning News apparently went for sensationalistic journalism rather than taking the time to thoroughly investigate. The article "School sites trigger worries" (Aug. 14) included a lot of unjustified, alarmist rhetoric concerning three schools in the vicinity of a so-called "toxic waste dump" in South Davis County. If the supposed triple threat of a sewage treatment plant, a medical waste incinerator and neighboring oil refineries is so dangerous, why would family housing and other businesses be allowed in the area?

Someone in the city government of North Salt Lake is angry about the loss of their power to dictate the location of charter schools. Excitable people were unaware, or conveniently have ignored, the fact Stericycle's emissions are less harmful than eating a can of tuna fish.

This kind of article casts serious doubts to the validity of all other Deseret Morning News articles.

Paul Maloy

Salt Lake City