Our View Defends new national parks management draft
The editorial critiques critics of Bush era park policy as overreacting to a draft management plan. It notes the update stems from Congress public input and Park Service staff, preserves the Organic Act mission, and aims to balance conservation with public access. It defends cell service in parks for safety and highlights historic tradeoffs between access and preservation.
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Ken Salazar
Interior
Gale Norton
Norton
Salazar
Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Craig Manson
Department of Interior
Manson
Congress
Park Service
Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road
Glacier National Park
Mount Rushmore
Bruce Babbitt
Bush White House
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Statement
The piece proclaims freedom as a divine gift and personal self control, urging readers to promote and preserve freedom. It frames freedom as essential for individual development and cites the Declaration of Independence as a guiding standard.
The politics of petroleum and price politics
The Supreme Court's 8 to 0 ruling rejects oil company price collusion claims once hailed by the 9th Circuit. The piece argues politicians blame Big Oil while taxes and supply limits matter more, noting rising demand from China and India and the costs of alternative energy policies.
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Supreme Court
Justice Alito
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Gulf of Mexico
Big Oil
Congressional Committee
China
India
Alaska
United States
Three Mile Island
Legalizing illegal spying is not the answer
Thomas J. Lucente Jr argues that Bush’s NSA warrantless eavesdropping violates the Fourth and other amendments. He contends Congress undercuts law by seeking to legalize the program via new legislation and calls for ending the assault on constitutional freedoms.
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Ohio
Michael DeWine
Bush
National Security Agency
White House
Congress
Alberto Gonzales
Gonzales
Sept. Il
United States
FISA
America
Lucente Jr
Lima
Permian Basin Bids for FutureGen Support Highlighted
Odessa American voices approval for widespread community backing of the FutureGen project bid in the Permian Basin. Readers are invited to submit opinions via email with a thumbs nomination.
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Statimes.com
Lowell
Thomas Sowell
Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Jimmy Margulies
Thomas J. Lucente JR
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Permian Basin
FutureGen
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