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The era of domination and indoctrination by the mining industry is still alive in the Range cities. However, enlightened peoople who have made the effort to educate themselves, and find out the real truth regarding the "down side" of mining, the side that never gets printed by the Echo, or at forums such as the one that occured in Virginia a week or so ago, which was dominated by panelists slanted toward mining, are learning about the negative impacts. These people are spreading the real truth that more mining is not the pancea for an economy already suffering badly from tacontie mining. If mining was so good, then where is the prosperity in range cities such as Virginia? With 6 operating taconite mines surrounding the area should not this town be bursting with prosperity Why then are the peeople not better off financially if mining jobs bring such great wages; why is the downtown deteriorating;why are so many families on food stamps and welfare? The landscape surrounging Virginia...riddled by the negative affects of mining, it boast flat mountains of tailing piles. What a hideous landscape. Depressing at best. No wonder these people come to Ely to recreate...no wonder those in Ely who work at Minntac and other Range mines, choose to make the drive to work there each day, rather than live in these cities. They choose to live in Ely with its wilderness and natural beauty, the lakes, the streams, and the opportunities for canoeing and fishing in the BWCA. More mining is not the anwer. It is not sustainable. Look only to the highway #53 issue in Virginia. How much more land will the mining industry gobble up? Google the Resource Curse.
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