The court said the state agency must determine, again, whether the planned expansion of a basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior requires an environmental impact statement.
From the column: "I’ll be alone with myself, wrapped in the solitude of the Shore. Except for the absence of snow and the company of those I love, it’s perfect."
Radar tracks put Michael Bratlie, an experienced military and commercial pilot, just past Two Harbors, Minnesota, in his two-engine plane. There the flight path apparently ended.
Where did an infamous mobster go when he needed a little rest and relaxation? Residents of the North Shore and Iron Range have long boasted their backyard as the bootlegger’s land of leisure.
From the column: "It's hard to accept we have only a limited influence over this election process that requires so much of our attention. ... So, I must ... be comforted by nature and my trees."
