Politics

  • Arizona Rethinking Open Range Laws

    Ralph Maughan

    On the “open range” if you don’t want someone else’s cattle on your property, you have to fence them out! Arizona is rethinking the fairness of this tradition.  So are people in other states. Arizona Rethinking Open Range Laws. By Marc Lacey. New York Times. If you hit a black cow in the middle of…

  • Some hunters like predators, dislike ATVs

    Ralph Maughan

    How many hunters are like this? Given the quality of the rabid anti-wolf folks, it might be easy to forget that many hunters (more than 50%?) take a balanced view of animals and hunting access. I think there is too much demonization of hunters per se on this blog.  Folks should be careful to separate…

  • Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of HI, ID, MN, MT, OR, WY

    Ralph Maughan

    R L Miller’s post at Daily Kos looks at the Republican positions on climate science in six states, including Idaho. This is not a complete project. If you can add anything on candidates’ positions that would be interesting.  R L asked us for some help, but we were not able to give him much. Stupid…

  • Idaho state legislator stole timber from Idaho state lands

    Ralph Maughan

    Lands are managed to provide revenue for the public schools- Having a one party state is a problem here. Representative Hart, who took timber, only faces a write-in candidate. Rep. Hart logged state land for home. Candidate never paid debt for stolen timber. Betsy Z. Russell. The Spokesman-Review

  • Feds, States and others file appeal on wolf ruling

    Ken Cole

    Federal Government appeals the wolf ruling- I missed this one but it is important. Everyone knew that the states and many other groups would appeal Judge Molloy’s ruling on wolves but no one was sure whether the Federal Government would appeal the ruling too. Now that question has been answered. State and others file appeal…

  • Otter backs down on wolf ultimatum

    Ken Cole

    Well, Butch’s deadline came and passed and still no MOA in place. Otter backs down on wolf ultimatum. Magic Valley Times News

  • Intermountain Forest Association to shut its doors

    Ralph Maughan

    Once powerful Idaho timber lobby calls it quits after 75 years- I remember when this interest group held enormous power, rivaling the livestock associations, although they were not rivals, of course. Timber association will disband after 75 years. By Becky Kramer. Spokesman-Review.

  • Obama: Pygmy Rabbit "not warranted" for ESA protections

    Brian Ertz

    Salazar Strikes Again, Denying Meaningful Protection for Imperiled Tiny Bunny of the Sagebrush Sea The declining condition of the Sagebrush Sea has been highlighted on a couple of occasions over the past couple of weeks.  In recent Washington state news we learned that jackrabbits in sagebrush habitats are diminishing.  Pygmy rabbits were rejected ESA protections…

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