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Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:04 +0000

One Sane Voice: comparing CO poisoning at a hotel with the dangers that have existed at Institute is a bit of a reach. Probably bad timing for a tongue in cheek commentary as well.

Comment on Center: W.Va. ‘cracker’ tax break worth $300 million by James Joseph

James Joseph — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:21:30 +0000

So the state shouldn’t give a tax incentive upfront, now, to get all the downstream businesses that will 100% follow this project which WILL generate tax revenue? What level of taxes will the 2,000 construction workers that work for 2-3 years building this pay? Oh wait, that was left out of the Center’s equation to serve their own special interests.

Comment on Center: W.Va. ‘cracker’ tax break worth $300 million by citizen3457

citizen3457 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:37:08 +0000

O’Leary misses the entire point of the bill. It’s not about revenue, it’s about jobs created by construction and operation.
If the plant where to go to another state, that $300 million would have been gone anyway. To say the tax break isn’t needed to attract the cracker plant is an assumption and has little evidence to back it up.
One could argue that had there been no tax incentive for Toyota, the Buffalo, WV plant would would have gone to another state, and that seems to have worked out rather well for WV, don’t you think?

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by OneSaneVoice

OneSaneVoice — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:15 +0000

CO detectors are cheap & I have no issue with requiring them in hotels where CO generation is a possibility. (Nat gas heating, etc).

What I am very disappointed in is Ken’s lack of a stronger stance on this subject. This incident killed one person and critically injured a second. The fatalities related to this event are nearly that of the Institute explosion. What was the hotel occupancy at the time of the pool heater failure? How many additional people could have died?

Where are the calls to run these kinds of businesses out of town? Shut down all the heated pools in the community. Where is the call for the Chemical Safety Board to investigate? After all, CO is a chemical and these people were killed / injured due to a chemical exposure.

What Ken refuses to acknowledge in everything he write is that there is risk in everything we do in life. Smarter people than Ken are responsible for reducing that risk to acceptable levels. But since that doesn’t fit into his ultra-liberal agenda, you won’t read that here.

Comment on Secret meetings, Jan. 27, 2012 by Robert Hayton

Robert Hayton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:23:02 +0000

Some government agencies define “open proceedings” the same way the IRS defines “voluntary compliance.” Or arguing what the meaning of “is” is.

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by WVhybrid

WVhybrid — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:23 +0000

Perhaps William Moran’s family would disagree with John’s assessment that saving his life is not of “much benefit.” One wonders just how much John considers his loved ones lives to be worth.

I’m sure the Kanawha County court system will be assessing just how much a life snuffed out needlessly is worth.

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by Allen Johnson

Allen Johnson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:19:47 +0000

Several decades ago, on a Christmas Eve, my dad and I worked on my car in his heated house garage. We ran the engine quite a bit. That night, both of us became very sick….missed out on Christmas. Obviously it was carbon monoxide poisoning. I’ve been very careful since then.

So yes,CO alarms in hotels sounds like a good idea. Thanks for doing the research, Ken.

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by Mac

Mac — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:31:51 +0000

John says “Huge expense for not much benefit.” John, I don’t know about the value you put on life (or death) and the damage to a family, but I surely take exception to your “not much benefit” comment. For those commenters who normally scream about the judicial system, you will have some new material. I would expect plaintiff’s attorneys were at the hotel shortly after the rescue squad (and rightfully so). I stay in Charleston frequently and pick the name-brand hotels, thinking they have high standards, but I will ask next time. The bad-press (much deserved) and insurance pay-out will make Holdiday Inn and the franchise owner a little more responsible. Throw in some punitive damages, and you will see a fix that regulators and politicians can’t muster. Mac.

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by douglaseye

douglaseye — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:24:14 +0000

Tell that to the family of the man who just died, John. Thanks for following up on the thought many of us had upon seeing the story today, Ken.

Comment on Why doesn’t W.Va. require CO alarms in hotels? by Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:23:18 +0000

The reason our government doesn’t require CO alarms in hotels is because of attitudes like that of the first commenter, John, who feels it’s OK to let people die if it saves businesses a few bucks.

John, you should be ashamed of yourself.