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June 2001

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June 29

State high court rules house on Columbia Gorge can stay - Tribnet

The Columbia River Gorge Commission was wrong when it ordered a house out of the scenic area, Washington justices rule - The Oregonian

June 29


U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to property owner - Christian Science Monitor

June 29

NW might be on track for high-speed rail - Olympian

June 29

The Cascadia Project - steps toward regionalization

June 29

Protest planned at BLM dedication of Black Rock Desert - Sierra Times

June 29

They're still stealing our land - J. Zane Walley, Sierra Times

June 29

Land preservation ranking bible - News Journal Online

June 29

Kmart to phase out sale of handgun ammunition - AP

   
June 28

The Ectopians have arrived - by Lois Krafsky-Perry

June 28

County passes amended Critical Areas Code, 2-1 - PDN

June 28

40,000 to go! Eyman turns in 199,516 sigs for I-747

June 28

Locke passes $22.8 BILLION operating budget - Can you say "more taxes?" - press release from gov's office

June 28

Gov. Locke:  "Hold us accountable"....if you can! - EFF

June 28

State quietly sets up "salary commission" to set wages for locally elected representatives - Paul Telford

June 28

Conservationists sniff victory in roadblocking ruling, due to obscure law - SLC Tribune

June 28

Rails to Trails: New corridor trail to provide "missing link" in Utah - SLC Tribune

June 28

Privacy issues: Car rental driver finds Big Brother looking over his shoulder - faces fines for driving too fast because or Orwellian satellite tracking - CNN

June 28

No wallet required: Fingerprints may replace plastic, cash - Oakland Tribune

June 28

Stossel responds: Critics 'brainwashed' parents - WA Post

   
   
June 27

Court: U.S. violated international law - AP

June 27

Growth Management versus Quality of Life - by Martha Ireland

June 27

Frustrated Clallam County citizen speaks out about extraordinary requirements to place property into "pre-man" condition under Critical Areas Code

June 27

Two Utah cities consider ordinances to become "UN-free" zones - SLC Tribune

June 27

U.S. backs UN plan to control land - The Utah Independent, via Sierra Times

June 27

ABC pulls Stossel footage after environmental group intervenes - Washington Post

   
June 26

Help the environment - plant red hot pokers - by Martha Ireland

June 26

Land grab opponents cry foul in House hearings - farmers may be forced to become 'willing sellers', taking more private property out of circulation CNS News

June 26

AMA President admits bias on gun research -Dr. Michael S. Brown,  Newsmax commentary

June 26

Fruit farmers and fish will be drought's big losers - Seattle PI

June 26

B.C. courts halts logging to 'save' spotted owl - Enviro News Service

June 26

Top 10 misconceptions about government - by Harry Browne for WND

June 26

Watch out for politicians offering new 'rights' - Vin Suprynowicz

June 26

Colorado resort 'threatens' 'critical wildlife corridor' - Enviro News

June 26

The tragedy of the commons -commentary - Sierra Times

June 26

Farmers age, acreage shrinks, FarmLink grows - Seattle P-I

   
June 24

United Nations attack on gun ownership by Phyllis Schlafley, from eco-logic 

June 24

Asset Forfeiture: "Guilty" until proved "Innocent" - this grandmother lost everything despite her proven innocence 

June 24

Asset forfeiture runs rampant against citizens - more stories about innocent individuals who lose

June 24

Asset forfeiture reform filed - Metcalf named honorary chairman 

June 24

USDA bungling allows spread of plant disease; farmers respond - AP 

June 24

Buck says public trust must precede more spending

June 24

Gephardt wants fed, local partners - Move would bring federal control closer to micro-manageent, leaving states' rights n the dust - AP

June 24

Car spy pushes privacy limit: GPS tracks rental car, notes 3x speeding and fined driver - ZDNet News

June 24

National Security Agency (NSA): Enemy of the state? - WND

   
June 23

WTO rules against US tax law; EU sanctions loom - Bloomberg Press via WND 

June 23

Media terminology perplexing, says reader - Unfounded allegations of group being "white supremacist" and "anti-government" - by Jackie Juntti 

June 23

D.C. to Klamath Farmers: Drop Dead - commentary by James Buchal

June 23

Virgin, Utah: UN-free zone to be reconsidered - The Spectrum 

June 23

Big problems with 'motor voter' program - Yahoo News 

   
June 22

Okanogan County sues federal government over water issues - AP 

June 22

AMA launches attack on guns; Dr. John Bennett suspects "lopsided research" will be used - UPI 

Did British gun control work? A look 5 years later... Newsmax 

America's largest gun control organization - by Vin Suprynowicz

June 22

Oregon Senator threatens filibuster over Klamath Valley relief for farmers - Sierra Times 

Testimony reveals divergent views about water in Klamath Valley - Herald and News 

June 22

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch: Dole to close eastern Washington packing houses; Rey nominated for USFS, Bureau to sponsor County Empowerment Workshop 

June 22

State supports public records act: State Supreme Court rules in favor of releasing public documents - Tribune 

June 22

Locke, Democrats holding farmers hostage, say GOP leaders 

June 22

USFS - Grizzlies will not be re-introduced into Montana Bitterroot area  - Sierra Times 

June 22

US troops on alert over "credible threat" of terrorist attack - CBS News

Terrorism coming soon to America? Incursions prepared at Mexican border - by Joseph Farah 

June 22

Doctors hit McCain over patients' rights - Claims Arizona senator 'aiding and abetting' enemies of individual freedom - WND

June 22

Opting out or not...Privacy rights under attack again - CBS News

   
June 21

Helms warns Bush not to trust Putin - Washington Times 

June 21

Who would raise children to fear government?  by Vin Suprynowicz

June 21

Global warming?  British scientists fear cooling trends 

June 21

Hide your land and water rights: the green movement is mobilizing - Sierra Times commentary 

June 21

Clallam County: Commissioners get earful over proposed tax break - PDN 

June 21

Repairing Burnt Hill - MichaelDashiel , Sequim Gazette 

June 21

Ag tax hearing shows need for more information - Dan Ross, Sequim Gazette 

   
June 19

Dunn opposes all state budgets until legislature shows real fiscal responsibility 

June 19

Unlikely allies press to add conservation to farm bill - New York Times 

June 19

UN Millennium Declaration - "Mandate" for world governance - 

June 19

U.S. backs U.N. plan to control land - Sierra Times 

June 19

Interior Secretary supports talks on roads - SL Tribune

June 19

'War on Drugs': 81-year-old ailing man arrested for buying valium in Mexico - Union Tribune

June 19

Forest Service defends actions in starting fire that leaped out of control - LA Times

June 19

Lawmaker's son dies fighting fire - KOMO News

   
June 18

Food heads for stricken Klamath farmers - Herald & News

June 18

Paternalistic elite vs empowered individuals - a report on a "leadership workshop" in Kitsap County - by Mary Swoboda

June 18

Elusive radicals escalate attacks in nature's name - Seattle PI

June 18

Armey takes on traffic-surveillance cameras as violation of constitutional rights - WND

June 18

Canada to become part of U.S.? - Front Page

June 18

Urge elected representatives to challenge unconstitutional laws - letter from Sharon Shumate

   
June 17

UNESCO UN's maps of World Heritage Parks - Take a Look

June 17

Olympic National Park - UN World Heritage Site; UN Biosphere

June 17

Global warming natural, may end in 20 years, says Ohio scientist - Science Daily

June 17

Forest Service considers scrapping forest regulations from Clinton era - Fox News

June 17

Forest Service buys $150K boat to help get rid of  trout in Yellowstone lake -Casper Star Tribune

June 17

Gifts to Audubon Society get Ford truckmakers in hot water with customers Oregon Live

June 17

Gun control group changes name, keeps agenda - CNS News

   
June 16

Polluted waters poorly chosen by Clinton White House, say scientists - Fox News

June 16

Interior official questions Klamath Valley allocation of water to fish over farmers - Capitol Alert

June 16

Major land-use case goes before Supreme Court -Scripps 

June 16

Little girls' snow cone stand shut down due to 'possible environmental hazard' - Sacto Bee

June 16

'Digital Angel' discontinues plan for human implants...for now - WND

June 16

Over 1/4 million federal workers failed to pay income tax - Scripps

   
June 15

Forced to be a "willing seller" - Chuck Cushman for eco-logic

June 15

Rural Cleansing: Progress of Implementation of the Wildlands Project - Eco-Logic

June 15

Candles now blamed for earth's pollution, says EPA - Ananova

June 15

Clallam: "Conserve" your farmland, get a tax break - but maybe not quite as much - PDN

June 15

States can protect local citizens from federal abuses - Eco-Logic

June 15

Power 'snoops' home to cut energy consumption - Sequim Gazette

   
June 14

Digital Angel implants to start in humans tomorrow - "good for tracking health care patients, criminals" proponents say - WND

June 14

Invasion of privacy - how do we get it back? WND

June 14

Interpretive center becomes Audubon site - first of many planned in the state - Sequim Gazette

June 14

Audubon Society strategic plan - "creating a culture of conservation" - Audubon Society site

June 14

New U.S. law sets up land trusts - can't pay your estate tax - give your land to the government - AP

June 14

May be oil vs. critters in Utah - State wildlife board reaffirms rule change - Deseret News

June 14

What price climate control? Reason Mag.

   
June 13

Newsletter for Critical Areas Code Repeal - June 2001 (this is a PDF file)

June 13

"Your" national parks just keep getting more expensive to enter, enjoy - new fees set - The Olympian

June 13

Seattle Times editor may leave "business unfriendly" city - cites burdensome government regulations on zoning, environment as reason - Editor & Publisher Online

June 13

Man arrested for trying to save his trees - Palm Beach Post

June 13

The Future Molders: Children in the schools- a "must read" for parents -by Charlene Sanders,  Sierra Times

June 13

Report shows that working moms are a major problem for emotional stability of children - UK News

June 13

Klamath Basin: Myths vs. Realities -  Sierra Times

June 13

U.S. House hearing set for Klamath - Herald and News

June 13

First DDT, now Diazinon being phased out -The Olympian

June 13

Privacy rules turn doctors into criminals? - WND

June 13

California lawmakers request relief for "endangered humans"-CNS News

June 13

Dungeness River Management Team Agenda for June 2001

   
June 11

Keeping Big Brother from Watching You - CAGW

June 11

China to issue hi-tech ID cards - AP

June 11

Banking without the bank - Sierra Times

June 11

New weapon in B.C.'s war of the woods - Vancouver Sun

June 11

Supreme Court rules thermal imaging is a "search" - ABC News

   
June 10

Earth Charter adopted in Russia - eco-logic

June 10

When Sustainable Development comes to your town - by Henry Lamb

June 10

Democrat gathering disrupted over land use issues - PT Leader

June 10

Environmentalists Organizations Exposed - testimony by Utah Rep. Hansen

June 10

Nasa aims to move earth - UK Guardian

   
June 9

No property ownership - no freedom - by K. Parker Stoops

June 9

Virtual Bucket Brigade supports farmers - WND

June 9

Fighting for the right to irrigate our farms - www.kalamthbasincrisis.org

June 9

UN pushes for "child's rights" - Family groups alarmed over controversial measure - WND

June 9

Postal service has its eye on you - Insight Mag.

June 9

Eco-Terrorist Attacks prompt federal action - Fox News

   
June 7

Listen to Bob & Sue Forde interviewed by Dr. Stan on RadioLiberty

June 7

Contact Information for Clallam County Commissioners

June 7

Critical Areas Code revamping makes it tougher on landowners - Sue Forde

June 7

End the income tax now! - commentary by Joseph Farah, WND

June 7

Michael News demands court action - former soldier was court-martialed for refusing to don UN uniform  - WND

   
June 6

State of the Earth study launched by U.N. - to find out how human activity threatens world processes - BBC

June 6

Consider it said: Time to form a new nation - commentary by Jon Dougherty, WND

June 6

State may allow some logging on land set aside - Seattle Times

June 6

Kentucky home-schooler wins victory - WND

   
June 5

Thurston County faces limited growth - not enough water for people and fish - The Olympian

June 5

Reducing employee load could solve Washington State's budget problem - commentary by Jackie Juntti

June 5

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch

June 5

Light kills viruses in blood supply - The Clarion-Ledger

June 5

Nevada votes to legalize medical marijuana - puts state on collision course with federal government - Yahoo News

June 5

The Nature Conservancy land purchases continue to grow

June 5

Company to unveil generator capable of harnessing waves' energy - PDN

   
June 4

More on the MCGuckin Family

   
June 3

Fish & Forest rules apply to public and private land - commentary by Sharon Shumate

June 3

U.N. passes anti-gun treaty - Newsmax

June 3

Plants can stay, people must go - Couple forced out that leave meadowfoam, orchard alone - Chicago Enterprise Record

June 3

While mainline media reports all is well with McGuckin family, their attorney reports otherwise - Sierra Times

June 3

Audubon Society to participate in enviro center at Dungeness River RR Bridge Park - PDN

   
June 2

Long arm of government rankles Western landowners - Newsmax

June 2

Change the future of property tax in Washington State - a message from Tim Eyman

June 2

Bring government into your home via the internet -Scripps News Service 

June 2

Decision will leave Klamath Basin dry - The Oregonian

June 2

"No compromise," says leader of initiative to repeal Critical Areas Code - by Lois Krafsky-Perry

June 2

Eco-terrorist group claims it set fire at UW, tree farm - Oregonian

June 2

The Idaho MCGuckin Family: Mom jailed: Kids holed up in house in Idaho - Click here to follow the story

June 2

$1 Billion Plan for Missouri River Changes to 'Save Species' - Tampa Bay Online

   
June 1

Federal law being violated over universal medical id's, say Representative Armey - WND

June 1

Churches sue for zoning rights - WND

June 1

'House of Prayer' parents rebuff 'safety plan' for children - Cox News

 

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