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• Public Land Plan Honed By Agencies Comment Period Extended 30 Days, Ending May 6

  March 6, 1998 in Idaho on Page B8 Federal agencies preparing a blueprint for managing millions of acres of public forest and rangeland have offered a closer look at the economic and social forces affecting several hundred communities …

• Idaho Wants To Manage Federal Land But Federal Laws Would Limit State Efforts

  January 19, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 U.S. Sen. Larry Craig and the Republican-dominated Legislature are working from two flanks to ensure Idaho gets the chance to manage some of the millions of acres of federal land …

• Panel Begins Study Of Cooperative Management Of Land

  October 30, 1996 in City on Page B2 If the state moves into cooperative management of federal lands within the state, it will be on a very selective basis, on a project almost guaranteed to succeed. “We have …

• Idaho Senators’ Bill To Limit Presidential Power Clinton’s Unilateral Creation Of National Monument Opposed

  September 28, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 Republican Idaho Sens. Larry Craig and Dirk Kempthorne have introduced legislation to ban the president from declaring any public land a national monument without public or congressional participation. Last week, …

• U.S. Forest Service, Potlatch Close Deal

  September 26, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 The U.S. Forest Service and Potlatch Corp. have finalized the exchange of nearly 40,000 acres in north-central Idaho. The agency traded 14,232 acres on the Clearwater National Forest north of …

• Many Resist As State E Federal Land Environmental Concerns Likely To Block Timber Industry’s Plan To Allow More Logging

  April 29, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Idaho is leading the nation in its push to take over management of federal land, but so far, there’s little sign that the nation is inclined to follow. “I’m not …

• Idaho Gets Ready For Federal Giveaway Task Force Will Look At Ways To Manage Lands Now Run By Feds

  April 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Idaho’s top officials voted Tuesday to start looking into ways the state could take over or share management of federal lands. “I’m glad we’re moving ahead,” Gov. Phil Batt said …

• Clinton Threatens Veto Over Alaska Oil Drilling Senate Panel Approves Drilling In Sensitive Wilderness Area

  September 22, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Extending veto threats to environmental legislation, the White House said Thursday that President Clinton would reject the massive budget bill nearing completion in Congress if it includes a plan to …

• Land Board Delays Decision On Dispute

  June 14, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 State land commissioners were on the verge Tuesday of resolving a long-standing dispute over public access to “The Point” at Hauser Lake when they decided to wait a month instead. …

• Housing Project Proposed For Pasadena Park Area Developer Seeks Zone Change For 179-Home Neighborhood

  March 18, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V5 In/Around Pasadena Park, Otis Orchards, Veradale A developer plans to build a 179-home neighborhood in the Pasadena Park area.

• Liberty Lake Annexation Denied

  March 18, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The Liberty Lake Sewer District board has denied a proposal to annex 310 acres. George Kennett, of Newport, Wash., asked to add his farmland, located east of Simpson Road and …

• Moran Growth Causing Drainage Problems ‘We’re Like The Sewer For Moran Prairie,’ Nearby Resident Says

  March 13, 1995 in City on Page A8 When their battle started, S. Cynthia Olson and her husband stockpiled sump pumps and dug two ditches beneath their south Spokane home. The water started as a trickle in their …

• Neighbors Balk As Gu Talks Growth

  March 9, 1995 in City on Page B3 Neighbors of Gonzaga University are getting a little nervous. The university is talking about the possibility of expansion, and neighbors aren’t sure they like the idea.

• Range Wars Architect Leases Grazing Rights, Then Leaves Land Undisturbed Spokane Edition: Architect Leases Idaho Range Land, Fences Out Cattle Rich Roesler

  February 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Sun Valley architect Jon Marvel has angered ranchers by bidding on prime grazing land. Photo by Mitchell Zachs/Special to the Spokesman-Review

• Bayview Residents Want To Preserve View, Quiet Kootenai County Asked To Create ‘Bayview Zone’ In Land-Use Plan

  January 29, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 It seems every window in Chuck Waller’s home looks out onto Scenic Bay, a breathtaking harbor surrounded by snow-covered foothills. Up the road from the Waller house, downtown Bayview is …