Letters to the Editor: 04.10.97
Fond Memories
Springs
April 7, 1997
Dear Helen,
I would like to convey my heartfelt gratitude to the many local people who have over the years expressed their fond memories and appreciation of my father.
He so loved the sense of community he felt in Springs, from biking to Louse Point, where he was deeply impressed by the solitude and hard work of the baymen, to stopping at the Barnes Store, where he would order a "nice cuppa coffee." When he returned to the studio, he would use in his paintings what he had just seen and heard.
Over the years many people worked on the studio - plumbers, carpenters, house painters. He admired their craft to such an extent that when distinguished visitors arrived to view paintings, my father would ask, "Howdja like to see the boiler room?" Or he might point out the huge stainless steel kitchen sink which he had designed himself, overlooking the fact that he had actually designed the entire studio inside and out.
He was proud to be an honorary member of the Springs Fire Department. "I get to pick out the fires," he said.
To honor my father's deep love of Springs, it is my family's hope to place one of his sculptures by the water, where he often was found "getting ideas" or "having a nice little talk with that fellow down there."
Thank you all for making my father feel such a part of this town.
Sincerely yours,
LISA de KOONING
'Leak Of The Week'
Manorville
April 7, 1997
Dear Editor:
Welcome to Brookhaven National Laboratory's continuing course on radioactivity titled: "The Leak of the Week." The first lesson was on tritium, followed by cobalt, strontium, and cesium. More recently, they've covered radium and americium.
At first I thought the lab's radioactive leaks were due to negligence and incompetence, which amount to criminal behavior. But now I see that Brookhaven Lab officials are merely teaching us how radioactivity affects the earth, air, and our drinking water.
Which radionuclides are created in the lab's nuclear reactors and how do they affect the environment? See? You don't know. Not to worry, however. The lab's next lesson is scheduled for next week.
Sincerely,
PETE MANISCALCO
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