This letter is in regard to the article I read about the toxic waste dump in Valley View [“Tomb With A View,” January 10]. It is sad to see that people are still trying to blame everyone else for bad things that happen to them. Obviously God is pissed at Mr. Berger for something he did. I can’t believe that NONE of the people in the article smoked, ate fast food, or did anything detrimental in their lives.
Cancer is the nation’s #1 killer of all people far and wide. Tell those people to suck it up, quit blaming others for their misfortunes, and think about that lady in Michigan who doesn’t live in Valley View who has cancer, or that child in New York born with birth defects. Believe me, if your water was green and foamy and you didn’t call someone to complain, then you get what you deserve. Oh, by the way, how convenient that the report you cited suddenly went “missing” after your story. You could have come up with something better than that.
Amber Blonski
Cleveland

This article appears in Jan 17-23, 2007.

7 replies on “Cancer Victims: Suck it Up”

  1. Sounds like you are blaming God for any misfortunes that anyone suffers. Does He punish everyone by giving them cancer, or giving their kids birth defects when “He is pissed ” at them?!

  2. Of course! He is the one true “God” that controls everything. Haven’t you read your bible recently?

  3. I do know this, Valley Veiw has many underground water tibutaries that flow into Cuyahoga River and the Canal, this is why the farmers settled here for the fertile moist ground. And we always had a garden, berry bushes and fruit trees that we ate and harvested, also this area is known for the corn crops. My family also bought live stock from neighbors and the Famous Feed Mill is still in business. I quess we all need to find out the truth revealed about the contents in the dump, and if there was anything illegal going. If any one has any info please post it. Alie;valley veiw

  4. It is obvious Amber, that you didn’t read the article or you’d know that there were years worth of complaints, questions, protests etc. While I can’t speak for everyone in the area, I have known Jason Berger his whole life and can tell you that he is a very very good person and has always led a very healthy lifestyle.
    It’s obvious, too, that you haven’t read your bible through either. Maybe you should start with the book of Job. My God is kind and loving. I wonder, how will your God punish you for being judgemental and self-rightious?

  5. First let me remind Amber that if she ever read her bible she would know that God never gets pissed off.
    How dare you find fault with Mr. Berger for helping a young journalist uncover a dirty secret that the village never uncovered. If you read the whole story and paid attention to it you would have read that the people of Valley View have been complaining for many years with no results. I suggest you go back and read the original article again and see what you missed the first time.

  6. Dear Amber,
    If “god” is really there, as you say, I do hope he/she is getting “pissed” at the right people. That way, you should probably end up in a leper colony for being a typical judgmental christian.

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