As mercury hangs low in thermometers and the winter ice grips the country, Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator, Julia King, reminds us that things could be much worse. It could be sunny and warm:
Author: Julia King
Commentary – Soul of a Luddite
When the season of giving and getting is over, households across the country are left to sort through the empty boxes and wonder how they ever got along without their new toys. But Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator, Julia King, worries what all those new toys really mean-for our daily lives, for our fellow humans and for the planet:
Fertility Drugs and Population Control
After reportedly taking fertility drugs, a woman in Iowa, already the mother of one, is now carrying septuplets. While Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Julia King wishes the family well, the situation has her wondering about the wisdom of creating such modern day miracles:
Paving Over Nature
Lakefront parks, nature trails and bike paths are all ways communities encourage the public to get outdoors. But some critics argue… to do that, they bulldoze and brick the very environments they are trying to showcase. However, Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Julia King says we shouldn’t be so quick to criticize the paving over of nature: