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  • 9/03/2009 11:33 am - PFDs Are Proven Lifesavers. Should Boaters be Required to Wear Them? : The answer to your title question, at least where the person is question is an adult, is an unequivocal [b]NO[/b]. Freedom means the right to make your own choices, and yes, perhaps to be stupid in them. We already have way too much nanny government, interfering with our choices because ...
  • 6/24/2009 4:10 pm - Is Senator Feinstein Speaking Out of Both Sides of Her Mouth on National Park Matters? : Sen. Feinstein has never been one of my favorite people, but as I read this, there is one significant difference. The cannery was there first and the designation was to try to turn an area that apparently was not wilderness [i]into [/i] wilderness. In the latter (renewable energy) case, we ...
  • 2/09/2009 2:31 pm - Maine-based Groups Join Fight to Overturn Gun Rule for National Parks : Kurt, I feel like you weren't quite clear in your third paragraph. I think [i]...a rule to allow loaded, concealed firearms in all national parks except those located in two states...[/i] gives the impression that [b]anyone [/b]would be allowed to carry "loaded, concealed firearms" in national parks, when, as I ...
  • 11/03/2008 11:08 am - Lame Duck Bush Administration Hastens to Weaken Environmental Protection Laws : Originally posted on 11/2 but edited on 11/3 to insert a missing word without realizing it would change the location of the post. Bob, I share with you the dismay about the power of executive orders and think that perhaps in most cases they should not have the force of ...
  • 9/25/2008 12:21 pm - How Far Should National Park Rangers Go To Safeguard Your Life? : While I appreciate information provided to help me make an informed decision, I don't want the government to protect me from myself, whether the "danger" is what I read/watch, what I smoke, or where I swim. This includes the NPS. Mark