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There's trouble in this verdant paradise 80 miles southwest of Crater Lake. The rules protecting Cascade-Siskiyou were put on hold last March, when new Interior Secretary Gale Norton delayed implementing management plans for 16 of 21 monuments that Clinton created or expanded, until matters ranging from boundary adjustments to vehicle use can be scrutinized by homeowners, local officials and the White House...
...value the place depends on what you call it, and what you call it depends on who you are. To the Bureau of Land Management, its landlord, the sandstone canyon southwest of Billings, Mont., is known as Weatherman Draw. The BLM leases the mineral rights to the site for $1 per acre per year, or $160--about the price of an average downtown parking spot. To the Anschutz Exploration Corp. of Denver, which holds a permit to drill for oil there, the canyon is designated as Federal Lease MTM-74615. Should the company's wells pan out, the canyon could...
...most recent Women’s Final Four in St. Louis, boosted by an unexpected regional run by nearby Southwest Missouri State, set a new record with 61,653 fans in attendance for the three games. The Fleet Center, in comparison, seats 18,560 per game...
...expunged of any extant weeds. He advocates the "freedom lawn," which allows a diversity of plants to crop up naturally. Since 1993, Geballe says he has witnessed an increased willingness to let lawns grow wild, as well as a greater appreciation of regional differences. "People are realizing that the Southwest is the Southwest, and its wildlife has its own beauty," he says...
...Immediately after graduation, she went to Salt Lake City to claim her Honda Award for the nation’s most outstanding female athlete in track and field. The award made her eligible to win the Broderick Cup, given to the female athlete of the year. Jackie Stiles, the Southwest Missouri State basketball superstar, ultimately won the honor...