Political campaigns can be inspiring. I’m thinking of Rep. Skraba’s campaign and his statement that “Thirty years is too long to wait.”
Of course, he was referring to developing mining projects and I’m thinking about cleaning up mining projects.
This is the thirtieth anniversary of the closing of the Dunka pit.  In 1994, the last train load of ore was shipped out and the Dunka site has continued its pollution of Birch Lake and the Boundary Waters ever since.  Thirty years is too long to wait for a clean-up.
When Rep. Skraba goes to St. Paul, I hope he’ll make some effort to clean up the Dunka site and the other six active taconite plants that are degrading Minnesota’s public waters.
Bob Tammen
Soudan