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Letter: Stop the Eagle Mine Project forever

By Ted Johnson  Posted 03/16/2007

CALUMET -- Ted Johnson of Calumet asks local residents to step forward and stop Kennecott Minerals'  proposed Eagle Project for sulfide mining on the Yellow Dog Plains before it is too late. "The Upper Peninsula is the last bastion in Michigan capable of saving the pristine landscapes, the unspoiled lakes and rivers, tribal ceded lands, major bird and wildfowl flyways, trophy deer and fish, a safe and friendly living environment, and unique and remaining resources," Johnson writes. He notes how unsustainable "economic" development, such as sulfide mining, actually decreases the value and serenity of the land and leaves communities to clean up the environmental destruction. more

Letter: M-16s in the forest? I thought it was a joke.

By Bonnie Peterson  Posted 03/05/2007

HOUGHTON -- On Thursday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2007, members of the Michigan Tech Army ROTC program reportedly conducted a training session in the BOSS Snowplow Wax Center located on the MTU cross-country Ski Trails (now called the MTU Nordic Training Center). In an email to cross-country skiers a few days in advance of the training session, Mike Abbott, Michigan Tech Sports and Recreation director, informed skiers of the ROTC plan to use this facility. Several skiers sent comments to the email list. Bonnie Peterson sent a strong objection, questioning the appropriateness of a military use for the skiing facility: "It's contrary to the peace of the woods; its plainly disturbing to see people with rifles, no matter where they are or what their purpose. What does this say to our children?" Peterson wrote. Replies to the skiers' list and to Peterson in private accused her of being "unpatriotic." She shares her views here in a letter to the editor. more

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