20 Isolated Selected Quotes From Bill Dedman

20 Isolated Selected Quotes From Bill Dedmane

An investigation by msnbc.com shows that the CDC routinely takes as long as a month - and sometimes as long as nine months - to visit the scene of firefighter deaths.

— Bill Dedman

With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire - they go in.

— Bill Dedman

Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers or giving cash to candidates.

— Bill Dedman

Polygraphs have sparked a fierce debate for at least a century.

— Bill Dedman

The term 'triage' normally means deciding who gets attention first.

— Bill Dedman

Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation. No tsunami required.

— Bill Dedman

More than 30 of America's 100 nuclear power reactors have the same brand of General Electric reactors or containment system used in Fukushima.

— Bill Dedman

At one point, Sarah Palin sent her husband instructions to stock up on 'fresh fruit and veggies' for the kids, and 'as little processed foods as possible.'

— Bill Dedman

Todd Palin's frequent presence in the governor's office led some in Juneau to call him the 'Shadow Governor.' But it had never been clear, at least to the public, what roles he played.

— Bill Dedman

Disclosure of private e-mails from government officials has been a legal issue in many states.

— Bill Dedman

ABC forbids political activity by journalists.

— Bill Dedman

MSNBC policy requires journalists to report any potential conflict of interest and to seek approval from the president of NBC News before making any political contribution.

— Bill Dedman

It's hard to say whether the general incidence of school violence of all types is increasing or not.

— Bill Dedman

The Federal Highway Administration has allowed states to take advantage of a loophole in federal regulations, delaying bridge inspections to every four years instead of the two years normally required.

— Bill Dedman

Federal agencies that own bridges have some of the worst records for on-time inspections. Nearly 3,000 bridges owned by U.S. government agencies went more than two years between checkups.

— Bill Dedman

Federal regulations forbid delaying inspections for fracture-critical bridges like the fallen Minneapolis bridge - the kind with a lack of redundancy in design, so that a single failure in a load-bearing part can cause the entire bridge to collapse.

— Bill Dedman

Huguette Clark has had her own tax liens - four times, the IRS has filed to collect taxes from her.

— Bill Dedman

The entire federal budget for landslide research is $3.5 million a year - far less than the property value lost on a single day when 17 mansions slid down a hill in 2005 in Laguna Beach, Calif.

— Bill Dedman

The scientific effort to inform the public about landslide risks often runs head-on into powerful economic interests.

— Bill Dedman

Even with good maps, there's no guarantee that the public will get the word about landslide hazards, or that state and local governments will take action to discourage or prevent building in dangerous areas.

— Bill Dedman

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