Category Archives: Great Lakes Basin
Not All Ohio Republicans Want to Destroy Lake Erie.
Image via Wikipedia I am an Ohio Republican but lately I have been feeling awfully lonely as my party has taken steps to ensure Lake Erie’s demise. But this morning, I discovered I am not alone. Enter Bob Taft, the widely despised former Governor of Ohio. I have written in this space before that, while [...]
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Endangering Lake Erie. Step One Accomplished.
The Ohio House passed the measure I posted about earlier this week, virtually on party lines 60-37. One Dem joined ranks with the Republicans. You see this is exactly our problem these days. We can’t get the real stuff done that we all know we need to get done because we’re too damn busy trying [...]
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Tagged Great Lakes, Great Lakes Compact, Lake Erie, Lynn Wachtmann, Ohio, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Republican, United States
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An Inherent Conflict of Interest
As you may or may not know, I have followed closely the development of the Great Lakes Compact from proposal and public comment stage through the final draft. The University of Toledo Great Lakes Institute has played a vital role in disseminating this information through it’s annual seminar hosted by the College of Law each [...]
When the Top 10 is Really the Bottom 10.
The big cities around Lake Erie are on tough times. Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo top the list of the nation’s poorest cities. Toledo was not spared. Toledo ranks as the 8th poorest city. Michigan’s biggest city. Three of Ohio’s major metropolitan areas. Can this area of the country ever rebound? I find it impossible for [...]