John Bates weighs in on extremist editorials in the Lakeland Times

John Bates is a real treasure for the Lakeland area-his outdoor almanac in the Lakeland Times is what I look for first in the Lakeland Times. River Life: A Natural History of a River is required reading for anyone paddling on the Manitowish. He usually makes his arguments through quiet advocacy in his columns and public presentations, but I was glad to see him respond to the perpetual screeds in the editorial section of the paper.