Rancher loses lease after he refused to give up opposition to quarry plan
May 1, 2012 at 7:00 pm in West Central Tribune
ORTONVILLE A rancher who voiced opposition to plans by the Strata Corporation to develop a quarry in Big Stone County will not have the lease renewed for the land where he grazes his cattle.
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How absolutely corrupt can a corporation be?
And how soulless and corrupt can these people around Ortonville be who are selling themselves and their neighbors out to this evil corporation???
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This kind of bullying behavior is something you see in TV shows and movies. Unbelievable.
I applaud Mr. Mastel for standing his ground, refusing to cave to the pressure imposed on him by a large impersonal corporation, and for allowing this information to go public. The letter is quite the eye opener.
While Strata Corp is ultimately getting what they wanted, it is important that the public is fully aware of who their new neighbor is.
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Call Strata in Grand Forks. Corporate Offices: 746-7491
When I called, the lady who answered claimed that she knew nothing about it, and the President and Second-in-Command weren’t available to talk to me.
Typical.
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Not surprising – duck and cover, deny all knowledge, just play dumb until the smoke clears…
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Sounds a lot like some of the movies I’ve seen. “Fire Down Below” with Seagal for one…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaoiLsz5xrI
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It’s a free world, and you’re free to think that Strata had no part in that letter.
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Bait – all you have to offer is bait.
Chum – nothing more than that.
Chewed up bits suitable for nothing more than bait for the big fish.
xoxoxo
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Yep, a real Master Baiter.
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Oh bac! Are you dreaming about me now? Let me clear it up for you so you don’t try to get in over your head, I am not one of you.
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If what you mean by “bait” is that I attempt to get people to think outside of their own little world then I plead guilty. I have stumbled across the most closed minded group of individuals I have ever seen here on this site.
Maybe someday you will open you minds and move out of your closed world of fantasy and realize there is more to the world then DFL talking points.
We can only hope.
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Who’s ‘we’?
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