“It is unfortunate that, once again, the unintended consequences of criminalizing marijuana have created such a lucrative underground economy. Unfortunately, this is causing serious and unnecessary harm to our...”
Marijuana farms trash public lands, threaten public and ecology

“The big question is are there American companies that manufacture all the needed parts? Is wind energy only cost effective if the government subsidizes by making you pay for it through taxes and inflation?”
Lake politics: Stimulate America?

“It’s almost time to plant seeds.I remember the fifties when almost everyone had a backyard garden,plum trees,apple trees, strawberries,raspberry bushes. It’s not going to solve everything but why not...”
Food hardship widespread; Great Lakes residents among those struggling

“This article was encouraging to me, as I did not realize so many were still devoted falconers. Many years ago, thanks to Steve Bodio’s Rage for Falcons, I did a lot of research and reading on falconry, and decided that may...”
Falconry is a team sport with Great Lakes roots

“When I taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth, I had a student challenge me on the first day of an Environmental Policy class. His charge? That I was biased toward the environment and would use the class to indoctrinate students that semester, and not give...”
Reporting with bias

“What ever happened to sovereign states rights and the tenth amendment that limited the federal governments powers? We are paying dearly for pathetic education and the resulting ignorance.”
Obama Ignores Sportfishing Industry in Great Lakes Policy