HOW HE SEES IT Something new to worry about: terrorist grass

By DALE McFEATTERS
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
As if we didn't have enough to worry about -- jumping at loud noises because of the 9/11 anniversary, looking nervously skyward when the wind rises on a rainy day because of Katrina -- now comes a new threat: killer grass.
According to the Associated Press, cogon grass -- ranked as one of the world's 10 most dangerous weeds -- has taken hold in the Southeast. And cogon grass does indeed sound like one nasty plant: Four foot tall and saw-toothed, fast-growing, fast-spreading, able to grow most anywhere, hostile to other plant and animal species, pretty much inedible and close to indestructible.
"Experts warn that given enough time, cogon grass could turn the Southeast into a biological desert -- a grassy savanna devoid of all native species," reports the AP.
That's what we need. A new apprehension that when we walk out the front door we'll be attacked by the lawn.
Scripps Howard News Service