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Thoughts for the day:
It is irresponsible for [The Department of the Interior]
to keep buying more land. We already own one out of every five acres in
the country. Before the government buys more land, it must learn to take
care of what it already controls.
-Secretary
Gale A. Norton, U.S. Department of the Interior
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"After working with this law (the Endangered
Species Act) during my 22 years in Congress, I've concluded it's the most
powerful law in the land. It can be used to thwart everything from the
training of our fighter pilots to the farmer's simple desire to plant
a crop in his field so he can feed his family."
House Resources Committee Chairman James
V. Hansen discussing a bill to restore the original intent of the ESA
[Endangered Species Act]
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"There is a deliberate and quite outspoken
attack on the whole idea of people owning private property. Mr. William
Reiley, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has said publicly
on a number of occasions that he does not believe that people should have
the right to own private property. To use his words, "The ownership
of private property is a quaint anachronism." He has called for a
repeal of the fifth amendment as it affects the right of private property.
There are two laws that have been passed by the Congress that are being
used to take property away from people. one is the Endangered Species
Act, and the other one happens to be the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water
Act has a section, 404, which allows the Corps of Engineers to regulate
the water that is navigable. By a series of very twisted definitions,
the Corps has adopted the idea, which the Fish and Wildlife and EPA are
also following, that any body of water, or any moist land, anything that
they can call "wetland" constitutes navigable water."
-Dixie Lee Ray, scientist, recipient of the United Nations Peace Prize
- 1992
"According to a recent study by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, simply limiting 'unreasonable'
jury awards could cut health care costs by five to nine percent, saving
$70 - $126 billion each year and allowing an additional 2.4 - 4.3 million
Americans to obtain medical insurance." - May 6, 2003 press release
of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, as cited by sickoflawsuits.org
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November 25, 2003
New Report Confirms Smart
Growth Raises Housing Prices -
Illinois Leader
Study offers transit
solution: Get people out of cars
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
November 24, 2003
Senate OKs wilderness
area - Seattle
P-I
More than $23 billion
spent in 5 years to preserve land; controversial computer modeling used
for determining the 'need' -
NY Times
Disney's Defeat Didn't
Stop Growth -- Or End Debate -- in Prince William, VA --WA
Post
Missouri River levee
meets opposition from Sierra Club
- Spokesman-Review
Corvallis, Ore:
Study dispels myth of American West -
Register Guard
November 23, 2003
That first home costs
too much for more of us - Typical starter price now $172,231
in Md.; $32,825 pay can't swing the deal; Realtors group shows the affordability
gap -Baltimore Sun
How a Law is Made: A Real-World
Lesson in Civics on "housing affordability"-by
David R. Henderson
A Done Deal: Free Trade
Areas of the Americas-by
Joan Veon for News with Views
November 22, 2003
Analysis: Few controls
on illegal voting -
UPI
Unshackle businesses,
GOP governor candidate urges -The Columbian
GOP's Rossi says he's
out to meet voters
- The Daily News
Messy war over geoduck
harvest -King
5 News
Congress approves Bush
forest initiative -
King 5 News
Tieton River Canyon gets
funding for preservation -Tri-City Herald
Idaho water users suing
over salmon -Billings
Gazette
November 21, 2003
A Senior Moment - The
GOP goes for a poisoned pill - Medicare
bill another 'Hillary-care' - Stephen Moore, The National
Review
Letter to the editor:
Slant is obvious - Hatchet job on Forde reflects paper's bias
Environmentalists'
analysis finds that most respondents want off-road vehicles banned -
Motorized or traditional travel in forests?-Great
Falls Tribune
Firing of river experts
will be investigated: Baucus among 6 Demo lawmakers who requested probe
-Billings
Gazette
Judge hears arguments
on snowmobile rules -Salt
Lake Tribune
Rate hikes likely after
drop in water use -Salt
Lake Tribune
"Healthy Forests"
Moves Forward -LMNS
November 20, 2003
DOI Official Pronounces
ESA "Broken" -LMNS
World Socialists call
for world government -
by Henry Lamb for News with Views
Heritage Areas Vote
Expected -LMNS
Anti-Eco-Terrorist
Bill Filed
Interior ordered to
re-evaluate mining rules -Billings Gazette
Research debunks greenhouse
theory...Proof exists (that greenhouse does not), but
believers would rather denounce than debate -by
Lorne Gunter for Eco-Logic Powerhouse
November 19, 2003
AT&T looks at sending
3,000 jobs out of country - Carrier has multi-year cost-reduction
program under way - Bellingham Herald
Energy bill has broad
implications for Northwest -Bremerton Sun
Bill would offer compromise
on wildfires-Spokesman-Review
Armey recruits conservative
activists -Bremerton Sun
Ruskin: Ranch development
a lock - Arizona Daily Sun
Preserve half of rainforest,
scientists urge - Up to 50 per cent of coastal region
should be set aside to maintain ecosystems -
Vancouver Sun
November 18, 2003
Eminent biologist
is guilty - Mary Darling transplanted endangered cacti illegally
-Arizona
Star
BLM questions conservancy
director’s use of access road -
Idaho Statesman
November 17, 2003
Layoffs, closures wear
on local residents - The Daily News
Pierce Co., WA - Bonney
Lake plan pits greenery against growth -News
Tribne
Hatchery closure looms
- The Daily News
November 15, 2003
More cash in on land, tax
deal - Preserving open space a key goal -
Denver Post
Despite casino setbacks,
Indian clout rises - Voters reject a casino bid in Maine, and California's
incoming governor wants to see tribes pay more to state
- Christian Science Monitor
Group attacks city's
'sprawl' - Sierra Club says Calgary 's woes have one cause -
Calgary Herald
How protecting Idaho’s
endangered species affects you -
The Idaho Statesman
County to review its
rules -Plumas County Online
November 14, 2003
"Uncle Sam wants
You, Your Sister, and Your Girl Friend or Wife" -
News with Views
Sediments in Sound
among least toxic -Seattle
Times
U.S. fights roadless
appeal case -Billings
Gazette
Mill's closure further
tests our resources
- The Daily News
DOE fines companies for
pollution -
Longview Daily News
Formal probe of colleges
launched - Sen. Andrews seeks political diversity -
Denver Post
November 13, 2003
Top Alabama jurist ousted
for defying law -Billings
Gazette
Wisconsin Wolves Eat
a Lot of Prime Beef -DNR
to run out of money to pay for animals killed by wolves
-LMNS
New stormwater disposal
regulations applied in valley - Methow Valley News
Senators want investigation
of Missouri River decision -Billings Gazette
Judge tosses Lolo Forest
suit - Molloy rules federal impact study for salvage logging sufficient
- The Missoulian
Kids on forests and fires
- The Missoulian
November 12, 2003
Tax Breaks For Big Land
Trusts -Liberty
Matters News Service
Easement to keep homes
off Mica Creek land - Bill contains money to buy Potlatch's development
rights to 25,000 acres -Spokesman-Review
Suit challenges signature
requirements for initiatives -Billings Gazette
Economy, environment
called keys to the other -
Billings Gazette
Cutting of old-growth
trees to fight forest fire criticized
- Spokesman-Review
November 11, 2003
Group battles land use
rulings -The
Daily Herald
Council objects to Locke's
move on Island Crossing -
The Herald
Lawmakers seek 'dialogue'
with WSU over Puyallup land sale - The Daily Herald
Anglers, hunters may
feel impact of cuts to Fish and Wildlife budget -Seattle
Times
Future of Capitol Lake
to be studied by state - $900,000 study would determine
whether to revert man-made lake to 'free-flowing' river -Seattle
Times
Two-faced state
regulations put boarding homes in untenable financial bind -The
News Tribune
November 10, 2003
Loudoun Prepares For
Latest Reversal - 'Smart growth' opponents win seats on county supervisors
board - WA Post
State's business climate
needs improvement -Bob
Williams, EFF
State looks at logging
possibilities -Bellingham
Herald
Lawmakers OK money
for dredging - Congress approves $3.5 million for deepening
the Columbia River channel, short of the $20 million supporters sought
-The
Oregonian
WDFW may add
orcas to endangered list - Public input on the proposal
to add orca whales to the state's endangered species list is sought
- Union Bulletin
November 7, 2003
Final watershed plan submitted
to county without Ecology’s blessing -
Methow Valley News
Parma homeowner sued over
wetlands - Woes brought about by conservation easement on title-
Democrat & Chronicle
Conservation easements
- too good to be true -
by Joyce Morrison for The Illinois Leader
Wyoming's Beetle-ravaged
forest will be thinned
- Billings Gazette
Bill introduced to stop
Yellowstone bison slaughter
- The Missoulian
Administration
pulls scientists off near-complete river project -
Billings Gazette
Business owners hail
passing of I-841 - Labor leaders say ergonomics rules
would have reduced injuries - The Olympian
November 6, 2003
Kyoto No, Healthy Forests
Yes -LMNS
The other side of the
story: Media 'owned' by Forde's opponent? editorial
by Lois Krafsky-Perry, Editor
California Biologist:
"It Needed to Burn" -
Wildlife experts scramble to save threatened species after California
wildfires -LMNS
Hood Canal fish deaths
spur $350,000 study-Spokesman-Review
Another appeal sought
by Locke on land use -Seattle
Times
Locke touts 'digital
government;' online driver's license next? -Bellingham
Herald
Study on reservoir to
get more funding -Tri-City
Herald
November 5, 2003
Election shows
fertile political ground for lower property taxes -Tim
Eyman
Farmers push for return
of development rights -
Capital News Service
California Farmers
Beware! CFBF seeks
habitat restoration pacts with agencies - Liberty
Matters News Service
Water rights in New Mexico
could be about to evaporate? -
SEI
Initiative 841 repeals
ergonomics rules - Opponents cite supporters' TV ads -The
Olympian
November 4, 2003
Last
day to vote - Watch Clallam County, WA returns here starting at 8 p.m.
tonight
Calif. recall spotlights
ire on political abuse - Outcome reflects public frustration,
resentment against abusive government officials & institutions -
Arizona Daily Star
Eminent Domain Abuse
-LMNS
November 3, 2003
State Sen. Dino Rossi
will run for governor -Seattle Times
PLF Sues Park Service to
Preserve Family's Only Access Road to Alaska Property
Time to get rid of Transportation
Commission -
Bob Williams, EFF
Your Tax Dollars at Work:
Fiscal Year 2003 Refuge Land Acquisition
State proposes to list
orcas as endangered -
Longview Daily News
County growth plan lacks
key element: money - Paying for the 20-year blueprint
is one of many topics up for discussion at a Wednesday meeting
-The Oregonian
Growth plan changes deal
with sprawl -News
Tribune
The Case for Wolves -
in Central Park -
by Henry Lamb for News with Views
November 2, 2003
Salmon Recovery Funding
Board holds meeting without proper public notice, says attendee
- by Lois Krafsky-Perry,
Editor
Sen. Patty Murray and Rep.
Norm Dicks announce state funding: land acquisition and conservation
priorities in interior spending bill
- Norm Dicks Press Release
Battle shaping up over
who owns Tulalip tidelands - Tribes, homeowners in dispute -
Seattle P-I
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VIRGINIA - Gaia
Forum series at the College of William and Mary to stimulate ongoing
cross-campus dialogue, instruction, and research on what they claim
is the most crucial question of our time: "[H]ow to work together
to transform a cancerous global economy predicated on the infinite expansion
of production and consumption of commodities into a socioeconomic order
that is compatible with a finite, perishable planet?" - "We
plan to establish autonomous chapters or "nodes" on college
campuses throughout the world. . " - Question Presented: Does
this sound like a program likely to enlist students opposed to free-enterprise
and the private sector?
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"[T]he Endangered Species Act, like Frankenstein,
despite the good intentions of its creators, has become a monster..."
_ The Honorable Paul Kelly, 10th Circuit Court of Appeal, Dissent, Silvery
Minnow Decision
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Letter to the editor in The Daily News, Longview, WA:
Who pays the wages?
When you are at the courthouse, do you have the feeling that you are
working for them, instead of them working for you? Who is paying their
wages?
Monte G. Hamer
Castle Rock
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Regarding the redistribution of your income...
When is a pay raise not a pay raise? When
it's written up as a law, amazingly. "This is not a pay raise.
This is an increase that's required by law," claimed Senate Appropriations
Committee chair Ted Stevens, on the "not a pay raise" that
raised pay for members of Congress from today's $154,700 to $158,000
in 2004.
And now that they got theirs, how are they
spending yours? For starters, this week's 60th annual National Peanut
Festival in Dothan, Alabama, received $202,500 for the event.
from The Federalist, 10/31/03
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