v San Juan County friends: you
are urgently needed tomorrow Monday, Feb. 12th at 5:30 PM for a town hall
hosted by Representative John Curtis. This is your opportunity ask those hard questions
you’ve been complaining about related to H.R. 4532. Even though the monument has been reduced substantially,
there are questionable items included. Meet at the Hideout Community Center in
Monticello. 5:30-7:00 PM Car pool if possible.
Linda Patterson: ”I found a better map. Apparently all of Elk Ridge and the Blue Mountain are
being assessed for wilderness designation. The scary part about this for
ranchers is: that when they created the Dark Canyon Wilderness they eliminated
grazing in that area. Here is the map link https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd547675.pdf “
Without
your voice the Green Swamp Will Continue to Grow
Good News Bears
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U.S. Forest Service asking for feedback Deadline this week
“Dwight
Lomaintewa, who lives in the Hopi village of Mishongnovi, said the 65-mile (104
kilometer) daily drive to Peabody Energy's Kayenta Mine is well worth it. A
steady job means his family can stay on the reservation and his children can
learn the language and traditions, the 33-year-old said.
Myron
Richardson, a 42-year-old Navajo welder, said he was fortunate to get a job at
the mine after being away from home for construction jobs. If the power plant
and mine close, he said he'd likely have to move, and his children's cultural
lessons with their grandfather would cease.”
A county commissioner’s
poor job performance and conflicts of interest have spurred a group of
concerned citizens in La Plata County, Colorado to launch a local recall
effort. Calling itself the La
Plata Liberty Coalition, the group is busy gathering recall petition
signatures with the hopes of ousting Commissioner, Gwen Lachelt.
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Montana Senator Writes Resolution supporting Justice for
Western Ranchers “WHEREAS, A seventeen page
whistleblowing letter, released by the federal government’s lead investigator
(Special Agent Larry Wooten) in the Nevada standoff case, cited multiple cover
ups within the federal agencies and a “widespread pattern of bad judgment, lack
of discipline, incredible bias, unprofessionalism and misconduct, as well as
likely policy, ethical and legal violations among senior and supervisory staff”
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Be Good Stewards of the Land as Sportmen Sec. Zinke sets the pace
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BLM works on Reshuffling the Swamp. Good?
Or Bad?
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Petition to Free the Hammonds. Your Support is needed
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Mineral Restrictions Continue in Bears Ears Country But
there’s no Boom
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Environmental Hype Falls Flat: No one shows up!
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If
pro-monument advocates can’t control themselves to not illegally vandalize
Utah’s public buildings, paid for by your tax dollars, WHO KNOWS what type of
desecration they have in mind for Bears Ears.... This happened at the Utah
State Capitol Feb. 10!
n Horse Shoe Bend Will Never Be the Same: Good or Bad?
n Hysteria abounds: Gold Rush- Style Land Grab on Bears Ears?
n San Juan Record Disproves the Alarmists: No Uranium boom!
Other
Articles/ Events of Local Interest
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Another new Idea: What about Disaster Relief Homesteading?
v Drought Conditions in San Juan; please continue to pray for snow!
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Documenting
Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016
