LANSING Reporting on environmental problems and controversies remains a perilous endeavor, as demonstrated by a series of incidents around the globe. Journalists are physically assaulted, jailed, interrogated by police, kidnapped, fired, sued for libel, harassed and even murdered for seeking to expose environmental crimes, corruption and misconduct by powerful government, military and business interests.

To the Editor: My family would like to extend a special thank you to the community for all their support during and after our house fire, where we lost everything. We would like to thank the Gladwin, Beaverton, Butman and Harrison Fire Departments, the Gladwin City Police Department, Bob North of Emergency Management, Christmas Kindness, Sacred Heart and Helping Hands Mission, State Farm of Gladwin, First Glance Second Chance, Gladwin Community Schools and bus garage, Riverwalk Place, and the local churches, our friends and family.