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Ray Molzon, originally from DeWitt, Mich., has been a resident of the Copper Country for over seven years. First coming to
Michigan Technological University in the fall of 1997, he graduated with two B.S.
degrees, in biology and in math, in 2003 and immediately entered graduate school to work on an M.S. in
statistics. Should there be no surprises, he will graduate in May 2005 and leave the area for
uncertain prospects.
After writing for the MTU Lode's opinion page for more than a year,
Ray was awarded the title of the Lode's Opinion Writer of the Year for
2004.
Ray's interests include philosophy, history, politics and the environment; and some of his favorite pastimes are reading and camping.
Viewpoints
Peak
Oil
By Ray Molzon Posted
06/27/2005
HANCOCK
-- Guest author Ray Molzon presents another thought-provoking column --
this time
reminding readers of the impending energy crisis. Peak Oil is a term referring
to the moment in time when global oil production reaches a climax -- a moment
that "some believe is five or ten years down the road, if not already
passed," Molzon says. He reminds us that petroleum, in addition to its uses
for transportation, is used in the manufacture and packaging of an inestimable
number of products we take for granted -- from laundry detergent to cosmetics to
ball point pens. Molzon notes it is time the mainstream press addressed this
issue. more
Wal-Mart
By Ray Molzon Posted
05/11/2005
HANCOCK --
Guest columnist Ray Molzon says an escape to "God's Country" is only
relative if one notices, on Houghton's M-26, the pattern of commercial
development "that can be found along the main highway of practically any town of decent size"
-- giant buildings, fast-food restaurants, no sidewalks, and "a looming Wal-Mart
... currently being metamorphosed into a Super Wal-Mart." Citing satire from a favorite T.V. program,
South
Park, Molzon questions
both the quality of Wal-Mart goods and the labor practices behind the giant
corporation's low prices. more
Fraud 2004
By Ray Molzon Posted
01/14/2005
HANCOCK
-- Guest columnist Ray Molzon offers his views on the 2000 and 2004 elections:
from his feelings of "despair" and "numbness" to the
silence of the mainstream press, the inadequacies of the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
the ironies and flaws in the Ohio recount. However, Molzon sees some hope ahead
in Senator Boxer's recent challenge to the Ohio vote and the ensuing debate. more
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