We begin today's entry with a math problem. A writer recently wrote a letter to ROAR listing some points ROAR has made against the OTR project, along with his/her own varying opinions. Some of the listed points indicated mistaken understanding, most notably that those in opposition to OTR are a small minority. To quote: "...the small minority that makes up your organization feel that you can speak for the rest of the residents of Fremont county." A ROAR Board member has responded to that: "We do not purport to represent every resident in Fremont County. Instead we represent our membership, which is almost 4000 people. Given that only 4500 people live in Bighorn Sheep Canyon, we feel that the membership is significant, rather than a small minority."

4,000 ROAR members, not all from the affected area, to be sure, but quite a force in favor of protecting a canyon area that includes 4,500 human residents. That's good math!

Our second topic for today: the promised PowerPoint show ROAR to the RAC meeting (see earlier posting). An abbreviated version is posted here. The main point is to see and read about the massive equipment that will be used to create OTR. You can imagine the traffic impediment and unavoidable collateral damage this will cause.

So that's our Math and Reading for today. Class dismissed.