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Star Tribune outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson has made no secret of his disdain for Gov. Jesse Ventura's oversight of Minnesota's natural resources. "That Ventura and (former DNR Commissioner Alan) Garber's legacy lives on at the DNR is perhaps most unfortunate of all. The agency ... is in need of so much refurbishment that the job seems, in the eyes of some, to be beyond the capabilities of one person," Anderson wrote.  

Star Tribune outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson has made no secret of his disdain for Gov. Jesse Ventura's oversight of Minnesota's natural resources. "That Ventura and (former DNR Commissioner Alan) Garber's legacy lives on at the DNR is perhaps most unfortunate of all. The agency ... is in need of so much refurbishment that the job seems, in the eyes of some, to be beyond the capabilities of one person," Anderson wrote.  All Things Considered host Lorna Benson talked with Anderson.


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