We're now in the middle of a two-year declining trend. That's concerning to us. But not a cause for panic yet.

The smallest piece of split shot, once ingested, can kill a loon within two weeks.

Collisions with boats and jet skis account for 14 percent of adult loon deaths in the state.

Indeed, it wasn't working between us,

I didn't tell the kids this, but pulling into today this was really a must-win for us if we were going to stay in the conference race. You go down two games to them and have to go to their place later and you're not out of it yet, but you've really built yourself an uphill battle.

If they would give us a half-hour one day next week, we would call off the protest.