How now, sacred cow?

Dear True,

How now? What does it all mean?

I read the message presented not as a parable, but as a fractured fairy tale. “We know what is best and if you will only do exactly what we want, we can all live happily ever after”. The real position of those who shovel this manure is: “it is not our plans to destroy the harbor and forever change the character of the town that are the cause of all the ill will and acrimony, it is the temerity of those that would oppose their betters - that is the real issue. It is those folks who like Grand Marais more than they like money that are the problem.” Since when is it a virtue to substitute personal greed for common sense and the right to hold and express an opinion?

In the real Grand Marais the imperative is not for those who oppose unbridled development to give in and do whatever it takes to get along, it is for everyone to act as responsible citizens in the best interest of the community’s present and future. That means civil discourse, but it also means to deal with facts and to do so in the open and to have a goal of a better Grand Marais, not a goal of the enrichment of a few at the expense of the future of the city.

The tale of the sacred cow is wholly bull. As for the issues at hand, the “large” pen, the “poor” planning, and the “unbridled” development can and should be stopped. And, our grandchildren will be very happy.

John Haluska
Grand Marais