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Tag Archives: Karl Garson
Two Lives, St. Patrick’s Day and Economics
Published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS) on Sunday, March 17, 2013. A link to the essay in the MJS Crossroads Section is provided below. Charlie nailed it when he said, “I gotta move the liquor. To move the … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s February and the 2013 Mining Bill
To combat the symptoms of cabin fever that came packaged with this Wisconsin February I got out of the farmhouse and into the woods, an activity dating back to my childhood. My father was its chief proponent. We then lived … Continue reading
Graduates Special? We Never Were.
Published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Friday, July 27, 2012 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/graduates-special-we-never-were-7468g3f-163923646.html One summer afternoon in the ‘80’s my friend Jim said, “Our high school years were the last good years of our lives.” Jim and I were fending off desert … Continue reading
The River, Here and There
Published in an edited version in the La Crosse Tribune on Friday, February 24, 2012 under the headline “Like life, river tough to control. The entire essay appears here. A link to the La Crosse Tribune’s edited version is provided below. … Continue reading
Gogebic Taconite and Our Wetlands
Published in the Green Bay Press Gazette under the headline “Gogebic’s iron mine should be examined from all angles.” A link to the commentary is provided below. Count on the debate over the permitting process that would allow Gogebic Taconite … Continue reading
Gogebic Taconite: Their Mine, Our Water
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Sunday, February 18, 2012. A link to the essay appears below. Water. You can’t live with it. You can’t live without it. If water is part of a river, stream or wetland that … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, environment, nature, water, Wisconsin
Tagged Clean Water Act, Gogebic Taconite, Iron Mining, Karl Garson, Lake Superior, Mining, Wisconsin Legislature
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The Boy, the Mine and the Earth
Published in the Duluth News Tribune on Sunday, February 12, 2012 with the headline “Flambeau mine gives us a reason to protect the Earth.” A link to the essay appears below. I think of the boy frequently as I … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, Duluth News Tribune, environment, nature, Wisconsin
Tagged Flambeau mine, Gogebic Taconite, Hurley Wisconsin, Karl Garson, Penokee Range
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Cancer and the Growth of Wisconsin’s Economy
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, February 4, 2012, under the headline, “Don’t ignore the malignancies of economic growth.” A link to the essay is provided below. Cancer and economies depend on growth. The dominant belief is that … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, environment, nature, published, Wisconsin
Tagged ethanol production, frac sand, job creation, Karl Garson, taconite mining
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Karl Garson / Letters from Badgerland 