On 22 Apr 2005 07:31:27 -0700, "Jim" wrote in
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It would probably be more effective to write to your own senator. Too
late for Santorum, I'm sure.

-Jim


I wrote the following to the author of the Palm Beach Post article
inquiring how the senator's proposed act would impact aviation safety:


Larry Dighera wrote:

Dear Mr. King:

Thank you for your insightful and informative article regarding
Sen. Rick Santorum's National Weather Service bill.

Have you any information about how the proposal might affect
weather forecasts and observations disseminated to pilots. As an
FAA certificated Commercial Pilot, I am concerned that it would
negatively impact aviation safety.

Best regards,
Larry Dighera




and received the following:


Message-ID:
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:54:17 -0400
From: "Bob King"
Organization: The Palm Beach Post
To: Larry Dighera
Subject: Feds' weather information could go dark

Hi, and thanks for writing.

I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question. The bill says
the weather service could continue to provide information that's
required under international aviation agreements, but I'm not sure
if that would cover all the information you're concerned about. I
was unable to get anyone from Santorum's office to discuss the
bill with me, although they were kind enough to send me the text.

I will try to find out more on that question for any followup
articles I write.

Thank you again.

-- Bob King
The Palm Beach Post


I'm still waiting for a reply from Senator Santorum.