New York’s governor proposes closing dozens of state parks. A look at whether it’s a real threat or a negotiating tactic.
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Wilderness Politics
Maine lawmakers make the first moves to supersede the new federal law allowing loaded guns in national parks.
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Continuing the discussion about whether American has true wilderness anymore by turning to, of all things, the freak-you-out novel Deliverance.
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How natural and unnatural sounds impact the debate about whether America has true wilderness.
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A follow up to Tuesday’s look at whether America has true wilderness, or if wilderness is just a frame of mind.
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Coming from the separate world of politics and outdoor adventure, I can with a certain level of expertise say that when the two collide, it makes for strange circumstances. Your honor, Compass Points would like to submit People’s Evidence No. 1: When a governor decides to backpack the A.T. and not tell the press,police or [...]
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Exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for from the Obama administration. From the Associated Press: President-elect Barack Obama will kick off his inaugural celebration on Jan. 17 — the weekend before his swearing in as the country’s 44th president — by traveling on a train to the nation’s capital. He and his family [...]
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Since mega-Wall Street institutions melted like July snow on the slopes of Mount Washington, all other issues in the race for president have been eclipsed by what Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain would do to fix our finances. More than half of registered voters have consistently listed the economy as their most pressing [...]
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