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...down the front range of the Rockies, one of the nation's hottest growth zones, a tiny, obscure rodent named the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is upsetting land planning, forcing developers to alter construction schedules and snarling highway and utilities projects...
...Fish and Wildlife Service moves ahead and formally lists Preble's as endangered, as it's expected to do shortly, the obstacles to building will be stronger. And if the government fails to act, mouse advocates vow legal action to force listing. At issue as much as the rodent are the shrub-lined meadows and grassy marshes that abut the streams and creeks lacing the 170 miles from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Colorado Springs. That stretch of land at the foothills of the Rockies is aswarm with housing and commercial development; three counties on the Front Range are among the Census...
...through the tall grass, aided by preternaturally long hind legs and an outsize tail that helps stabilize it in flight. "There could be thousands out there, and there could be far fewer; we just don't know," concedes Fish and Wildlife biologist Peter Plage, who has rarely seen the rodent in the wild...
Watching TV these days, one runs across all sorts of silly advertising, from Blockbuster's dancing baby to the Energizer bunny. In some cases, like Energizer's battery-powered rodent, there might be a remote connection between the gimmick and the product. But, as the ubiquitous dancing baby proves, this need not be the case. So what is one to expect when seeing half a dozen crazed men hurdling couches after some strange guy yells "Surge...
...looking very good" after making some "terrible mistakes." Scotvold says Kerrigan should have been home resting after the Olympics rather than coming off as bratty in public appearances she was too exhausted to make. He mentioned the infamous Disney parade in which Kerrigan shared a float with the famous rodent and accurately confided, "This is so corny...