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Letters & Editorials

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NEW     Letter to U.S. Representative James Oberstar
Written by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
Dated: Aug. 24, 2006

NEW     Letter from U.S. Representative James Oberstar
Submitted by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
Dated: Aug. 7, 2006

Letter from State Representative David Dill
Submitted by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
Dated: Feb. 20, 2006

Letter from Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Steve Sviggum
Submitted by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
Dated: Feb. 10, 2006

Open Letter to Attorney General Mike Hatch, candidate for governor
Written by: Carl Brown of Ranier, MN
published in the Daily Journal on Feb. 1, 2006

AG's Office: State does not have water jurisdiction
Written by: Laurel Beager, Senior Writer
published in the Daily Journal on Jan. 27, 2006

Brown suggests new designation on waters
Written by: Laurel Beager, Senior Writer
published in the Daily Journal on Jan. 27, 2006

Voyageurs waters belong to state
Submitted by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
published in the Duluth News Tribune on Jan. 23, 2006 and the Daily Journal on Jan. 27, 2006

Letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard
Sent by: Carl E. Brown of Ranier, MN
Dated: Sept. 22, 1995

Follow-up Letter to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Sent by: Carl E. Brown of Ranier, MN
Dated: Jan. 3, 2006

Judges bias in 8th Circuit Court ruling
Submitted by: Carl E. Brown of Ranier, MN
published in The Daily Journal on April 4, 2000

Letter to Kate Miller (Superindendent of VNP)
Regarding an incident in June 2005
Written by: John J. Wood of St. Paul, MN
Dated: June 22, 2005

Letter from Kate Miller (Superindendent of VNP)
to "Incidental Business Permit Holder"
Written by: Kate Miller, Superintendent of VNP
Dated: August 25, 2005

Voyageurs National Park Ranger's Behavior Disturbing
Written by Mark Trompeter, Rainy Lake resident, and personally delivered to Kate Miller, Superintendent of VNP
on June 24, 2005

Something Suspious Is in the Air
(An encounter with U.S. Park Police officers in 2003;
one is now a Park Ranger at VNP)
Written by: Courtland Milloy of the Washington Post
Dated: March 24, 2003

Regarding Incident with VNP Ranger in Nov. 2003
Written by: John Havluck
Submitted with permission by: Mark Trompeter

Who controls management of waters around VNP?
Submitted by: Wilbur Fast of Ranier, MN
published in The Daily Journal on Nov. 14, 2005

Park, local leaders need to work together
Submitted by: Kate Miller, Superintendent of VNP
published in The Daily Journal on Nov. 15, 2005

Response to Miller on water jurisdiction
Submitted by: Carl Brown of Ranier, MN
published in The Daily Journal on Nov. 21, 2005

Issue of water jurisdiction flares up
Fort Frances Times "Publisher's Pen"
published in the Fort Frances Times on Nov. 23, 2005