They still could do their own landfill. In fact, it might be cheaper for them to do their own.

If we did that, we'd take the life of the landfill from 30-plus years down to 10 years. The county's philosophy always has been to extend the life of the landfill. That's why we burn trash at the plant in Fosston.

You can wind up with a life-long stigma. There really are no secrets in the world.

There's a much greater rigor and sensitivity about background checks.