...and his new farm pollution policy is setting new records for cynical disregard for public opinion and deliberate ignoring of reality itself, so even though I just came back from out of state to find this story, I'm reasonably certain that most Iowa conservationists are heaving into their hats. This does explain why Sonny Boy showed up at a recent public meeting about environmental issues, however. I wondered why he was there, his deep passionate concern for the environment having escaped me before.