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October 2001

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Oct. 31

Snohomish: County agency determines radio towers won't harm environment - opponents to appeal decision -The Everett Herald 

 

Oct. 31

Yakima: Dept. of Ecology fines businesses $674,400 for 'hazardous violations' in 3rd quarter - Herald Republic

 

Oct. 31

Is the Fix In?  Extreme Environmentalists To Provide "Scientific Peer Review" Justifying Klamath Abuses - by James Buchal

 

Oct. 31

U.S. Fish and Wildlife publishes new list of Endangered Species candidates, naming 26 more

 

Oct. 31

Insurers' use of credit reports to set premiums in question - Practice may open the door to discrimination based on race, income - Seattle P-I

 

Oct. 31

Law says military okay for homeland defense, according to think tank - Insight Magazine

 

   
Oct. 30

King County Council: Growth and traffic are the big issues for Eastside voters - Seattle Times

 

Oct. 30

Effort to build train center slowed by suit - Snoqualmie Valley Record

 

Oct. 30

North Bend, WA - Building ban could be eases, some water relief possible - Plenty of water, but no rights to pump it - Snoqualmie Valley Record

 

Oct. 30

Clallam County considers reviving boundary review board to focus on proposed annexation - PDN

 

Oct. 30

WDFW seeks comment on bald eagle status report, revised habitat rules

 

Oct. 30

Lower tax burden? Depends on your definition 
Tax collections have increased by 97.8% since 1986
-
Evergreen Freedom Foundation

 

Oct. 30

Eyman taps taxpayer anger with I-747 - The Columbian

 

Oct. 30

A Sad State of Affairs - by Ron Paul to the House of Representatives

 

Oct. 30

Islam and the making of Christian martyrs - Bill Murchison, Townhall.com

 

   
Oct. 29

Snohomish:  Donors pick sides over growth rules - Everett Herald

 

Oct. 29

Patriot Act draws privacy concerns - Business Weekly

 

Oct. 29

Pentagon unveils 'smart' id cards - Washington Post

 

Oct. 29

FBI issues new terrorism warning; no specific target or method - Seattle Times

 

Oct. 29

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to minute of silence in school - Everett Herald

Supreme Court Rejects ACLU Attack On Minute Of Silence!

   
Oct. 28

Budget woes: The long knives are out - AP

Commentary:  You can't 'tax and spend' your way to prosperity

 

Oct. 28

Junior taxing districts first to lose in tax cuts, says speaker - by Mary Swoboda

 

   
Oct. 27

What is wrong with this picture?  Too many "environmental" employees, spending too much taxpayers' dollars - by Sue Forde, Citizen Review Online

 

   
Oct. 26

Very quietly, the local 'watershed council' makes its plans for our river- Lois Krafsky-Perry, Citizen Review Online

 

Oct. 26

Growth Management Act needs reform: EFF to issue study on the issue

 

Oct. 26

Clallam County approves amendment to Dungeness River Comprehensive Plan

 

Oct. 26

Bush signs far-reaching anti-terrorism bill -Yahoo News

Highlights of the new anti-terrorism bill - Yahoo News

 

Oct. 26

Senate sends anti-terrorism legislation to Bush for signature - gives police sweeping new powers to search private homes and business records secretly, and eavesdrop on telephone and internet conversations - AP

 

Oct. 26

The history of Islam makes a definitive statement about 'conquest' from TRACKSIDE, commentary by John D'Aloia Jr.

 

Oct. 26

Conservatives bristle at 'United Nations Day' - CNS

 

   
Oct. 25

The Dalles: Scenic area review to begin - Columbia River Gorge Commission will look at 'defining' elusive terms - The Dalles News

 

Oct. 25

Citizens group wants Okanogan County to be aware of easements' small print - Wenatchee World

 

Oct. 25

Interior bill wins praise from enviros - ENS

 

Oct. 25

Kiss patients' rights goodbye? - WND

 

Oct. 25

Global governance glitch - by Henry Lamb WND

 

   
Oct. 24

DRMT to hold meeting to hear Bureau of Reclamation river report

 

Oct. 24

Don't take Constitution literally, warns Supreme Court Justice Breyer, about Constitution law - Yahoo News

 

Oct. 24

Ag Land Plans a Hit at Forum - Commissioners look at changing comprehensive plan to help landowners - Yakima Herald

 

Oct. 24

Local vs. global: Environmental group wants eco-writers' retreat torn down - SF Chronicle

 

Oct. 24

'Conservative' Senator Hargrove floats tax hike for State budget fix - AP

 

Oct. 24

Canada:  Terror bill's power 'exorbitant' - Spy agency watchdog says government would gain power to break privacy laws - Ottawa Citizen

 

Oct. 24

Mosquito-borne dengue fever causes worry in Hawaii - Honolulu Advertiser

Mosquito-carried Nile Virus puts Florida counties on alert - Sun-Sentinal

 

   
Oct. 23

Study:  Homeschoolers outperform peers - WND

 

Oct. 23

IRS agent assaults taxpayer in Las Vegas - no charges filed by police, FBI, US attorney- WND

 

Oct. 23

Project sought to test public's access to public records - Tri-City Herald

Washington: Your right to know - a special series about public access to public records 

 

Oct. 23

Militia groups return to spotlight - most offer local community assistance - Skagit Valley Herald

 

Oct. 23

Green Party USA criticizes bombing of Afghanistan - Environmental News Service

 

   
Oct. 21

Controversy swirls at DRMT meeting
Issue of metering private wells, "shadow government" arises
- Sequim Gazette

 

Oct. 21

$2 million by Congress to US Park Service to buy land along Skagit River to 'protect' eagles, fish - Skagit Valley Herald

 

Oct. 21

So-called 'police' still seizing medical records - Vin Suprynowicz

 

Oct. 21

Bennett to stay in election despite departure - Sequim Gazette

 

Oct. 21

"Deliver us from evil" Why do terrorists detest America? -Andy & Berit Kjos

 

Oct. 21

Rough sailing ahead for Avista dams - Spokane Review

 

   
Oct. 20

Abundance of endangered steelhead may lead to a fishing season  - Seattle P-I

 

Oct. 20

Land trust buys 118-acre forest on Whidbey Island - King 5 News

 

Oct. 20

9 million people ask UN secretary to preserve environment - King 5 News

 

   
Oct. 19

NRA Board Member demands review of CARA stance - Sierra Times

 

Oct. 19

Klamath: Bucket Brigade prepares to distribute funds - local volunteers gathered money to help farmers - Herald and News

 

Oct. 19

Explosives found in Greyhound bus station in Philadelphia - NY Daily News

 

Oct. 19

The dark side of Halloween - WND

 

   
Oct. 18

Solve the State Budget Problem: Stop Hiring -Tom McCabe, BIAW

Reduce the size and scope of government: it's bloated - by Jackie Juntti

 

Oct. 18

CARA Land Grab still going strong - here's an opportunity to take some action - from ALRA

 

Oct. 18

Washington State Farm Bureau files to delist 12 stocks of "evolutionary significant units" in Puget Sound

 

Oct. 18

Congressman denounces NATO patrols over U.S. - Ron Paul see flights as loss of sovereignty - WND

 

Oct. 18

I.D. card idea attracts high-level support - San Jose Mercury News

 

Oct. 18

House of Representatives Votes Against English Language - Fails to Overturn Clinton's Executive Order 13166

 

Oct. 18

Mexico abets U.S. fugitives -U.S. officials fear that Mexican Supreme Court ruling will hinder prosecution of more than 100 criminals - Newsmax  

 

   
Oct. 17

Executive Order: Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age - White House

 

Oct. 17

Kitsap Property Owners Alliance Holds Rally - notes from Mary Swoboda 

 

Oct. 17

When is a salmon not a salmon? from Resources Coalition  

 

Oct. 17

Appeals Court: Restraining Order is reason to restrict gun rights - Fox News 

 

Oct. 17

Salmon run on Klamath begins - KGB.com

 

Oct. 17

Park Service: 82 percent support snowmobile ban - Casper Star-Tribune

 

Oct. 17

Can I.D. cards spot terrorists? CS Monitor

 

Oct. 17

Backwoods militias suspected of being behind biowar threat -The Herald, United Kingdom

 

Oct. 17

Two more human cases of West Nile virus reported in Florida - AP

 

   
Oct. 16

House endorses 'snoop' bill - Lycos News

 

Oct. 16

Enviro coalition mounts largest-ever campaign to halt old-growth - The Olympian

 

Oct. 16

County, dam officials remain at high alert - Omak Chronicle

Travelers across Canadian border need photo ID, says INS - Omak Chronicle

 

Oct. 16

Senate offices closed: Hundreds tested for anthrax - Newswire

 

Oct. 16

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Roadblocks to Find Unlicensed Drivers - AP

 

Oct. 16

Carroll law raises "Smart Growth"  concerns - Washington Times

 

   
Oct. 15

Conservation Easements: What are they?  Okanogan County is seeing an increase in money for purchase of easements from 'willing' sellers - J. Zane Walley will be speaking on the issue on Oct. 22-23

 

Oct. 15

BLM reviews environmental impacts on all western lands - 'Scoping' meetings will including protection of 'cultural resources, watershed and vegetative community health, and habitat improvement for threatened and endangered species' - Environmental News Service

 

Oct. 15

False alarm on biohazard scare at ferry, bus line - Tests due soon on samples from Boeing and Port Townsend - Follow up story, Seattle P-I

Ferry evacuated as anthrax anxiety spreads in area - Suspicious powder found in packages sent to Boeing, Port Townsend - Seattle P-I

   
Oct. 14

Bipartisan Anti-Terrorism Bill Abandoned in House, Civil Liberties Protections Sacrificed to Administration Pressure - Newswire

Sunset laws safeguard terrorism act - Fox News

 

Oct. 14

Homeland Security: Constitution under attack? - WND 

 

Oct. 14

Methow Valley: Trails, Bridge and the fight over salmon - Methow Valley News 

 

Oct. 14

Klamath fisheries task force orders Salmon River study - puts forth ideas about listing additional species as endangered - Siskiyou Daily News 

 

Oct. 14

Last charge dropped against McGuckin; children still in foster care - Seattle P.I. 

 

   
Oct. 12

The Watershed Plan: DRMT 'scoping' meeting reveals plans for local rivers and water - Citizen Review Online 

 

Oct. 12

Klamath: Farmers sue for damages - Herald and News 

 

Oct. 12

Anti-terror legislation gets House okay - "Patriot" Act moves ahead despite concerns - Fox News 

 

Oct. 12

Anthrax case shows up in Reno, Nevada - News 4 

 

Oct. 12

NBC Employee Tests Positive for Anthrax in New York  - Fox News 

 

   
Oct. 10

Scoping process hearings for watershed plan begin today - Citizen Review Online 

 

Oct. 10

Environmentalists, Terrorists, Patriotism and the War Against America:  A Speech to the Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners by James Buchal

 

Oct. 10

New farm bill would pay farmers $16 billion NOT to produce food - CSE 

 

   
Oct. 9

Ground Zero - an update by Rep. Jim Buck 

 

Oct. 9

Anthrax Outbreak - a 3rd employee of media firm diagnosed with anthrax virus  - NY Post

 

Oct. 9

NATO to deploy AWACS Aircraft in U.S. - Yahoo News 

 

Oct. 9

Executive Order on Homeland Security - White House 

 

Oct. 9

Is Islam the problem?  by John D'Aloia, Jr. 

 

Oct. 9

Navy man asks for religious accommodation, gets ejected from military  

 

Oct. 9

Delist chinook and chum salmon, petitions property rights' groups - WA State Farm Bureau Newswatch 

 

Oct. 9

Trapping ban unleases nuisance wildlife - AP 

 

Oct. 9

Two children bitten by coyote during school lunch hour - AP 

 

Oct. 9

Governor Locke's statemnet on military action 

 

   
Oct. 8

Text of President Bush's speech on Oct. 7, 2001 - Yahoo News

 

Oct. 8

New compromise "Patriot Act" is still a threat to civil liberties - lp.org

 

   
Oct. 6

Charter candidates square off in Port Angeles - Citizen Review Online

 

Oct. 6

The Bill of Rights a casualty of war? WND Interview

 

Oct. 6

ACLU demands elementary school take down "God Bless America" banner - controversy ensues - Sacramento Bee

 

Oct. 6

Skagit County: Some building permits could be worthless - people required to sign waivers based on court order, growth hearings board ruling - Skagit Valley Herald

 

Oct. 6

Forest plan limits road for vehicles - The Spokesman-Review

 

Oct. 6

Companies' big debts now carry big risks - NY Times

 

   
Oct. 5

Commissioner recall effort stopped by judge - Sequim Gazette

 

Oct. 5

Commentary: Reviewing the home rule charter - Sequim Gazette

 

Oct. 5

Ground Zero - October 3, 2001 - by Jim Buck

 

Oct. 5

Quad-Cities dispute water rights - TriCity Herald

 

Oct. 5

Residents fight Pasco landscaping board - TriCity Herald

 

Oct. 5

Ties that bind: changing relations between US and UN - Christian Science Monitor

 

Oct. 5

West Nile virus spreads to Little Rock - Dallas Morning News

 

   
Oct. 4

Bush seeks stimulus package up to $75 billion - Financial Times

 

Oct. 4

Congress nears approval of anti-terrorism bilsl -Reuters 

 

Oct. 4

Churches must follow "IRS" gospel -Tax-exempt status can be removed from churches with loosely-defined political activity -Insight Magazine 

 

Oct. 4

The next crop of farmers is calling it quits - The Oregonian

 

Oct. 4

Letter to the Editor: Repeal, Recall, Remove - Citizen addresses judge's ruling on initiative process in Clallam County

Letter to the Editor: Voters' Rights?  Citizen comments on loss of rights

 

Oct. 4

'Saving' fish with parks in Pacific - ecosystem protection would ban all types of fishing - CS Monitor

 

   
Oct. 3

Rebate ruling is win for builders' group - Seattles Times

 

Oct. 3

The Nature Conservancy buys 4,000 acres to protect migrating birds - AP

 

Oct. 3

Bid to halt Sequoia monument fails - judge says Clinton acted properly - Scripps

 

Oct. 3

Coho salmon decision could affect other 'endangered' fish - AP

 

Oct. 3

N.C. - Feds seek jurisdiction over Asheville's 'viewshed' - Asheville Tribune

 

Oct. 3

Planning board defies commissioners - votes to zone without public hearings - Asheville Tribune

 It's the bureaucrats that run the local government - Commentary - Asheville Tribune

 

Oct. 3

Green Religion and Public Policy