By Carlotta Grandstaff Bayonne, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced today that, effective July 4, the state of New Jersey would assume local control of the Statue of […]
Archives for May 2, 2014
No ‘refuge’ for beavers at Lee Metcalf Refuge
By Kimi Smith, Stevensville The Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for wildlife. A place to go and enjoy. I walked on Kenai Trail and hoped to see […]
The brain, ethics and trapping
In the last ten years more has been learned about the brain and how it functions than in the preceding several centuries. In the 1960’s, neuroscientists were able to […]
Recreational brutality
Despite claims to the contrary, trapping is a form of recreation for profit, not wildlife management. Recreation also includes such things as hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, skiing, rafting, […]
Support for local control
As a citizen of Ravalli County, Montana, I have been fighting government intrusion and non-management of our public lands for 20 years. As a county commissioner I have been […]
Energy policy?
The first time I ran for the legislature, a community leader asked me that question. “What did I feel the Montana state energy policy should be?” My answer was, […]
Another Dust Bowl?
Added to the direct costs inflicted on us by the inept, realtor-dominated county commissioners there are indirect costs that negatively impact both our fiscal and physical well-being. In about […]