Meet the blogger
Jeff Alexander
My life, in 60 seconds
I grew up in suburban Los Angeles. Moved to Michigan to play college hockey. What? Seriously. Hockey didn't work out. Settled on journalism. Met girl of my dreams (now wife) while in college. Encountered the wondrous Great Lakes. Never returned to California. Blessed with three wonderful children. Worked as a reporter and editor for 25 years at several Michigan newspapers. Wrote two books. Left the newspaper industry in 2009. Started my own writing and media consulting business (J. Alexander Communications). Now a contract writer for hire. I enjoy kayaking, hiking, reading, watching pro hockey and college football, traveling, exploring the Great Lakes and occasionally trying to rise above the rank of world's worst angler. And I blog about the Great Lakes because these freshwater seas are, in a word, incredible. Thanks for visiting!
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Recent Posts
- Growing concern about Great Lakes nuclear hot spots
- Taking stock of the Great Lakes on Earth Day 2013
- Asian Carp Doomsday Clock nears midnight after study suggests some of the invaders are in the Great Lakes
- Nonprofit wins Pulitzer for Kalamazoo River oil spill coverage
- Rivers recover as Michigan steps up pace of dam removals
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Michigan Legislature gets failing grade on environmental issues
Michigan calls itself “The Great Lakes State,” but the Sierra Club recently gave the Legislature a failing grade on environmental issues. The Sierra Club said the 2011-2012 class of state lawmakers was “by far the most anti-environmental Legislature we’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Air pollution, Fish, Great Lakes, Water, Wetlands
Tagged Air pollution, fish, land, politics, sand dunes, Sierra Club, water, wetlands
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