Editor's Notebook

A news release from the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, recently crossed the editor’s desk. The release was directed to the agricultural community and contained many safety tips with regard to the handling of hazardous materials.

I’m not disagreeing with the tips but I’m sure glad my father didn’t know about some of the tips when I was growing up. If he had, my childhood would have been much different.

The one I particularly noted advised children should not be allowed near fuel storage locations.

I grew up playing around the family gasoline station and on top of unde...