When Politics Trumps National Security A book-length account will surely emerge, perhaps by Bob Woodward, regarding President Obama's actions relating to national security and terror—dealing with the tragic Benghazi incident, of course, in which the United States Ambassador to Libya and other Americans were killed by a terrorist raid on Sept., 11, 2012, but also dealing with … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s “All-Out War on Wolves”
A Once Proud Group Has Lost Its Way BY DAVE STALLING Oct. 5, 2012 Recently, the family of Olaus J. Murie demanded that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation cancel the organization’s Olaus J. Murie Award. The surprising reason? The foundation’s “all-out war against wolves is anathema to the entire Murie family.” I sympathize with the family’s position for several reasons. … [Read more...]
What Do You Do When Your House Burns Down?
The Pine Creek Fire Destroyed More Than Forest BY DAVID S. LEWIS East and south, the sky is still choked with smoke, as it has been since late August. Perhaps by the time you read this, with any luck, snow will have finally doused the flames. Yet we’ve been shrouded in smoke for several weeks now, smoke of varying density depending on the wind. The sun rises and sets in … [Read more...]