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Thursday, Oct. 09 9 a.m. edition |
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"It's nice to find out where the heck all this dead stuff stops."
Jed Dean, chief of a Santa Fe-area fire district, flying over hundreds of acres of dead pinon pines that could turn the city-forest interface into an inferno.
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In Western Perspective today, reader Ben Long said the Rock Creek mine, proposed beneath the Cabinet Wilderness in Montana, is another example of environmental concerns undercutting political alliances. The theme of the current discussion is that Republicans may lose their political grip on the West if they don't shift their support of traditional extractive industries to a theme more in tune with the region's rising environmental concerns. Long argues the Montana mine's threat to Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille has Idaho business owners and officials worried -- and that could undercut support for Republicans among traditional constituents. Read the columns and the comments, then join the discussion. |
Critics accuse Idaho governor of stacking judicial committee Colorado mental health services wane as need grows, report says Advocates for homeless see shift in makeup of Montana's poor Utah congressman would ease rules for drilling beneath tar sands Feds won't give Montana bison range to tribes, negotiator says Colorado ruling could force gas company to pay millions more in royalties |
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Rockies today
Santa Fe firefighters prepare for catastrophe when dead pines burn Santa Fe-area firefighters have been mapping strategy in case hundred of acres of beetle-killed pinon pines catch fire in and around the city's urban interface. Santa Fe New Mexican; Oct. 9 Idaho senator in increasingly desperate talks to stave off water-for-salmon suit Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is shuttling between irrigators and business interests on one side, and environmentalists intent on saving salmon on the other to fend off a suit that could wrest control of Idaho's water away from cities, farms and industries. Idaho Statesman; Oct. 9 Federal agency settles suit with promise to designate bull trout habitat Federal officials have promised to designate critical habitat for threatened bull trout along 18,000 miles of streams in the Northwest, an agreement to settle environmentalists' lawsuit. Missoulian; Oct. 9 More Colorado residents speak Spanish, Russian, German, Vietnamese ... A decade of immigration and growth raised the number of Colorado residents who speak a language other than English by 88 percent, echoing a national trend. Denver Post; Oct. 9 Colorado's historic distrust comes to surface with water referendum Backers of Colorado's referendum to spend as much as $2 billion on unspecified water projects must battle decades of Western Slope suspicion about Front Range motives. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Oct. 9 Alberta, B.C. agree to 'speak with one voice' to Ottawa The premiers of Alberta and British Columbia signed a pact Wednesday to work together in their dealings with the federal government. Toronto Globe and Mail; Oct. 9 Opinion
Utah primaries a sad statement on voter apathy Salt Lake City's primary drew only 28 percent of registered voters to polls to choose among three dynamic candidates, and turnout was even lower in some surrounding cities. Salt Lake Tribune; Oct. 9 At least Californians cared enough to vote Goofy as it was, at least Californians turned out to vote, compared with the meager 20 percent to 30 percent expected for Idaho primary races. Idaho Statesman; Oct. 9 Beyond the region
Vancouver debates tent city for swelling number of homeless The number of homeless people sleeping on Vancouver's streets has doubled in the past year, said officials who are considering erecting a tent city for temporary shelter. Vancouver Sun; Oct. 9 Other countries start accepting Alberta beef, months after mad cow scare The first shipments of Alberta beef to Mexico in four-and-a-half months left Wednesday, as Canadian officials announced that other countries would soon lift their import bans, too. Calgary Herald; Oct. 9 |
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