by Editor | Apr 30, 2013 | Wildlands Project, Wolves
By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 4/29/2013 SPOKANE — Ranchers and critics alike say they mostly agree with a new rule permitting Eastern Washington livestock or pet owners to kill a wolf that is attacking their animals. The Washington Fish and Wildlife...
by Editor | Apr 30, 2013 | Smart Meters, Water Issues
MATT BATCHELDOR | Staff writer The Olympian Posted 4/29/2013 In Olympia, the meter reader is beginning to go the way of the milkman and the encyclopedia salesman. The Olympia City Council last week approved paying the company Itron $4.4 million to replace or retrofit...
by Editor | Apr 30, 2013 | War on the West, Water Issues
By K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World staff writer Monday, April 29, 2013 CHELAN — Officials from the city of Chelan contend that their glacier-fed lake is unique, and they aim to convince federal, state and county officials at a 3-hour conference next week. If they...
by Editor | Apr 30, 2013 | Wildlands Project, Wolves
By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer Monday, April 29, 2013 TWISP — A Twisp cattle rancher who admitted last year that he had earlier conspired to kill a wolf and ship its pelt to Canada reported finding a dead calf that he suspects might have been killed by a wolf on...
by Editor | Apr 30, 2013 | Agenda 21, Govt Agencies, Property Rights, War on the West, Water Issues
SEQUIM –– Few answers were given to questions raised at the first in a series of meetings on the new Dungeness water rule last week, but several issues were tagged for greater exploration in subsequent meetings. Various sectors affected by the state Department of...
