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"It seems very straightforward to me that affluent children are easier to teach than poorer children. And charter schools separate those two groups."
Colorado State Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, saying charter schools skim the state's best students and funding.
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In the Rockies Today, two adjacent mountain ranges near Tucson provide a snapshot of differing wildfire policies. The Forest Service fought fires more aggressively in the Catalinas to protect cabins and summer camps. Officials in Saguaro National Park let some fires burn and set others to replicate the natural fire cycle in the more remote and undeveloped Rincons. After two years and three disastrous wildfires that blackened more than with 184 square miles in the Catalinas, many experts see an opportunity to start managing that range more like the Rincons. |
Leavitt nomination galvanizing environmental groups Idaho logging plan targets biggest trees Phoenix foreclosures rise 50 percent in midst of record housing market Agencies stall Snake River dam applications for more data Wyoming governor promises faster permitting, better enforcement Report says Western Canada's major cities falling into decay Tight water supply raises value of Santa Fe's treated sewage |
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B.C., Alberta to be partners on smaller things, first The premiers of British Columbia and Alberta will meet in a landmark conference to forge partnerships on transportation, trade and tourism, and eventually, to present a united front to Ottawa. Vancouver Sun; Oct. 6 Interior to push ahead with disputed Utah backcountry road policy Interior Department officials told Congress they plan to proceed with controversial plans to give states ownership of backcountry roads in Utah -- and maybe, Colorado, Idaho and Alaska. Salt Lake Tribune; Oct. 6 Colorado communities contest federal drilling plans Officials in three Colorado cities say they agree energy development must continue on the Western Slope, but they claim the Bush administration has forgotten its promise to give them more control. Denver Post; Oct. 5
Navajo leaders and tribal members are debating whether to institute the death penalty for violent crimes on the reservation, a dramatic departure from traditional beliefs. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); Oct. 6 Analyst says high cost of housing plagues the West Half the households in Missoula can't afford to buy a home, and rapid growth and high demand has pushed housing prices beyond the reach of many across the Northwest. Helena Independent Record (AP); Oct. 5 A decade later, Colorado charter schools still mired in controversy Ten years after the first charter school began in Colorado, advocates and school districts are still fighting over turf, and critics want to see if charter schools have delivered what they promised. Denver Post; Oct. 5 Opinion
Nation needs to take a hard look at immigration issues It's time to dispel some myths about immigration: that illegal immigrants break the law simply by being here, take jobs away from nation's poor and are fraying the nation's social fabric. A column by former Colorado Gov. Richard D. Lamm. Rocky Mountain News; Oct. 4
Candidates should be ready to talk about the issues near and dear to Western voters: forests, health care, immigration and trade Arizona Republic; Oct. 5 Beyond the region
Study: Forest Service cheaper than contractors Three studies in New Mexico, Arizona and portions of Texas and Oklahoma concluded that privatizing hundreds of Forest Service jobs in the Southwest won't save money. Santa Fe New Mexican; Oct. 4 Indian water rights bill gets hearing A bill written by Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., that would give several tribes the rights to much of the water remaining for future growth in Arizona received its first hearing in both the U.S. Senate and House last week. Arizona Republic; Oct. 5 In depth
Tucson-area mountains contrast burn policies The undeveloped Rincon Mountains and the more developed Santa Catalina Range provide a graphic comparison of a century of let-it-burn vs. fire-suppression practices. Arizona Daily Star; Oct. 5
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