Category: responsibility
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Near Record Numbers
I see that the Bison in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) are <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/16/news/state/18-rebound.txt">near record numbers</a> at almost 4700 head. Here we have all these Bison running around the park and nowhere do we hear talk about too many bison and over grazing the park. Nowhere do we hear that the Park needs to bring in…
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High Stakes
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/25/news/local/45-testing.txt">High-stakes testing continues</a><br />n<br />nI really wish I had the ability to turn a phrase like this headline once in a while. The Brucellosis testing going on is high stakes for Montana cattlemen and is being watched closely by many people concerned with the issue.<br />n<br />nI've talked about the producers involved in Bridger…
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Wisdom of Cloning
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/28/AR2006122800552.html" >FDA Says Clones Are Safe To Eat</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Taking a long-awaited stand in an emotionally fraught food fight, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday released a 678-page analysis concluding that milk and meat from cloned animals pose no unique risks to consumers.<br />n<br />nThe decision, subject to change after a period of public…
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Wishing
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/29/news/state/35-budget.txt" >Schweitzer: Budget plan works</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> said he thinks his budget proposals, which include double-digit spending increases, are sustainable for future years, contrary to warnings in a new legislative analysis.<br />n<br />nSchweitzer said much of the spending is "one-time" for such things as repairing buildings and fixing a troubled state…
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More Opposition
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/19/news/state/43-bison-livestockgroup.txt">Livestock groups turn up opposition to Schweitzer's bison plans</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Two of the state's largest livestock groups are turning up their opposition to <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s proposals regarding the management of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park each year.<br />n<br />nThe Montana Farm Bureau issued a new study that maintains the threat of…
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It Doesn’t Make Sense
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/10/news/state/30-bison.txt">Governor's bison ideas irk ranchers"</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>If Montana continues its current approach to bison that leave Yellowstone National Park, eventually Brucellosis will be transmitted to cattle, according to <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>.<br />n<br />n"I don't want to be the governor of Montana when we lose our Brucellosis-free status," Schweitzer said.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, Schweitzer doesn't…
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Whose To Blame
<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-04-04T172340Z_01_N04403059_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-TAXRETURNS.xml&archived=False">Tax preparers make many mistakes: study</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Professional tax preparers make significant errors on returns and often charge the taxpayer more than the client had been told to expect, according to a government study released on Tuesday.<br />n<br />nThe study by the Government Accountability Office was a very limited one, involving 19 outlets of…
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Responsibility
You are a student in High School involved in extracurricular activities and the rules tell you that you can't use, possess, buy, sell or give away alcohol, tobacco or drugs. You are also banned from gathering at any place where any of these illegal activities are taking place. These are the rules you are bound…