Reporting done well

Today's article by Telegram Correspondent Paula Owen, Access denied - Controversy over public use of great ponds, was a good piece of writing. It laid out the issues well, that of the public right to access to the great ponds of Massachusetts versus the wishes and/or needs of those who seek to protect those waters. It provides enough citations of the state laws that those so inclined could look up what the law said, not just what we think it says.  See, for example, Chapter 131: Section 45. Great ponds; public use; rules and regulations and Chapter 91: Section 18A. Public access to great ponds; petition.
(I do wish that online articles contained links to other resources. That's one aspect of blogging that can give the reader more information.)
Further, and I think it's to the credit of the story, the comments address many of the same issues and experiences.

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Disclaimer 1 - I write a blog for the Telegram's OnTheCommon.com site, but am otherwise unaffiliated with the Telegram, except that I delivered their morning newspaper when I was 13.
Disclaimer 2 - I am a member of the board of directors of the Queen Lake Association in Phillipston. Queen Lake is classified as a Great Pond. We've had to address many of the same concerns regarding invasive weeds, badly behaved boaters, and protection of the water supply. Queen Lake is also part of the MWRA watershed and, as a result, has some restrictions regarding usage that may not be required near other Great Ponds.