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Lance Groth

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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Posted on 12/18/12 at 08:47 pm in response to Wolf-killing by the numbers: Trappers outdo hunters — and stir public outrage

I disagree with two of your statements, Ron.

As to shoot, shovel, and shut-up, you suggest that without trapping, we would "return" to it. Who says it ever went away? It has gone on all along, and it will still go on with or without legally sanctioned killing. Just talk to folks who live in wolf country. When they're being honest, they'll tell you all about it (as long as no CO is in earshot). That's the problem with tallying the legal kill count and concluding it's acceptably...

Posted on 12/18/12 at 08:51 pm in response to Wolf-killing by the numbers: Trappers outdo hunters — and stir public outrage

There's nothing wrong with trapping? Are you a dog owner? Will you volunteer your dogs to spend 24 hours in a leg hold trap to prove there's nothing wrong with it?

Posted on 12/19/12 at 08:06 pm in response to Wolf-killing by the numbers: Trappers outdo hunters — and stir public outrage

...there is only one way anything is going to change. Concerned people need to talk to their representative and senator, in the newly DFL majority legislature, about sponsoring some bills to change the law. DNR needs to have its feet held to the fire, with regard to conducting pilot studies of nonlethal methods of protecting farm animals, with regard to baiting and trapping, and with regard to considering its only "stakeholders" to be hunters, fishermen and ranchers. I'm not in any of...

Posted on 12/06/12 at 01:50 pm in response to Opening in Minneapolis: 'Chasing Ice,' a film that moves skeptics to tears

The WBL situation just underscores all the more that Minnesota needs to be very skeptical about the plans to mine metals in huge mines near the Boundary Waters. If a metro area lake can be ruined through simple ignorance on DNR's part regarding the aquifer that feeds WBL, how are we to believe that the precious, and fragile, waters up north can be protected from mining related contamination - when it has never been successfully done anywhere. The news that the concentration of metals is...

Posted on 12/05/12 at 02:04 pm in response to Scientist criticizes congressional panel for perpetuating myths about vaccines

Unfortunately, there is no intelligence test or educational level threshold for election to public office. Any fool can get himself elected, and they frequently do.

Posted on 12/03/12 at 12:00 pm in response to No amendment allowed: A constitutional problem we’re stuck with

Mr. Cross has it right. The two senators per state arrangement is there to give some teeth to the notion that the United States is a voluntary federation of sovereign states. The one man, one vote argument is specious with regard to the Senate - it completely misses the point. I don't think anyone wants the U.S. government to be the government of a handful of large states, with the rest just along for the ride. I find the structure of the Senate to be entirely appropriate, and would not...

Posted on 11/29/12 at 08:12 pm in response to Pundits think Franken is in good shape for Senate re-election

Er, I think you must have missed the tag preceding the "deep bench" list...

Posted on 11/28/12 at 02:21 pm in response to Letter from South Dakota: In Badlands, magpies bring intelligence to the table

You can add parrots to the list of intelligent birds, and not just the big ones. Having lived with both cockatiels, a feisty little Senegal, and an African Grey, I can tell you their level of awareness, intelligence and ability to communicate (not so much in "parroting" human speech, but nonverbal forms of communication) are quite extraordinary.

I tend to think this extends to many more species, however. For instance, chickadees employ their trademark "dee-dee-dee" in a rather...

Posted on 11/18/12 at 12:10 pm in response to Minnesota's Lt. Col. Mark Weber talks about his former boss, Gen. Petraeus

I recall hearing a saying that I think is one of the finest compliments that can be paid to anyone, particularly to a leader, that "he was as cool under fire as a mountain lake." That surely describes Gen. Petraeus throughout his career, and in how he handled his fall from grace.

Lt. Col. Weber's comments are very well said. Even the best among us have feet of clay, and that must be the root of our compassion. That Petraeus handled the circumstances of his failure with honor only...

Posted on 11/15/12 at 06:38 pm in response to Popping the bubble: more data that bursts commonly-held GOP tax beliefs

Someone send a copy of this article to Chip Cravaack - he said he wanted data.