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
*All
of The Federalist Patriot quotes have been thoroughly researched
and authenticated. For complete citations, visit Heritage Foundation's
Founders' Almanac website. Link to:
http://cf.heritage.org/
almanac/quotations.cfm
and enter a key word by author.
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December 30,
2003
Announcement:
The State Department of Fish & Wildlife Want to Assess Kitsap Habitats
- from KAPO
Plan
to save Northwest salmon falling short, says agency -
The Olympian
Latest
Eyman initiative seeks large property tax rollback -
Seattle Times
Southern
Nevada: Yucca Mountain - DOE seeks land for rail corridor -Las Vegas
Sun
Ohio:
Residents question new sewer district -The Columbia Dispatch
Most
Americans believe 'environmental' groups are 'Too Extreme'
December 29,
2003
Species
Act reform may be possible -Billings Gazette
Methow
Valley Irrigation District ordered to cut back water use
- Methow Valley News
Wind
turbines and property rights -TRACKSIDE
© by John D’Aloia Jr.
Rossi
stirs GOP hope in bid for governor - 17-day state tour ends with campaign
stop in Olympia -The
Olympian
Pacific
Legal Foundation takes Pilgrim family case to the Ninth Circuit - Precedent-setting
case asks court to affirm the rights of Alaskans to access federal lands
- The Sierra Times
December
27, 2003
Bainbridge
Island, WA : Commission: Land deals halfway there - Open space acquisition
group nets almost 100 acres in 2003 -
Bremerton Sun
State
workers' wages 14.6% below average - Idaho seeing more budget woes and
turnover, lower employee morale -Spokesman
Review
State
reopens health plan -The
News Tribune
Business
owners declare war on smoking ban -
The News Tribune
On
the establishment of religion: What the Constitution really says
- by Alan Keyes, for WND
December
26, 2003
Bonneville
salmon returns hit record high -Tri-City
Herald
U.S.
Quarantines Calves From Diseased Cow -Yahoo
News
Water
'for a sustainable and secure future' international conference to be
held in January 2004
December
25, 2003
Dairy
farm is disease source -Tri-City
Herald
Complex
growth rule a recipe for conflict - How much growth is too much? -Seattle
Times
The
continuing removal of dams -
from Save Our Dams
December
24, 2003
State
L&I needs to clean up its own act, not raise rates -The News
Tribune
Clallam
County Comprehensive Plan Hearings to begin on Jan 6th
Snohomish
County business - Reardon's 'business approach' -Seattle
Times
December
23, 2003
River
buffers worry farmers -Tri-City Herald
The
Myth and Cost of Recycling by
John D’Aloia Jr.
Grant
for fiber-optic line to valley lapses
- Methow Valley News
Hemispheric
summit sets its agenda -
WA Times
Another
reason not to live in a big city -
Baltimore Sun
America's
Forgotten History by Debbie O'Hara for News with Views
Locke's
budget amnesia -Jason Mercier,
EFF
December
21, 2003
A
lesson from history? -
submitted by Lee Jones
December
20, 2003
RMAP
rules still an issue despite law’s clear intent -
WA State Farm Bureau
Eastern
Washington sees rrise in illegal immigration -Bremerton Sun
Court
affirms foster kids have right to be safe while in state custody
- Seattle P-I
Regional
forester to step down -
Missoulian
Yellowstone
still open to snowmobiles Judge's Ruling Limits Access- BlueRibbon appeals
the Judge's Decision
Maine:
Park plan may be headed for Congress -Press Herald
Clark
County: Rural land division must wait -The
Columbian
December
19, 2003
Government
gets into the hotel-building business
- Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Arizona, each to build a hotel for their
cities - WA Post; Arizona Republic
The
joys of not having a state income tax -Seattle
Times
Critics:
Convicted felons worked for electronic voting companies -
The Oregonian
$24
million more sweetened Boeing offer -
Seattle P-I
Governor
abandons "Priorities of Government" - Supplemental budget
proposal would double state deficit -
EFF
State
purchases almost 600 acres of forest for preservation -Tacoma
Tribune
A
reprieve for free speech - The scourge of the greens wins a round
- The Economist
December
16, 2003
Washington's
$3.2B deal that won Boeing over -King 5 News
Illinois
Governor announces $1.9 million in projects for local conservation grants
- Funds to be distributed across state
United
States Reaches Free Trade Agreement With Four Central American Countries
- Tampa Tribune
December
15, 2003
Growth
plan is costing millions - The Columbian
One
creek as a test of Western land use
- CS Monitor
Open
or closed? ... Parties dispute status of Jarbidge road -
The Times-News
Reservations
at Yellowstone Park drop - Concessionaires blame confusion about new
rules - Billings Gazette
Test
taps frozen gas in Mackenzie Delta - Find estimated at 55,000 times
proven reserves - Calgary
Herald
Plant
boss dismisses pollution allegation -
Billings Gazette
Carbon
County takes aim at wolves -
Billings Gazette
Study:
Snake River salmon not helped by drafts - Reservoirs too far upstream
for flows to aid migration -Idaho
Statesman
Court:
No logging of burned forest - Panel slams feds for not considering owl's
plight - The Daily Camera
December
14, 2003
Coveting
the Future: Exercising the "Ultimate" Private Property Right:
Conservation Easements -
Eco-Logic Powerhouse
Crab
protest message caught by state fisheries officials -
PT Leader
State
safety inspectors told to get owners' permission before entering property
-The Olympian
Sen.
Rossi steps down, starts governor's bid from scratch -The Olympian
Amid
Dying Towns of Rural Plains, One Makes a Stand -NY Times
Not
So Smart Growth -Wall Street
Journal
December
13, 2003
Studying
cougars can be dangerous business
- King 5 News
Ohio
Concealed-Weapons Bill Faces Veto -AP
71-year-old
man arrested in gun attack on his friend's attackers -
The Miami Herald
December
12, 2003
Car-tab
bills dropping by $15 -King 5 News
DNA
will tell: Are cougars in decline or more of a nuisance than ever? Biologists
plan to find out via state study -The Wenatchee World
Nooksack
dam may be closer to removal - Locke might budget funds to build fish-friendly
system to divert water to lake - Bellingham Herald
Legal
fight brewing over Lake Roosevelt - EPA to conduct $10 million pollution
study, then take B.C. smelter to court -Spokesman-Review
Wilderness
deals held hostage in salmon struggle - High Country News
Ranch
access upheld - High court refuses to revisit fight over San Luis Valley
tract - Rocky Mountain News
To
flight flu, boost your immune system -King
5 News
Iraq
behind the cameras: a different reality-Scripps
News Service
Voters
balk at sales tax hike for roads -The
Herald
December
11, 2003
Board
hears arguments on timber harvest -The
Columbian
Growth
plan attacked by activists, chamber - The county had hoped to adopt
the 20-year plan by the end of the year, but many groups say it's flawed
-The Oregonian
Fees
have big impact on budgets, politics - Impact fees drive up cost of
housing, say residents - Bremerton
Sun
More
money for more government: Bellingham OKs higher building impact fees
-Bellingham Herald
Rossi
Simplifies - Giving up senator seat was the right call -
The Columbian
Social
Security checks could go south of border-Arizona
Republic
Straight
Out of the Communist Manifesto: Richland County’s Town & Country
Plan - Commentary, The
Columbia Star
December
10, 2003
Washington,
Idaho agree to study aquifer used by 400,000 people -King
5 News
Washington
Mutual to cut 2,900 jobs -The
Daily Herald
Xinhua
Finance to buy U.S.-based Market News
Judge
OKs fuel-dumping fine - Environmental penalties charged against farming
businesses - TriCity Herald
High
court debates whether we have right to remain silent -LA
Times
Gary
Locke tours irrigation system -
KVNews
December
9, 2003
Licensed
to Drive - But Who Is It? -
Yakima-Herald
Fewer
folks visit state parks Fee shoos away day patrons -The
News Tribune
Hood
Canal remains restricted - The Olympian
Board
repeals impact fee hike - Most of those at a public hearing were against
doing away with a planned increase in development fees - Bremerton
Sun
Reardon
fires planning director as he begins transition-The
Herald
December
8, 2003
UN
Global Warming Panel Preparing to Scare Again
- by Dennis Avery, Center for Global Food Issues
Methane
quandary - Advocates hail resource as an economic boon; foes fear impact
on water supply - Great Falls Tribune
December
6, 2003
Who
owns 'public' land? by Henry
Lamb, for WND
Growth
Management Board wants Stevens County tax money withheld -
KOMW News
Sump
blasts Forest Practices Board's adoption of emergency rules for RMAPS
- KOMW News
December
5, 2003
Rossi
resigns Senate to run full-time for governor -King 5 News
Canada acts to protect 1.3 billion acres
of forest - Large-scale plan to guide land use would safeguard a billion
birds - Seattle PI
The
high cost of busybodies: Part III - by Thomas Sowell for Townhall
Transit
links to rural Nevada are considered - Las Vegas Sun
Board
wants Stevens County tax money held - Panel cites failure to comply
with Growth Management Act - Spokesman-Review
City
wants rail tracks to take hike - Stretch of BNSF line could become part
of City Park if deal approved -Spokesman-Review
December
4, 2003
Fourth
flu fatality in Washington -King 5 News
Sound
Transit on track but costs again rising -King 5 News
80,000
Seattle-area homes still lack power -King 5 News
Boeing
tanker deal put on hold - The News Tribune
Kretz
receives leadership award for work on RMAP
December
3, 2003
Verdict
overturned because jurors consulted dictionaries -King 5 News
Snohomish
Tribe denied federal recognition -King 5 News
Texas
land commissioner becomes more active on water policy - Patterson pushes
changes in rule of capture - American Statesman
L&I
adopts 9.8 percent rate increase for 2004 -King 5 News
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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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