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Q. One gang member spotted an enemy on the street and machine-gunned him, along with his wife and baby. Yet he is such a good friend that you attributed the killing, in your book, to another gang member in order to protect him.
Whether the spotted owl qualifies for such exceptions is a matter that rests with the laws, whether we like it or not. Such a question would never arise if your neighbor was burying toxic waste next door on his "private property."
The real point is that we have to look ahead, and according to our illustrious president, see the big picture. Someone once said that our property is not inherited from our ancestors, it's on loan from our children. If we have no obligation to spotted owls or beetles, don...
But there is a balance to be struck here. The days of "full steam ahead" and "damn the torpedoes" are long over. It doesn't mean we come to a full stop: it does mean we need to proceed with caution and awareness of the consequences of our actions on...
Even so, the battle to save the salmon has generated far less rancor than the struggle between environmentalists and loggers over the northern spotted owl. In addition to its contribution to the Northwest economy -- $52 million a year in commercial fishing-related income alone -- the salmon has deep-seated symbolic...