It's funny in a way. I have been writing an environmental column since 1996. And as a result I have been fortunate in that I've received comments from people living all over the United States, and even some comments from persons who work or reside outside the United States.

Sometimes, people agree with me. In fact, I suspect that more than 50% of the time, when people take the trouble to write to me they do so because they agree with my position on the topic of the day. They agree that noisy neighbors need to be stopped. They agree that protection is necessary from flooding due to uncaring, up gradient neighbors. They are happy that somebody has finally discussed the hot tub lung issue, etc.

But then there are those who don't agree. Most of the time they don't agree nicely. Sometimes, more than I would like, they correct factual assertions that I've made. I try to be correct, but make mistakes just as everyone else does.

Some call me a flaming liberal. They suggest that I must have voted for George McGovern when I was younger.

For others, I am an ultra-conservative. They presume that Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan were not nearly conservative enough for my liking.

Now, I'm going to touch on something that I promise will result in even more mail. It concerns what we are being exposed to in our home if we listen to the radio, or watch television. It is as if every thing that was off public discussion limits just a generation ago is now open for discussion, at any time, at any place, because no one seems to care enough to stop this - what would have been labeled "anti-social" conduct - today.

Let's take television, for example. How many erectile disfunction ads do we all have to watch? Why are they on during the day - as opposed to after 11pm? Can there REAlly be that many men with this issue - and if so, is it really a disfunction?

How much humor are we exposed to that relies not on wit- but rather crude body functions or sexual innuendo. Speaking of sex - is it just me, or is that that almost every show on after 8 pm requires, at a minimum, sexual suggestion. And most often, it is far more overt than suggestive. In fact, doesn't it appear that the networks push the envelope a little more each year.

Why do we allow this? Do we all believe that "everything" goes, that there are "no" limits whatsoever. I know that at one point we collectively decided to head that way. But hasn't it gone too far? And if so, how in the world do we stop the excessive filth?

To me it is simple. After 11 pm, I don't care what they put on tv or the radio. But before then, during family time, everything does not go.

Use the Aunt Selma test. If you would not have the nerve to bespeak it or show it at a dinner table in which Aunt Selma was invited, then it should not be on before 11 pm.

No feminine itching, no maxi pads, no birth control, no crude or vulgar "humor", no fraternity noises. It's the 1950s all over again. Why not?

Do I want the FCC to decide this. No way. I want a civilian advisory board to do so. A cross section of us - the real people. Not politicians, just plain old folk with some level of sensibility. They won't agree on everything, but I imagine that the members would have more to agree on than disagree about.

Now, if you disagree with me, I want to thank you for reading my column. We cannot always agree on everything.

If you agree, why not tell your state congressional representative. Lets start a grass roots movement and cleanup our airwaves a little. Whatever happened to "good taste?" No one even mentions that anymore.

The information provided in this column is written by Stuart Lieberman,a practicing environmental attorney, and is for general information purposes only. It is not legal advice and should not be used in place of legal advice.

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