From: Great Lakes Town Hall <Great_Lakes_Town_Hall at mail.vresp.com> Subject: GL Town Hall: Guest Writer - Senses of Superior and a new editorial To: picklebecca at yahoo.com Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 2:12 PM Click to view this email in a browser <http://hosted.vresp.com/279379/6e5fd9134a/1396000747/aa712c31c8/> newsletter-top-low.jpg <http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/9/7/a/97a15b229a/6e5fd9134a/57bde7dc7a/libr ary/newsletter-top-low.jpg> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/9d6670853 6> Join the discussion this week at the <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/cbd369ff3 c> Great Lakes Town Hall! - Laren Koshere, is posting all week about growing up on Lake Superior - "Are More Great Lakes National Parks Possible?" Dave Dempsey's editorial Weekly update for April 13 - April 17, 2009 <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/e6981262d c> - Visit The Great Lakes Town Hall - <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/76e80e7a5 f> The Daily Post Lauren Koshere grew up on water, paddling, swimming and fishing in Lake Superior and the other lakes and rivers of northern Wisconsin. A Lauren Koshere.jpg <http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/9/7/a/97a15b229a/6e5fd9134a/57bde7dc7a/libr ary/Lauren%20Koshere.jpg> graduate of the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Koshere's major research and writing focused on environmental justice and North American water policy. <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/969ea9da2 b> - Read Lauren Koshere's Essays - "What I share this week is a reflection on growing up in and near the Lake Superior Basin. I consider how that Lake pulled and continues to pull me, how it informs my identity and sense of place in the world..." <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/9cf373f8a a> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/0c56869dc 5> Weekly Editorial In this week's editorial Dave Dempsey asks "Are More Great Lakes Natinal Parks Possible?" dave.jpg <http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/9/7/a/97a15b229a/6e5fd9134a/57bde7dc7a/libr ary/Town%20Hall/dave.jpg> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/4701172ac 8> - Respond to Dave's Editorial - "But perhaps more urgently needed today is a Lake Michigan Archipelago National Reserve and other designations to protect the stunning, scenic and scientifically unique values of Great Lakes islands." <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/c124d2662 9> April's Monthly Feature: New Poll! Each month we premier one of three added features of the Great Lakes Town Hall. These three consist of Opinion Polls, 5 Questions and the Great Lakes Spotlight. This month, the Great Lakes Town Hall poses a new question for the readers: Do you favor sharing Great Lakes water on a short-term basis to save human lives during emergencies in water impoverished areas? -Absolutely yes. -Yes, if... -Maybe, depending on... -No, except for... -Absolutely not. *Please expand on your answers in the Comments section!* <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/74938ea08 8> - Click Here to place your vote in the Opinion Polls! - - <http://oi.verticalresponse.com/f2af/v4/send_to_friend.html?ch=6e5fd9134a&li d=1396000747&ldh=aa712c31c8> Forward this message to a friend - <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/1d7fde7af 0/aid=15952> donate-150.jpg Your contributions to the Town Hall make it possible to run this dynamic and exciting website. When you <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/a8737b51d 2/aid=15952> donate to the Town Hall, you will receive a FREE 2009 Great Lakes Forever Photo Contest Calendar! calendar.jpg <http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/9/7/a/97a15b229a/6e5fd9134a/57bde7dc7a/libr ary/calendar.jpg> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BiodiversityProject/6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/4da5d663e 5/aid=15952> donate-150.jpg _____ If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: <http://cts.vresp.com/u?6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/mlpftw> Unsubscribe _____ Great Lakes Town Hall Biodiversity Project 4507 N. Ravenswood Suite 106 Chicago, IL 60640 (773)-496-4020 <http://www.networkforgood.org/npo> <http://cts.vresp.com/o.gif?6e5fd9134a/aa712c31c8/mlpftw> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090413/86085a1b/attachment.html