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June 26, 2002
Ruling
allows couple to keep Gorge dream home, fuels land-use debate -
Seattle P-I
6/26/02 -Chronic
Wasting Disease May Be Spread By U. S. Fish And Wildlife
-by Laura
Schneberger
6/26/02 -Pledge
of Allegiance Ruled Unconstitutional -
WND
6/26/02 -Leftist
Lawmakers Want Feds to Oversee Local Development – and Your Life
- Newsmax
6/26/02 -
Port
Angeles: House subcommittee bill includes funding for Elwha dams project -
PDN
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Jun
24 |
Swollen
Methow claims home -
Logjam changed course of river - Omak Chronicle
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Jun
24 |
It's
walkers vs. riders in battle over trail upkeep -
Seattle Times
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Jun
24 |
Skagit
backs off buffer rule for farmland
- Public
can offer alternatives at June 25 meeting -
Capital Press
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Jun
24 |
Judge:
Forest Service must consider the wolf in grazing
- Wildlife outranks livestock, says
ruling - Capital Press
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Jun
24 |
Property
rights strengthened; politicians liable -
Howard Hutchinson
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Landowners fight for right to seashore
- WND
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Jun
24 |
Is
County Department of Development of Environmental Services 'sterilizing'
rural businesses? -
Snoqualmie Valley Record
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Jun
24 |
Stores
turn checks into electronic withdrawals; some people dubious -
Seattle P-I
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Jun
24 |
City's
wastewater violations prompt federal complaint -
Enviro group files complaint under Clean Water Act -
Snoqualmie Valley Record
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Jun
24 |
EU
- UN - both are eroding freedoms of sovereign nations
- Trackside by
John D'Aloia Jr.
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Jun
24 |
Australia:
Bill could produce 'police state' - Australian
News Interactive
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Jun
24 |
Planners
warn county needs to create regional smart growth -
Bellingham Herald
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Jun
24 |
City, businesses can't afford costs of low-wage jobs
Guest column,
Spokesman Review
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Jun
24 |
Resistance is futile as G8
meets in remote Canadian hideaway
- UK Guardian
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Jun
21 |
Battle
Ground developer fined $40,000 by DOE for failing to control 'muddy
runoff' - DOE
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Jun
21 |
Congressman questions officials at Thimerosal hearings -
WFAA TV
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Jun
21 |
Lacey woman out on a limb after tree removal
- City regulations require
permit to cut down trees - The Olympian
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Jun
21 |
Community Character Act would allow more federal intrusion in local planning
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Detroit News
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Jun
21 |
'Enemy Combatant' Loses
Right to Lawyer, Feds Say - NY Daily News
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Jun
21 |
Shut City Hall! The
Supreme Court concludes that most government agencies should be out of
business By
Steven E. Landsburg
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Jun
21 |
Oppressive
Government more desirable than no government? Debate set for 6th
& 7th graders
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Jun
21 |
Killer
Flu Virus Changes Its Skin - Ingredients for Worldwide Flu
Epidemic Brewing in China - MSN Health
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Jun
21 |
Not all police are honorable:
Report shows top 10 list of Police Database Abuses
-Tech TV
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Jun
21 |
Fish
and Wildlife Commission seeks higher penalties for poaching protected
fish - Dept. of Fish &
Wildlife
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Jun
21 |
Regulatory
Abyss commentary by
Keith Allison, D.Dn.
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Jun
20 |
Conservatives
angered by environmental provision - WA
Times
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Jun
20 |
Land
values shock owners in Manastash - Landowners
take concerns to assessor - Daily Record
Online
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Jun
20 |
Portland
votes on density - Thoreau Institute
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Jun
20 |
Officials knew of Methow logjam threat,
blame each other for inaction
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Wenatchee World
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Jun
20 |
Let's
not give up freedom so easily -
Seattle PI editorial
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Jun
20 |
Fighting
fire with fire -
Though risky, prescribed burns help prevent
wildfires, officials say - Statesman
Review
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Jun
20 |
Citizens
group likely to get on fall ballot
Permanent
Offense's 201,000 signatures probably enough to help Initiative 776
- Spokesman-Review
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Jun
20 |
Neighbors
sue to stop college housing plan -
Seattle P-I
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20 |
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Jun
19 |
Methow River destroys home
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Wenatchee World
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Jun
19 |
Officials
acknowledge Klamath Basin farmers are deeply rooted -
Olympian
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Jun
19 |
West Nile Virus Probably Bound for
Puget Sound
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KIRO 7 News
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Jun
19 |
Commissioners:
Code prohibits rifle ranges -Bremerton
Sun
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Jun
15 |
Dairy
industry gains momentum in battle to build facilities
- Judges
throw out environmental suits - Capital Press
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Jun
15 |
Wildfire
potential spurs equipment trials -
Over 70 million acres of forests need to be thinned, but no mills left
to process the logs -
Capital Press
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How
to Know When to Circle the Wagons -
by Daniel News, eco-logic
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Jun
15 |
Green
Zombies - Scary environmentalist statements incorporated into English,
Math work for students -
by Henry Lamb, Eco-Logic
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Jun
15 |
Counties
can assert authorities -Sublette
Examiner
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Jun
14 |
Pew
Trust pours millions into "roadless initiative" lobbying by
Dave Skinner, Paragon Foundation News Service
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Jun
14 |
Skagit
County gives up crafting buffer ordinance, will seek other alternatives -
and other news from the WA State Farm Bureau Newswatch
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Jun
14 |
Flood
project greeted with skepticism
- Skagit Valley Herald
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Jun
13 |
Conservation
Easements Put Money In The Wrong Pockets by
Dave Skinner
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Jun
13 |
Farm
Bureau brings property owners up to speed on latest assault on property
rights
by
Mary Swoboda
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Jun
13 |
Clallam:
Public invited to review charter changes -
PDN
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Jun
13 |
Farm
Bureau opposes costly land purchase by university
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Jun
13 |
Do
the preachers of doom and gloom have you worried about everything?
Watch the John Stossel
special Friday night.
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Jun
13 |
North
Dakotans Vote to Tighten Privacy for Bank Customers -
AP
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Jun
13 |
Sequim:
Commissioners back critical areas code -
PDN
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Jun
13 |
Regarding
the Roadless Debate -
from Atlanta, GA
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Jun
12 |
In
Virginia, A Property Rights Win For The Little Guy - NAHB
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Jun
12 |
Arrests
in Forsyth County raise questions of free speech, politics
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jun
12 |
As
government grows, private economy falters -
NCPA
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Jun
12 |
Suckers
for Junk Science? Bush Administration Defends Sucker Listings by
James Buchal
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Jun
12 |
Feds
Take Property For A Trail; Take Taxpayers For A Ride By
William Perry Pendley
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Jun
12 |
Report
on Corps errors casts doubt on proposed Columbia dredging -
The Olympian
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Jun
12 |
FBI
scrutinizing local scuba shops -
The Everett Herald
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Jun
12 |
Conservation
key in Lacey water plan -
The Olympian
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Jun
11 |
The
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: An Assault on Civil Liberties
in the Name of Homeland Security
by
Sue Blevins, Heritage Foundation
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Jun
11 |
I’m
Fed Up With Political Correctness commentary
by Keith Allison, D.Dn.
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Jun
9 |
Stormwater
Management Plan carries far more restrictions on land than meets the eye
by
Sue Forde, Citizen Review Online
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Jun
9 |
Ex-deputy
sentenced to 'community service' after shooting up residence
- Spokesman-Review
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Jun
9 |
Bush's
proposal for Department of Homeland Security faces tough road in
Congress -
The Olympian
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Jun
9 |
Fighting
Land Takings in Ohio -
from Buckeye Farm News
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Jun
9 |
Gathering
for environmentalists turns ugly
- Pro-growth forces clash with activists at
forum -
The Olympian
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Jun
9 |
Transportation
is easy: think of a water crisis (Government
solution is a "new" regional water-management 'strategy')-
Seattle
Times Editorial
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Jun
9 |
McKenna
plan: Invest in freeways, not light rail -
Seattle Times
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Jun
9 |
Forest
Practices Board schedules special meeting on RMAP
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Jun
7 |
50m
baby births not registered each year -World leaders push for
"universal registration" - UK Telegraph
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Jun
7 |
Ohio:
Dewine backs wildlife funding - Columbus
Dispatch
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Jun
6 |
Imperial
Rule By Benevolent Council
by
Niki F. Raapana
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Jun
6 |
Court
approves NMFS salmon settlement agreement with NAHB - 19 West Coast
salmon and steelhead critical habitat designations to be removed
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Jun
6 |
Irrigation
District pulls reins on illegal water use penalty program -
Tri-City Herald
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Jun
6 |
Take
a look at what the growth boundary under the GMA created -
Seattle Times
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Jun
6 |
Restoration
to "pre-man" : Bringing back Iowa's prairie potholes -ENN
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Jun
6 |
Lawmakers
offer bipartisan bill to 'protect' U.S. forests - Road
construction and development would be banned on nearly 60 million acres -
Reuters
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Jun
6 |
State
wants land for fish hatchery -
County Commissioner criticizes that the state is not a good steward of
the land it already has - Wenatchee World
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Jun
6 |
[The]
Military Community Discovers the Arrogance of Congress by
Thomas D. Segel, Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Retired), via Paragon
Foundation News
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Jun
6 |
Should
you vote for Referendum 51? Democrats
say 'Just Trust Us' at Bremerton forum by Mary Swoboda
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Jun
6 |
Tribe's
water rights case rejected
- But court
admits challenge raises conflict issues in decades-long process -
Spokesman-Review
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Jun
6 |
Threatened,
endangered fish penalties up for discussion
- Spokesman-Review
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Jun
6 |
Olympia:
Changes to homeschooling law set for public hearing on June 20
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Jun
6 |
Agenda
21/Sustainable Development - Philanthropy... or Piracy?
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Jun
4 |
Eastern
Oregon county bans U.N., frees trees for taking, notwithstanding
applicable federal laws - Rebels With a Vote Vent Anger With
Government - Yakima Herald
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Jun
4 |
Counties,
builders, state seek help on water issue -
Tri-City Herald
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Jun
4 |
Thurston
County: Local group to oppose road tax -
The Olympian
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Jun
4 |
Alert
-- Stop S958 & Federal takeover of Nevada land -- Immediate action
needed! from Nevada Committee for Full
Statehood
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Jun
4 |
Despite
threats, seized Nevada cattle hauled away peacefully
- AP, via Sierra Times
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Jun
4 |
Natural
Order of Things: The theory of evolution leaves more questions than
answers
by Keith Allison, D.Dn.
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Jun
2 |
River owners balk at selling out their
property; encouraged by county agencies with an agenda to become “willing”
sellers
- by Sue Forde, Citizen Review Online
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Jun
2 |
About
Conservation Easements: Warning
to County Commissioners By
John Griffith, County Commissioner, Coos County, Oregon
White House defends U-turn on global
warming - WA Times
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Jun
2 |
OC-3
Newsletter June 2002 issue: Includes these stories: Linchpin
of Freedom by Ron Perrow
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W-VA New River: Land Grab
; Okanogan River
Acquisition
; RMAP Headlines
and Quotes
; NMFS to Halt
Irrigators
; Methow
Irrigators Appeal
; ESA Listed Fish
Kills
; Real Price of
Salmon; Sacramento River Land Grab
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Jun
2 |
Alabama
family recovers land taken by state decades ago -
AP
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Jun
2 |
The ESA is
... Turning energy into solid waste
- By Katherine Van Tuyl, People for
the USA
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Jun
2 |
Unintended
Consequences
by Edgar J. Steele
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Jun
1 |
Wilderness
Society Cheers Move on Big Cypress - 765,000
acres of 'worldwide biological importance' to be preserved with
taxpayers' dollars - US News Wire
See
The Wildlands Project
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Jun
1 |
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Jun
1 |
Ozarks
Biosphere Reserve gets defeated as citizens band together
- A
PRIMER ON THE GAGS' OZARKS BIOREGIONAL WAR PLAN -
by Bill Jud
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