Tree Shows Up To Protest Environmental Destruction

[G_j]

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/gs_news/article/0,1406,KNS_392_2262222,00.html

Citizens voice views on controversial road
By BETH RUCKER, [e-mail]
September 16, 2003

Around 100 people gathered at the Knoxville Marriott on Monday to give feedback on a study evaluating the future of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's "Road to Nowhere."

The meeting gave park and Federal Highway Administration officials a chance to present their progress on the North Shore Road Environmental Impact Statement to supporters and opponents of the road.

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Festooned with branches to create the appearance of a tree, Knoxvillian Chris Irwin signs up to participate in a public meeting Monday on the controversial North Shore Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park <see pic>

[Brucey]

1. Hey, but didn't Raygun say that trees

cause pollution? Let's not go out on a limb...

[HFishbine]

2. Please

don't branch off. Let's stick to the root of the discussion.

[Brucey]

3. Leaf me out of these awful puns.

I pine for more political talk. (And don't tell me your bark is worse than your bite, oak-kay?)