And we have actually beefed up our investment and support of prevention, because we have to treat this as a public health problem here in the United States, not just a law enforcement problem.

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He adds, rather pointedly, that there is rarely a mention of the real solution to this problem: collect and treat Venice's sewage.

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Those who succeed at this formidable challenge treat it as the complex, fascinating and important problem it presents.

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Unfortunately, the other part of this growing problem is that most in the news media continue to treat these increasingly extreme elements as if they are simply ordinary citizens advancing legitimate public concerns.

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