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Show Election Wild In Deseret With Super Tuesday less than two months away, the candidates are in a frenzy defining themselves in any way they can and saying just about anything to gain and and supporters campaign contributions. Here in Utah, the rhetoric is elevating fast and furious. What follows is a single-issu- e review of the candidates and races, (are there any other issues???) Incumbent Congressman Bill Orton appears to be in the tightest race against Steel, Chris Cannon. In this race characterized (in environmental terms) by the axiom, my disdain for environmental protection is bigger than yours-- ., both candidates the other from supporting land protection policies. Chris are trying to more Cannon is not a wilderness supporter and has gone so for as to propose that the federal government give public lands in the western states to the states themselves, an action which the Utah Office of Planning and Budget last year surmised would be a loser for Utah taxpayers. Rep. Orton is the only member of Utah's congressional delegation who did not bill; instead Orton supports even less wilderness in a support the loser has threatened introduce to into Congress each year for the past three years. proposal he g va County Blades In the Wilds in In anticipation of the Department of Interior's forthcoming wilderness make to that it bulldozers the revved have apparent counties public rural some up Utah, lands within their borders have been profoundly Impacted by the hand (or blade) of hiifiMti goth Kane and San Juan counties have reported their intentions to embark on an Conservationists are justifiably concerned that aggressive road maintenance program. the counties will maintain cattle trails and abandoned two track ways into graded dirt roads. Garfield County road engineer Brian the Blade of Burr Trail fame Bremner asked BLMi Escalante office to produce maps on the 5.7 million acre citizens' proposal either to avoid these areas, or more likely to concentrate road maintenance in those areas, dearly, in the counties must have a lot of extra money around if they are out blading willy-nill- y vulnerable public wildlands. visitors should report bulldozer activity to BLM and SUWA immediately. Public Document the activity with maps and photos, and if you are able, die prior condition of the set of a pictures and way or road. The Utah Wilderness Coalition has a fairly complete Utah counties. Bulldozer claims rural 2477 RS frivolous by maps to document the mostly be must and roads is unmaintained stopped. BLM has trespass previously activity the counties, but with contact in promised to closely monitor the situation and keep regular citizen vigilance is imperative. out-distan- anti-wildem- With Enid Greene Waldholtz Greene's political career behind her, Utah's 2nd District wide open. Perennial candidate Merrill Cook, owner of a mine explosives company who once prided himself on being an Independent, the ranks of the Republicans and Cook's line. the On wilderness. essentially parrots position has changed as many party times as he has changed political parties phis the number of times he has lost elections. is Getting Cook to take a firm position on wilderness would be as difficult as trying to nail jelb to a wall. His opponent, progressive Ross Rocky Anderson, is a Salt Lake attorney who has thrown his full support behind the 5.7 million acre Utah Citizens' Wilderness Anderson's entire campaign on his personal proposal Cook is expected to contributions alone- .n water Jim paries, species, limits two decade who the term (other Hansen, nearly congressional representative supports than on himself, of course) is expected to trounce his opponent Greg Sanders. Sanders, an attorney from Davis County, is refusing PAC contributions, which makes him easy prey for Hansen who routinely takes big contributions from oil, gas, mining, and gun PACs. Sanders has not taken a position on wilderness other than to say he supports something in between the delegation's 2 million acre proposal and the citizens' 5.7 million acre proposal Hansen hates wilderness, period. Mike Teflon Man Leavitt who has one of the highest approval ratings of any elected official in Utah state history is expected to win big over his challenger, forma: Salt Lake Leavitt, whose family in Wayne County has County Commissioner Jim Bradley. exacerbated the spread of the deadly whirling disease in the state's trout populations, has the money, the name and the smile, and that seems to work in Utah regardless of his lack of conviction on many important issues. Despite the majority of public input supporting big wilderness in 1995, Governor Leavitt sat on his duff and let the patently Jim Hansen run die show. Leavitt's only comment was, 1 supported the process, so therefore I support the outcome. Bradley supports somewhere between 3.2 and 5.7 million acres. On a side note, a recent issue of Time Magazine considered potential cahtmt appointees in a Dole Administration. Leavitt appeared as potential for Secretary of the Interior. Just imagine who Secretary Leavitt's appointees might be: Ted Stewart as director of the BLM, Howard Rigtrup as director of the Farit Service, Louise Liston as director of die US. Fish and Wildlife Service, Creamer and Noble as head of the Bureau of Reclamation. Ouch! out-spe- nd anti-nation- anti-clea- ss, anti-everythi-ng AA7WW-BOULDER o GROENFS REVENGE. "Whats with Rait sending you GQ photos? God. I always made it a practice to send only embarrassing staff of myself. "Here Ive evened the score with the enclosed. Canyonlands River Management Plan River Management Qnyonlands National Park has initiated updating their Plan for the Green and Colorado Riven, including Cataract Canyon. The Scoping phase to identify issues ended August 31st, but it's still in the beginning stages, so you can get involved and make a difference Development of management alternatives and writing the draft planning documents begin fills foil with public meetings In Moab and perhaps Salt Lake City. A few issues we've identified so for. Establishment of a Zone" for the Green River and for file Colorado River below the confluence into Cataract Canyon. This establishes the Green and Cataract as a special wild place where people visit to escape the noise and sights associated with motor activity, while allowing outfitters holding current jetboat permits in Moab to continue transporting customers back from the confluence along the Colorado River to Moab. Ban "jet skis and personal watercraft from file Park for both safety and aesthetic reasons. Jet skis are a safety concern because they are small and make quick, sudden "Nan-Motoriz- Tfle Escape to picturesque Boulder Mountain Lodge, located at the junction of scenic Highway 12 and the renowned Burr Trail in Boulder, Utah. 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