Bear vs. bike: Montana teacher riding to school runs into bruin. By Tristan Scott. Missoulian.
Continue Reading →So, is this what “drill, baby drill” means? đ
As Congress prepares to debate expansion of drilling in taxpayer-owned coastal waters, the Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal â including allegations of financial self-dealing, accepting gifts from energy companies, cocaine use and sexual […]
Continue Reading →Elk City is a very remote small town in north central, Idaho. It is 40 miles up the South Fork of the Clearwater River Canyon from Grangeville (no facilities between them). Despite its remote location, the local streams were badly damaged by placer mining years ago.
Mining companies don’t placer mine much any more. They […]
Continue Reading →Idaho Statesman’s view: Politicians blow smoke when talking wildfires
This editorial is about the giant Murphy range fire of 2007 and the attempt by leading Idaho politicians to say it was so hard to control because too much native vegetation had been uneaten by cows.
A recent report by the BLM and other government […]
Continue Reading →If a cow from a second herd tests positive, Wyoming will again lose its brucellosis free status, and it looks like one will.
It’s important to remember that the recent brucellosis infection near Danial, WY came from one of the state’s elk feedlots that conservation groups are trying to shut down because they are breeding […]
Continue Reading →Do I need to preface this by saying it’s unfortunate?
As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts Before They’re Undone. By Jonathan Weisman. Washington Post Staff Writer.
This year is hardly unique, but I do think it is getting worse because lies can be generated and disseminated so quickly.
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