Congratulations to you, the staff, and the HCN board
for your in-depth reporting on environmental and natural resource
issues in the West. Ideally, we would also prefer emphasis on
collaborative efforts to manage land, water, and wildlife.
Unfortunately, at the behest of its right-wing constituents, the
Bush administration is dismembering environmental protection and
cloaking these actions in doublespeak produced by its corporate
lobbyists and admen. As with the fraud perpetrated to justify the
“pre-emptive” war in Iraq, the jury is still out in deciding the
degree to which the voting public will buy into the
administration’s fraudulent approach to environmental issues.
In this Orwellian political environment, the
straightforward, in-depth reporting by HCN provides an essential
role to help ensure an informed voting public on resource issues.
Please do not compromise your outstanding work in deference to
those who would shoot the messenger for exposing facts they do not
want to hear.
Doyle McClure
Colfax, Washington
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Keep shooting straight, HCN.
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