Guest column: Save Tennessee’s wetlands for future generations
Bill Dance
Bill Dance is the host of Bill Dance Outdoors and is one of the most accomplished and recognizable professional fishermen in the world. He lives in Eads.
We don’t need uncontrolled, thoughtless regulations that limit economic growth, says Bill Dance, but we do need well-thought-out rules that allow construction and progress while protecting our surroundings.
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