The information we gather by this one-year study will help us work with all facets of the Carlisle and Cumberland County communities to find ways to improve the quality of air we breath.

Air pollution can be a major health threat, especially for at-risk populations and those with respiratory illness. This study will help us target improvements to clean the air, improve the environment and enhance public health.

The issues involved in controlling dangerous mercury pollution are complex. False and misleading information can have no place in the debate.

What that study finds will help tell us which way to go -- whether there are intriguing findings or the book ought to be closed on this topic.

In counseling patients who are considering gastric bypass surgery, this study will help us to identify those patients who can reasonably expect the long-lasting health benefits from significantly reduced blood pressure.

I believe, one way or another, that we will come to a solution. A work stoppage won't help anybody.