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...lumber mills have been closed in the past year because of spotted owls," he claims. Compton also complains that he can't dig up the manzanita bushes on his own land because of local ordinances. "But," he adds cynically, "you sure better pay taxes on it, or they'll take it all away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Threat from the Patriot Movement | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...movement's communications network is often more sophisticated than its judgment, which means that any mysterious incident gets blown into a conspiracy epic. Take, for instance, the "invasion" of Okanogan County in northwest Washington State. It began last September when a local cattle rancher stumbled across a backwoods military camp teeming with men in fatigues. Word quickly spread that the invasion of U.N. troops had finally begun. When concerned citizens showed up at Sheriff Jim Weed's office, Weed grabbed the telephone and soon learned that the men in cammies were actually border-patrol officials conducting a joint operation with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Threat from the Patriot Movement | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...second of the teams’ matchups, effective pitching by Suter to start the game and by freshman Joey Novak to finish it up kept the Hawk bats at bay and allowed the Crimson’s hitters take the lead...

Author: By Madeleine Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Wraps Up Solid Weekend with Sweep | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Hartford was up, 5-3, by the end of the sixth, but the Crimson rallied in the top of the seventh and scored three runs to take the 6-5 lead...

Author: By Madeleine Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Wraps Up Solid Weekend with Sweep | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...videos, dancing mascots, matching t-shirts, and general paraphernalia in which House members bedeck themselves are wonderful ways to promote solidarity within the Houses. They give newly sorted freshmen a reason to take pride in their homes for the following three years, and they cultivate an individual personality for each of the 12 Houses, giving freshmen a unique House-wide culture to which to look forward...

Author: By Vidya Rajan | Title: Animal House | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

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