Citizen Review Online Nov 2005 News

November 21, 2005

November 19, 2005

State reverses position on use of exempt wells - Capital Press

Farmland preservation—what next? - by Martha Ireland, for PDN

Rising taxes spur community concern - Sequim Gazette

Lynx critical habitat proposal does not include federal lands - Methow Valley News

Ferry County’s wildlife protection plan fails to pass court’s ‘smell test’ - Group had sued over species list - The Olympian

Medical data an accessory? Privacy advocates raise flags - The Olympian

Spices ward off diseases - King 5 News

November 18, 2005

Holes in EPA's Ozone Policy - Tech Central Station

State's economy surges - The state's revenue picture may be rosy, but lawmakers are urged to limit spending - The Herald

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch, 11/18/05

The bankrupting of rural America - commentary by Joyce Morrison for News with Views

November 14, 2005

300 attend talks on water rules in Port Townsend - State lawmakers get earful at public forum - PDN

RMAP Rules Close to Completion - WA Farm Bureau

Skagit River Project pays farmers to stay put - King 5 News

November 11, 2005

On Veteran's Day: Duty, honor, country: Reflections on the highest calling... The Federalist Patriot

Moving Tributes on Veteran's Day

Defining urban, rural for today’s land - by Martha Ireland, for PDN

The War Against the Car - Wall Street Journal Commentary

GOA Fighting to Win the Hearts & Minds of the Next Generation -- Ask Your Reps. to Attend Important Congressional Briefing on Education

Parent Empowerment Network discovers errors in released WASL test items

November 8, 2005

Jefferson commissioners balk at state watershed plan - PDN

Olympic Peninsula water users to meet legislators about proposed flow rule - Capital Press

Small business association asks Washington Delegation to Support Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

November 7, 2005

Farm futures: Kitchen-Dick to Dabob Bay - by Martha Ireland, for PDN

Another 100 foot buffer proposed - "It could help salmon" - Officials say vegetation would slow shoreline erosion - The News Tribune

Oregon's land-use revolt has a message for Washington - Seattle Times

November 3, 2005

Search is on to pay for incentives to encourage farmers to stop irrigating crops - US Water News

Senate endorses oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge - King 5 News

Gregoire joins calls to overturn Bush roadless policy - The Olympian

State water rule misused, Kessler says - Lawmaker: Ecology interpreting wrongly against small farms- PDN

Proposed water use limits on tap - Port Townsend Leader

A modest suggestion for solving instream flow challenges from WRIA 17 blogspot

Colorado's Tancredo Proposes Federal Land Sales - LMNS

Anti-Grazing Elitist Buying Cows - LMNS

November 2, 2005

When government's rights eclipse property rights - by Henry Lamb for eco-logic/Powerhouse

There ought to be a law! Trackside by John D'Aloia, Jr.

Federal Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) - Theft of Private Property - Radio Program, Freedom 21 Radio, Santa Cruz

So ... the Department of Ecology thinks our small ag producers are using water "illegally"? - from WRIA 17 blogspot

November 1, 2005

Lawmakers to attend water plan session in Port Townsend - PDN

New tax scheme on the horizon by Joan Veon, for News with Views

Wolves and Perch: The native and the invasive by Jim Beers for eco-logic/Powerhouse

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch for Nov. 1, 2005

Prop One debated at PA Chamber - KONP News

October 28, 2005

Appeals panel strikes down part of county critical areas code - KONP News

Weyerhauser mill closures another reminder of state’s unfriendly business climate - Sen. Joyce Mullikan

October 27, 2005

Body found near trail in Seattle's University District - King 5 News

Jefferson County pushes for water rights - PT Leader

Only 'egregious' violations? The Department of Ecology and water rights - commentary by Norman McLeod

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch

Yelm mayor race gets pricey - The Olympian

October 18, 2005

Clallam park plan calls for six million in land buys - KONP

Jefferson: Dam removal and restoration of the Elwha subject of presentation- PDN

October 13, 2005

Math that kids need to know - ommentary by Richard Becker for eco-logic/Powerhouse

October 12, 2005

Clallam County accepts state money for river buy outs - KONP

The 'Shovel Brigade' effect - Jackson Hole Star Tribune

Plan won't fly: Sims kills Southwest's Boeing Field hopes - Seattle P-I

The Earth Charter and the Ark of Hope: Where are they now? By Carl Teichrib for eco-logic/Powerhouse

Largest inland dam removed - WA Farm Bureau

Second Beach trail closed - Forks Forum

Judge’s forestry ruling - Forks Forum

October 11, 2005

Proposition 1 is not a good “ BET” by Bob Forde

Commissioners use faulty "citizen" petition to place new tax on the ballot - Citizen Review Online

Enviro lawsuit forces Forest Service to suspend permits in forest service - from fire prevention to Boy Scout meetings - WA Times

Are we saving the environment - or losing our liberty?

October 9, 2005

Water rights a "right", not a privilege, says State Rep. Buck

Lawmakers pressed to shield property - Reaction to eminent domain ruling may backfire, experts say - The Tennessean

Invasive Alien? Invasive Natives! letter by Julie Kay Smithson

Salmon recovery plan would become no longer 'voluntary' once passed? by Joel Kretz

U.S. prepared to cut its farm subsidies by 60 percent - Yahoo News

October 7, 2005

Home costs trigger debate - County Council candidates offer their solutions to soaring housing prices - Everett Herald

Remarks by the president on the war on terror

DNR Initiates SEPA Review of Burnt Hill Recreational Trail Plan - Public Open House scheduled October 18 in Sequim

Washington Research Council's report on the effect of state's real estate excise tax

October 4, 2005

Clallam County voters to decide whether to increase excise tax in November – Questions arise about the process to get Proposition 1 on the ballot- Citizen Review Online

Salmon board meets for first time in county - Omak Chronicle

Bush Nominates White House Counsel to Supreme Court - Lou Dobbs, CNN

October 1, 2005

Republican women host speaker defining proposed buyer's excise tax

Agency paying up to 10 times usual cost - Star-Telegram

Half-Empty Cruise Ships Chartered After Katrina Raise Questions - Lawmakers Questioning Hasty $236 Million Deal - Local 10 News

Steering group outlines salmon plan problems -Chronicle

September 30, 10025

House Overhauls Endangered Species Act -Yahoo News/AP

Judge sets aside Wash. state plan for increased logging on trust lands -The Olympian

Did the CBD author parts of TESRA? by Julie Kay Smithson

Planning philosophy holds to textbook vision, rather than reality, erodes freedom - Trackside by John D’Aloia Jr.

PDC to investigate union representative’s use of public facilities for political endorsement

September 29, 2005

Anti-recreation lawsuit bans White House Christmas Tree and other forest activities - BlueRibbon Coalition

September 28, 2005

We `did a lousy job' communicating on WRIA 17, Ecology official says - PDN

Recreation Groups Seek To Join Caribou Lawsuit -BlueRibbon Coalition

Clash stalls reopening of highway - Environmental group wants damaged road to stay closed - Everett Herald

September 25, 2005

China Imposes New Rules on News Web Sites -Yahoo News

Judge Issues Restraining Order Against New Orleans Gun Seizures - CNS

Folks dispute salmon recovery plan - Omak Chronicle

September 24, 2005

Water opinions flow at DOE meeting - The Port Townsend Leader

Clallam GOP to oppose real estate excise tax -PDN

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Bull Trout - News Release, USF&W

Why Pombo's ESA Reform Bill Is Step Backward - by James Buchal

September 22, 2005

A modest suggestion for solving instream flow challenges - opinion by Norman MacLeod

Voters tell government to prioritize by Jason Mercier, EFF

Tribes, local landowners raise issues over Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan - Omak Chronicle

RMAP Rules close to completion - Board to review draft rules - by Dan Wood, WSFB

September 21, 2005

DOE gets earful at WRIA meeting; Water opinions flow at DOE meeting - The Port Townsend Leader

Tribe Calls Citizen Concerns Over Salmon Plan an “Attempt to Disrupt Process” - NCBI

September 20, 2005

Are You Asking the Right Questions about Conservation Easements or Purchased Development rights? commentary by Ric Frost for eco-logic/Powerhouse

Ten Commandments monument in Everett is constitutional, judge rules -Seattle Times

September 18, 2005

MORRISON ON FARMING: It's a long row to hoe - The Illinois Leader

Letters to the Editor: True "Freedom to Farm" solution to farming crises - The Illinois Leader

LINDA SEEBACH: The troubling side of a famously livable city - Sacramento Bee

North Bend development ordinances up for vote - Snoqualmie Valley Record

Planning is Socialism - Opinion by Ray Haynes for Ludwig von Mises Institute

September 14, 2005

Losers in court case on eminent domain are ordered off land - SLC Tribune

Vaccinations and the Right to Refuse - by Sherri Tenpenny, DO, for News with Views

September 13, 2005

Lions and tigers and bears...and the Wildland Project -by Joel Kretz

Water Rights Aren't Property Rights, says Judge - LMNS

Rewilding America - by Joyce Morrison

September 11, 2005

Israel lowers its flag over Gaza - WA Times

Court tosses PDC fine - Appeals court rules state campaign law unconstitutional - The Olympian

2005 Initiatives and Referendums - Qualified for the ballot in Washington State

Lack of Automobility Key to New Orleans Tragedy by Randall O'Toole

September 1, 2005

Historic America or "Communism lite" by Jan Michael Jacobson for eco-logic/powerhouse

Time to delist - 6 of 47 U.S. Biosphere Reserves fail to meet U.N. requirements by Henry Lamb for eco-logic/powerhouse