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06-26-2003, 05:25 PM
If we have not yet convinced you that the regulatory reach of the Federal government is immense, just ask the fireworks industry.

“Fireworks business is booming across America, as Independence Day approaches, propelled by heightened patriotism in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

But fireworks companies, like Pyro Spectaculars of Rialto, are getting burned by post-911 factors such as the Homeland Security Act, stepped-up regulatory practices from agencies like the U.S. Department of Transportation and the explosive rise in insurance rates”

Read the entire press account (http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209~23371~1468057,00.html)