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May 2001

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May 31

Connecticut Representative introduces Wildlands Project bill to encompass Western states

May 31

Audubon Society and other groups to sue for trickle of water going to farmers in Klamath Basin to go to eagle refuge instead - Oregonian

May 31

Klamath Basin farmers can appeal to "God Squad" - a special federal government committee - for exemption  - CNS News

May 31

Eco groups sue NMFS over plan for salmon - if they win, they say they'll press for dams to come down - Oregonian 

May 31

Audubon Society and other groups to sue state forestry to stop private-land logging - Oregonian 

May 31

Political claims follow redistricting effort  - Sequim Gazette 

   
May 30

Woman, 73, fights to keep home - Rocky Mtn. News 

May 30

Girl forced to miss graduation by the courts because she had a kitchen knife in her car - WND 

May 30

E-mail users warned over spy network - BBC 

May 30

McDonald's Expanding Tests of Cashless Payments - Yahoo News 

   
May 29

Thinking about homeschooling? Here are some thoughts - Sierra Times 

   
May 28

Klamath farmers get the attention of Congress: Members to visit basin, re-examine ESA - CNS News 

May 28

Judge blocks radical enviro lawsuit against Jarbridge - Elko Daily Free Press 

May 28

Feds fuel anti-Christian bigotry in schoolchildren - Newsmax 

May 28

Initiative filed to limit asset forfeiture laws - takings out of control on individuals not convicted - Olympian 

May 28

Proposed cell phone ban irks Libertarians - CNS News 

May 28

The American Way of Life - can it survive?  Perhaps new legislation can help - Sierra Times 

   
May 27

Locals rally to keep staggering sawmill alive - Fox News 

May 27

Klamath Falls to get a few wells, but not enough to cover but a few farms - Herald and News 

   
May 26

Klamath Valley officials hear plan for defying water order - Dick Carver of Nye County share insights -Herald and News 

May 26

Message from PRC on EPA Draft Public Participation Policy -Property Rights Congress

May 26

Olympia, WA - Legislature moves to cut red tape on transportation projects 

 
May 24

UN Agenda 21 & Sustainable Development: Tools to bring you up-to-date 

 
May 23

Murray applauds Forest Conservation legislation 

May 23

Goodbye Sequim-Dungeness Valley - commentary by Lois K. Perry

May 23

Ford Motor Co. donates $5 to eco-group, much to rural truck drivers chagrin - Fox News

May 23

Lone commissioner says 'no' to new Clean Water District - says new taxing district far exceeds state requirements - Sequim Gazette

May 23

Power rates could soar as high as 110%, says PUD Sequim Gazette

May 23

Ventura, CA: Family fights for return of rifles - LA Times

May 23

FBI probes arsons: eco-terrorists suspect - WA Post 

May 23

Bush reverses forest service policy in favor of citizens - eco's say fish will be endangered - Denver Post 

May 23

Jail for trimming your own trees?  Man does battle over restrictive code - WA Post

 
May 23

Clallam County: County treasurer calls tax plan unfair - PDN

May 23

Clallam County: Clean Water District approved - PDN

May 23

FBI investigates radical environmentalists in Oregon fires - Nando Times

May 23

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch: Eco-terrorists strike; railroads may shut down for violation of ESA, more...

 
May 21

Mason County, WA: Citizens question need for more taxes, regulations at Weed Control Board hearing - by Mary Swoboda

May 21

After public hearings, county decides not to form Weed Control Board yet - The Sun

May 21

A plan to rid the state of toxins -The News Tribune

May 21

Protestors rally at Eureka log haul - Elko Daily Free Press

May 21

Ideology behind Wildlands Project considers people just another link in the food chain - William Gregg, from New American Magazine

May 21

WA Farm Bureau News Update: Gov. says okay to stop clubbing fish, but not right away - and other news

May 21

AG calls for $600,000 fines against WEA - says their violations were intentional - EFF

May 21

Judges rule against home-schoolers - Case of 2-year-old 'streaker' goes to state supreme court next - WND

   
May 20

Amid concerns, bill promotes scientifically sound environmentalist - CNS News

May 20

Celebrating human achievement - by Henry Lamb

   
May 19

At Grassroots, UN Environmental Efforts Run into Opposition - Fox News

May 19

Vanishing Freedom 2: Who Owns America? to air on FOX this weekend.  Don't Miss It!

   
May 18

Bush pushes for new energy plan - offers proposals for energy sources - NYTimes

May 18

Desert tortoise to win out over ranchers?  Judge may agree in kicking cattle off acreage to 'protect' turtles - LA Times

May 18

Control is the goal: Why parents need to consider carefully the public school system for their children- editorial from Sierra Times

 
May 17

Washington Farm Bureau Newswatch: Irrigators and water, dams, Endangered Species and power 

May 17

Locke, Republicans spar over transportation plan - The Olympian

May 17

Tulare Water ruling stirs ESA pot - Herald and News

May 17

County wants to be involved in management of lands: BLM says 'no' - Caspar Star-Tribune

May 17

A Cut of Catastrophe  -by Claire Wolfe

May 17

Consensus, compromise, fails to bring about a plan for marine reserve - Sacto Bee

May 17

News updates from Fully Informed Jury Association

May 17

Taxpayers win big time on property valuation appeals - Seattle P-I

 
May 16

In Energy Plan, Property Rights May be An Issue - New York Times

May 16

A Sustainable World - by Henry Lamb

May 16

Britain economist says euro goes against Judeo-Christian model of government - UK Telegraph

 
May 15

Washington State shuts off water - Farmers in Eastern Washington affected; not enough for both people and fish, says Ecology - Spokesman Review

May 15

Washington State Senator objects to road closures

May 15

AZ Fish & Game spends $4 million to buy up ranches for endangered species that have never lived there - AP

May 15

Environmentalism class parallels Wiccan religious practices -khouse.org

May 15

$500 billion class action lawsuit filed against the IRS - Sierra Times

May 15

Supreme Court strikes down use of medical marijuana - Seattle PI

 
May 14

Tribe to collect state tax money, then keep it for themselves, per governor's order - PDN

May 14

Lawsuit by 'conservationists' want to ratchet down further on dams, use of water to 'save salmon' - Oregonian

May 14

Million Mom March draws a meager 100 for gun control - CNN

 
May 13

Commission on Sustainable Development discusses ways to control local communities, including fewer automobiles - Ecologic Report

May 13

Agriculture okay in other nations, but not "surplus-producing nations like the U.S., says UN report (from Environmental News Network, with comments by SForde

May 13

Are children deliberately 'dumbed down' in school? -WND

May 13

What's at stake with the new health privacy regs? - Phyllis Schlafley

May 13

Canada: Gun battle rages on - Ottawa Sun

 
May 12

WA: Ranchers say feds are spying on them - Clean water program ticking ranchers off - AP

May 12

Local opposition stops greenways in Michigan - eco-logic report

May 12

Alaska Senator welcomes roadless injunction - Sierra Times

May 12

Jury Nullification: All they can do is stomp their feet and say "We don't like it' - by Vin Suprynowicz for Sierra Times

May 12

5th Grader cuffed, sent home after drawing picture of guns - Sun Sentinal

May 12

Two 3rd graders suspended for  toy gun - mycfnow

   
May 11

Next Western Battle: Eureka, Montana log haul - Sierra Times

May 11

Clallam County: Agendas clash at districting commission hearings - Sue Forde

May 11

ID: Roadless Initiative Blocked By Federal Judge AP

May 11

California voters snubbing major parties
Big jump in registered independents
- SF Chronicle

May 11

Lumber company wins against Earth First! in court decision - gets to begin logging again - Sacramento Bee

May 11

Dean Gotcher to speak at northwest conference June 8-9

May 11

How you can help change the Endangered Species Act - Sierra Times

   
May 10

Physicians burnt out on government regulations - WND

May 10

Elko county residents join protest over loss of land rights bill - Elko Daily News

May 10

Evolution debate: Student leads textbook challenge - CNN

May 10

The story of so many small towns: Bit by bit, tiny Morland, Kansas, fades away - NYTimes

 
May 9

Methow Valley: Senate sends envoy for watershed planning talk - Methow Valley News

May 9

Update on Klamath Valley "Bucket Brigade - from Herald and News

The truth about suckers

Water rights issues resonate across the...

Media hooked by bucket brigade

Good Show; Now what?

May 9

State of the Grassroots - FOF

May 9

School sponsors Dalai Lama speech - draws fire from parents - OregonLive

May 9

Road building ban will take effect: Bush leaves Clinton's ban alone - Yahoo News

 
May 8

Klamath Falls: Civil Disobedience - and proud of it! Sierra Times

Drop by drop, the water crisis has grown - HeraldandNews

Other stories about the 'Bucket Brigade' - HeraldandNews

May 8

Drop by drop, the water crisis has grown - HeraldandNews

May 8

Jefferson County fees could increase dramatically - PDN

May 8

Sonoma County's countryside a destination for the wealthy - The Democrat Press

 
May 7 'Us Now - You're Next', say desperate about court-ordered water shutoff - WND

Klamath Basin prepares to battle against total devastation - Sierra Times

8-10,000 people expected at Bucket Brigade in Klamath Falls - starts today - HeraldandNews

Bucket brigade set in Klamath Falls as people to stand with farmers against feds in loss of irrigation water to fish - HeraldandNews
May 7
The Cost of Sustainable Development - by Henry Lamb
May 7 Olympic Peninsula: Loggers and environmentalists have differing views on Bush's roadbuilding reversal - PDN
May 7 Farmers get reimbursement of funds but lose water to grow cotton in court case with feds -Sacto Bee
May 7 Federal buyout of state land proposed for 1366 acres in Wyoming - Casper Star
May 7 3rd grader gets suspended for drawing armed soldier - Court case filed - Dallas Morning News
 
May 5 Top down governance, pseudo-science rule the day in Clean Water District formation - New taxing district will have taxpayers covering the cost - by Sue Forde
May 5 Proposed ordinance for Clean Water District
May 5 Western farmers and consumers to pay a high toll to "save fish" - Lehmi Observer
May 5 State wants your help in prioritizing water controls -by Michelle Partridge, Wenatchee World
May 5 Court to feds: Pay farmers when water supply goes to fish - Seattle Times
May 5 House GOP digs in over transportation - The Olympian
May 5 Legislation simplifies water-rights transfers - The Olympian
 
May 4 Bush to allow revision to logging bans - Seattle PI
May 4 City collusion with contractors?  Could this happen in your community? by Jim Rary
May 4 Bill would allow bonds to help conservation groups buy land - Seattle PI
May 4 What you should know about conservation easements
May 4 The Privatization of Water - Nexus Magazine
 
May 3 Proposed Clean Water District meets citizen resistance - Sue Forde
May 3 Governor Locke's transportation Plan: Raise taxes now - find savings later...maybe - EFF
May 3 Sheldon, Republicans seize control of Washington State Senate - AP
May 3 Gates closed to shut people out of Burnt Hill DNR public land - PDN
May 3 Government salaries' circular logic - by Martha Ireland
May 3 Congressman introduces bill to repeal income tax
May 3 Olympia, WA: Tax relief for ag industry revived in state House
May 3 A Surprising Quiz: Bush's First 100 Days in Office - by Steve Dasbach
May 3 Officers challenge military's anthrax vaccination program - AP
May 3 Texas ag officials, U.S. Army at odds over military exercise - News8 Austin, TX
May 3 Clallam County: Streamkeepers monitoring watershed - PDN
May 3 Streamkeepers: Watching over the Watershed - by Sue Forde
 
May 2 Bush may delay plan to set aside forest land - New York Times
May 2 500 pages of errors found in textbook reviews - One textbook placed the Equator in Texas. Another claimed the Moon has one-sixth the mass of the Earth, while it actually has only 1/80th the mass of the Earth.
May 2 Long arm of government rankles Western landowners - Washington Post
May 2 Saving the trees may not be how to save the forest - Fox News
May 2 Red-tagged river property brings disagreement - Sequim Gazette
May 2 Sequim, WA - Public input essential to downtown evolution - Sequim Gazette
May 2 Redistricting follows release of population figures - Sequim Gazette
 
May 1 Ag not responsible for all water quality problems, says scientist - Capital Press
May 1 Judge denies farmers desperate plea for water - Findlaw Legal News
May 1 Junkman David battles EPA Goliath - Fox News
May 1 NAFTA Maps - Interesting
May 1 Water users argue case -Feds want to save it; farmers want to use it  HeraldandHerald, Klamath Falls, OR
May 1 'For handing out Constitutional propaganda' -Dismissed from jury for informing others of rights - by Vin Suprynowicz - LVRJ
May 1 Nevada Sovereignty: Dead on Arrival - Sierra Times
May 1 Wilderness Protection Sought: Coalition targets Southern Nevada sites - LVRJ - LVRJ
May 1 Sound Transit in Seattle gets dozens of cars it doesn't need - Seattle Times
 
 

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