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It would not be possible to describe the convoy, without listing a few of the tremendous rewards and satisfaction in knowing that we are making a difference. We are reminded of this at every rally, in every interview, and by others we meet. We enjoyed the hospitality of Linda and Stanley Barons, who opened their gracious and beautiful Colorado home to the entire convoy for a night. Frank cooked breakfast for everyone the following morning, and we sat at the table chatting merrily, until it was time to go. Thank you, Linda and Stanley. You are in our hearts, our...

  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Headquarters, The Sawgrass Rebellion" <sawgrassrebellion@getnaples.com> To: <sawgrassrebellion@getnaples.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:20 PM Subject: Article in Ft. Myers, FL News-Press > Property rights battle looms> > By PAMELA SMITH HAYFORD, phayford@news-press.com> <mailto:phayford@news-press.com>> > Southwest Florida landowners are calling in the cavalry - farmers, ranchers,> homeowners from as far away as Oregon, California and Ohio.> They're called The Sawgrass Rebellion.> Some environmentalists here call them ringers.> Whatever these folks are called, thousands of them are forming caravans> through 23 states to help property owners in Miami-Dade, Collier and> possibly Lee counties fight to keep...

[Source: <http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtondc/oregonian/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1026993413147730.xml>] More From The Oregonian Washington D.C. News Effort to limit Klamath Basin farming fails 07/18/02 JIM BARNETT WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House on Wednesday rebuffed an effort by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to limit planting of commercial crops in two Klamath Basin wildlife refuges, but not before the proposal fanned an argument over urban and rural priorities. Blumenauer, who represents the Portland area, proposed ending production of alfalfa and row crops such as onions, potatoes or sugar beets on 2,000 acres of leased lands, saying the ban would cut water consumption, trim use of pesticides and protect wildlife....

Klamath Basin Farmers Get $50 Million in Aid KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, June 18, 2002 (ENS) - Farmers in the Klamath Basin whose crops and livestock suffered last year from lack of water will benefit from $50 million in aid earmarked in the 2002 Farm Bill. Farmers in the Klamath Basin faced last summer with no water for irrigation, as all available water has been diverted to protect endangered sucker fish and threatened coho salmon. Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued an opinion stating that the Klamath Basin irrigation system threatens two endangered fish, the Lost...

<p>GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Faced with legal and political obstacles, managers of the Klamath Basin national wildlife refuges have given up trying to move commercial farming off land that was once marsh used by Pacific Flyway waterfowl.</p> <p>"The laws the way they are and the politics the way they are, farming is going to be part of our life," said Phil Norton, manager of the national wildlife refuges straddling the Oregon-California border. "We are trying to work with the local community."</p>

Magna Carta, American Style Introduction   Long before the birth of the United States, there ruled many years ago in England a King who became selfish beyond tolerance of the people. Laws he made and things he did became associated with a dictatorship. When confronted for his actions by the people, he simply replied, “The law is in my mouth.” On the morning of June 15, 1215, a group of barons and Churchmen gathered at Runnymede, staking their lives on their mission, their armed support kept well in the background. Upon his arrival, without conflict, King John signed the “Articles...

WOODLEY ISLAND -- Responding to top Bush administration officials' appeasement of irrigators by opening floodgates in the Klamath Basin last week, a group representing coastal fishing interests called for recognition of the plight of Klamath River salmon. The Washington, D.C.,-based group American Rivers Tuesday announced that the Klamath made the No. 3 spot on its most endangered rivers list. Interior Secretary Gale Norton's decision to release water based on an unusual short-term plan, and the possible installation of a much-criticized long-term plan, imperils fish and the future of those who need Klamath fish, American Rivers contends. American Indians, commercial fishermen...