U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey walked out of federal court a free man Wednesday in Missoula, wearing not an orange inmate’s jumpsuit but the gray business suit with American flag lapel pin he had donned for his contempt hearing.
Ag chief cleared of contempt. By John Cramer the Missoulian
The federal judge wasn’t happy, but apparently thought his contempt of court citation might bring the Forest Service around (a little bit).
More. Judge Clears Mark Rey and Forest Service of Contempt. By Dillon Tabish. New West.
Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He has been a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and also its President. For many years he produced Ralph Maughan's Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of "Hiking Idaho." He also wrote "Beyond the Tetons" and "Backpacking Wyoming's Teton and Washakie Wilderness." He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.
All I have to say is this was a big disappointment from the previous days’ news. Another tumble to the tummy….