Article By By Ed Wrather
  • What are You Afraid of?

    An article in the newspaper caught my eye several years ago. The article asked the question, "Are American's becoming scaredy cats?" (To be a "scaredy cat" is to be unduly or excessively fearful.) The article also asked if Americans had forgotten how to face a well-calculated risk and if the West were still to be won, could we roundup enough brave souls to win it? The article discussed a book by Harold W. Lewis entitled, "Technological Risk. What are the real dangers, if any, of toxic chemicals,