Contrary to popular opinion, God does like to keep his nose out of other people’s business. On occasion he just might prod a bit, only to get things moving in the right direction. Such was his intent with the Great March for Community Newspapers and his hope that the mighty throng would head back up the shore to occupy the Peter Mitchell mine near Babbitt and the taconite plant, railroad and ore docks in Silver Bay. He may have been the almighty but he certainly wasn’t pushy. He was very adept at allusion, gentle innuendo and quiet suggestion. Never intrude on someone else’s free will was his motto, but he certainly wasn’t averse to a good clue when it was necessary. He dropped a hint here and there about the need to help the residents of Lake County most affected by the mine closure. He might’ve nodded a wee bit when a fellow named Foggy, who lived in a tiny house near Kane Lake, got worked up about the mess Larry Goncalves started by shutting down the mining operation. Foggy said it just wasn’t fair that during a phone call to investors one person could put five hundred out of work and cause havoc across entire communities. God sat back smiling as Foggy began to urge his fellow marchers to consider taking over the mine, taconite plant, railroad and docks as a bit of a wakeup call, a poke in the eye of a CEO who thought he was king.
