September 2001 News and Commentary

Sept. 29	Attack-related hoaxes spans the internet - ABC News Other Internet Hoaxes Going Around - Urban Legends
Sept. 29	33 acres added to Grand Teton - Purchase by NPS to prevent 'commercial development' - Casper Star Tribune, Wyoming
Sept. 29	Why homeowners might be losers - tax increases will skyrocket - this could happen anywhere - Daily Herald

Sept. 27	Local physician cites breach of oath of office by county commissioner; judge dismisses case - by Lois Krafsky-Perry, Citizen Review Online Recall petition goes to judge; Initiative petition to go to state Supreme Court? - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 27	Rural interests promised a voice in shoreline talks - The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA Shoreline battle turns to talks - The Olympian Court ruling clouds 'salmon recovery' - Tri-City Herald, Pasco, WA
Sept. 27	Hatchery salmon clubbing to resume - KGW.com News
Sept. 27	Ellensburg, WA: Political pressure over dam heats up - Daily Record Online, Kittatis County
Sept. 27	'Plaintiff need not apply for a permit...' - commentary by Vin Suprynowicz
Sept. 27	Tear down Taliban...not the Bill of Rights - commentary by Vin Suprynowicz
Sept. 27	Jesse: If you go to Afghanistan, please stay there - commentary from Traditional Values Coalition

Sept. 26	Whatever happened to freedom? by Lois Krafsky-Perry
Sept. 26	Clallam County preliminary budget gets hearing - KONP
Sept. 26	Congressman Ron Paul speaks on freedom before Congress - The Liberty Committee
Sept. 26	CSE offers ideas to bolster sagging economy
Sept. 26	CSIS a player in the "homeland concept?

Sept. 25	RURAL seeks building code moratorium - Omak Chronicle
Sept. 25	Computer virus uses anti-terrorism theme - Newsmax.com
Sept. 25	Judiciary Committee Balks at Proposed Antiterrorism Act - Insight Magazine America's Strategy for Freedom - by Marie E. Gryphon
Sept. 25	Civil liberties in a new environment - Townhall.com
Sept. 25	Restoring confidence in government - a 'must-do' for maintaining solidarity - by Dorothy Ann Seese
Sept. 25	Water relief funds in Klamath - Herald and News
Sept. 25	USFWS awards $16 million in grant money for endangered species conservation
Sept. 25	Census: Washington only state outside South with falling income - AP
Sept. 25	Homeland security questions - UPI
Sept. 25	Rights versus 'permission' at stake Cases that could change dock regulations are going through the courts. - Bainbridge Island Review
Sept. 25	Forest retained, thanks to partnership - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sept. 25	Political boundary proposals unveiled - The olympian
Sept. 25	Hunting access restricted because of heightened security at military bases

Sept. 24	The Nature Conservancy spearheads largest land acquisition ever for conservation - HeraldNet
Sept. 24	Text of President Bush's speech to Congress - The Olympian
Sept. 24	United Kingdom looks at identity cards for all - UK Times Bush contemplates national I.D. card for all citizens - Drudge Report ID cards on the way? More Stories
Sept. 24	Homeland Security report - WGEN

Sept. 23	Court to decide 'sufficiency of complaint' on recall effort
Sept. 23	'Right to plow' nears ballot spot - Everett Herald
Sept. 23	Public use of Index wilderness debates - Everett Herald

Sept. 21	Activist plans to continue recall battle - PDN
Sept. 21	Repeal effort gets additional blow - 2nd judge rules on critical area ordinance PDN
Sept. 21	Initiative 722 loses in court - The Olympian

Sept. 19	Recall underway for official - Property-rights activist targets commissioner - PDN Local court rules against initiative right of the people - citizens plan on taking the issue to a higher court - by Anne Wagner, Citizen Review Online Judge rules Critical Areas initiative void - Nov. 6 ballot won't present repeal effort - PDN
Sept. 19	Recall filed against county commissioner - Sequim Gazette Local citizen honor promise, and files for recall of county commissioner - commentary by Anne Wagner, Citizen Review Online
Sept. 19	'We have the authority to meter private wells' says DOE - Citizens show up, speak out against metering rules - Sue Forde, Citizen Review Online Well metering idea panned at meeting - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 19	Residents want change in trail route - Sequim Gazette Residents block entrant to Jamestown Beach - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 19	Communitarian Update: 2 out of 3 Americans would suspend the Constitution to fight terrorist - commentary by Nikki Raapana
Sept. 19	Prepare to show your I.D. - from Scan this News
Sept. 19	Irrigators, fishers deal peacefully with low water issues - Sequim Gazette Stage 2 water shortage declared - KONP

Sept. 15	Judge Hogan hits a homer: Oregon Coastal Coho Listing is Unlawful - James Buchal Pacific Legal Foundation reels in win over fishy environmental edicts
Sept. 15	Talking points about DOE's metering wells
Sept. 15	Judge says he won't force commissioners/auditor to place initiative on ballot until pro-tem judge rules - by Sue Forde, Citizen Review Online
Sept. 15	Farmers press need for water law reform - Capital Press
Sept. 15	Senate okays net spying - Wired News
Sept. 15	Bomb scare disrupts talks regarding Klamath water - Capital Press

Sept. 14	Ruling pleases Freedom County backers - Seattle Times
Sept. 14	Critical areas code battle seen as continuing - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 14	Judge throws out threatened species listing for Oregon Coastal coho - The Oregonian
Sept. 14	Caught in a regulatory net - NMFS retired biologist comes to the aid of man who diverted creek - Heraldnet
Sept. 14	Americans pray today - President Bush calls on all Americans to seek God - WND
Sept. 14	Several websites are offering excellent ongoing coverage of the tragedy in New York and D.C. - they include: World Net Daily, and Newsmax. Our thoughts and prayers continue toward the victims, their families and the workers who fight against time to save survivors. World Net Daily Newsmax Authorities have learned identities of 18 hijackers - NY Times
Sept. 14	New security measures at Sea-Tac - Seattle Times
Sept. 14	Clallam County: Lower taxes mean less money for county - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 14	Olympic National Park wants public's help with 'vision' - PDN

Sept. 12	Bush: An Act of War - his statement this morning - Newsmax
Sept. 12	Iraq says it shot down U.S. spy plane - Nando Times
Sept. 12	New York: Trade Centers go down in flames after terrorist attack - Nando Times Washington D.C. in panic after terrorist attack - Nando Times
Sept. 12	Judge voids water quality regulations - CDA Press
Sept. 12	Highway, school make 'sprawl' list - Denver Post
Sept. 12	Landowner fights county's ruling - Sequim Gazette
Sept. 12	Candidates says SARC rates are too high - Sequim Gazette

Sept. 11	Freedom County: Hearing date for government by consent - Letter from Commissioner Thom Satterlee
Sept. 11	Conflicts at the UN Conference on Racism - by Congressman Ron Paul
Sept. 11	Washington State Farm Bureau New: Federal aid goes only to 10% of the farmers - & other news
Sept. 11	America's Dilemma: Drug Control or Privacy - Wes Vernon, Newsmax.com
Sept. 11	Party labels useless for our primary by Martha Ireland
Sept. 11	ILLEGITIMATE OFFICIALS VIOLATING YOUR OATH OF OFFICE - Etherzone.com

Sept. 10	Freedom County battle returning to courtroom - Daily Herald
Sept. 10	Rural dwellers die sooner, says study - Fox News
Sept. 10	Measure 7 goes to state high court today - Oregonian

Sept. 9	Pro tem judge rules to hear Initiative 6 case - denies citizen's request for dismissal - Two environmental organizations, one property rights group, allowed into case - by Anne Wagner & Lois Krafsky-Perry, for Citizen Review Online More about 1000 Friends of Washington The Code under which the two elected judges recused themselves
Sept. 9	Snohomish County: Right to plow initiative gets sufficient signatures to go on ballot - WA Farm Bureau News Right to plow initiative nears ballot - Daily Herald
Sept. 9	Suspicious fire burns Elwha Resort at Olympic National Park - KIRO 5 News
Sept. 9	Federal fish rules hook other fauna - Insight
Sept. 9	Klamath: Following the battle
Sept. 9	N.C. - Open space strategy is focus of group - Charlotte Observer N.C. RiverLink defends new 'Riverkeeper' - Asheville Tribune N.C. - Landscapers livid over new landscaping licensing - Asheville Tribune

Sept. 8	Question to the media: Is the bill of rights 'anti-government' too? - Dorothy Ann Seese

Sept. 6	Enviro group finances caught on 'web' - CNS
Sept. 6	Whose water is it, anyway? - Steve Chapman, Townhall First power reserved to the people is the initiative - letter to the editor
Sept. 6	Coming soon to rural areas: Well-metering by the DOE - Dept. of Ecology Website DOE Proposed rules - print these out and read carefully!

Sept. 5	Clallam County, WA: Two more judges recuse themselves from Initiative 6 hearing - by Anne Wagner, Citizen Review Online There go the judges! by Lois Krafsky-Perry Clallam County: Commissioners' action against the people shows their contempt of the voters - a letter from West Seattle LP chair Clallam critical areas issue takes twists - Peninsula Daily News
Sept. 5	No right to have a gun on your property outside your own home? - Letter to the editor, PDN
Sept. 5	The Stand at Klamath Falls: Syphon bypass installed by farmers in an attempt to get their water - Sierra Times
Sept. 5	Florida: Environmentalists hail land-buying bill - AP
Sept. 5	Privacy: The streets have eyes - Gannett

Sept. 4	Chelan: Feds to designate land to protect a wildflower - AP
Sept. 4	Klamath: Environmentalists claim policeman's speech violated their civil rights - AP Klamath: Paid advertisement point out circumstantial evidence to support 'rural cleansing'
Sept. 4	First the sucker fish, next the trout, say environmentalists - NY Times

Sept. 3	Understanding The Third Way - by Niki Friedrich Raapana
Sept. 3	Initiative 6 Update: The ongoing battle to get it on the ballot - by Anne Wagner for Citizen Review Online
Sept. 3	Duluth, MN: DNR, landowners take steps toward cooperation - Duluth News Tribune

Sept. 2	Workshop set on proposed Skykomish wilderness - Everett, WA Herald
Sept. 2	N.C. - Asheville gets new 'Riverkeeper' -Asheville Tribune N.C. - Contractors following through with lawsuit over DuPont Forest 'land grab' - News Observer
Sept. 2	Missouri River Management Proposals offer conflicting visions - Environmental News Service The truth about the environment - the litany of environmental fears is not backed up by evidence - The Economist
Sept. 2	Judge's recusal delays hearing on Initiative 6 - repeal of the critical areas code - Sequim Gazette County trying to restrict rights of citizens by sending initiative to court instead of to people for a vote, says Forde - Sequim Gazette Pro-tem judge leaves case when questioned about possible conflict-of-interest - initiative backers get minor victory -by Anne Wagner, Citizen Review Online
Sept. 2	Bus drivers will get cougar safety instructions - AP
Sept. 2	SARC expansion questioned by candidate - Sequim's rec center should be self-sufficient, says Krafsky-Perry - Sequim Gazette

Sept. 1	The State of Your Privacy - Welcome to "Human Subjects Research" - by Niki Raapana
Sept. 1	Land rights battle heats up along the Appalachian Trail - Fox News
Sept. 1	Congressman signs on to sue federal government - Ron Paul joins physicians in over privacy regulations - WND
Sept. 1	Protesters digging in - only a few feet separating demonstrators and feds - Herald and News
Sept. 1	Feds consider protection of Nevada butterfly - Reno Gazette
Sept. 1	In the beginning...Congress created HR 488 - The Wildlands Project - Sierra Times More about the Wildlands Project
Sept. 1	The big lie: Federal ownership of public lands - Idaho Observer
Sept. 1	Pact to save critical species unveiled - Bush team agrees to quickly help 29 animals, plants nearing extinction - MSN News Department of Interior on a Rampage - more endangered species - Sierra Times
Sept. 1	Shorelines rules tossed out - may end up in court - Seattle Times Shorelines ruling a victory, says Buck
Sept. 1	Klamath farmers plan to sue government for up to $1 billion- Sacramento Bee
Sept. 1	Property rights activist admits he's the "vigilante" who dredged silt from a creek - Seattle Times
Sept. 1	Record number of salmon expected through Bonneville Dam - KATU
Sept. 1	A one-world taxing authority? Washington Times Proposing a federal republic of Earth -WND
Sept. 1	Hunters, ecologists battle over land use - South Florida Sun Sentinal
Sept. 1	Forest Service wins big donation - Partnership between environmentalists and timber company in two land deeds - King 5

NEWS FROM AUGUST 2001