Trading lions for bighorn

Unfortunately, we do not live in a land of undisturbed habitat where species with specialized habitat needs can live in balance with historical predators (“The cost of a comeback,” HCN, 5/29/17). The Sierra Nevada bighorn’s historical range and DNA profile were already limited, and multiple factors have subsequently further reduced their DNA diversity, habitat and […]

The chart in this article (“Who sponsors, who pays,” HCN, 6/12/17) clearly demonstrates a political system entirely corrupted by financial interests. Citizens have neither the resources, the time nor the expertise to compete against wealthy, well-organized interests that seek short-term economic benefits from the politicians they essentially own. Unless we adopt publicly financed elections, our […]

One of the issues that this story didn’t include, but should have, is that our communities and school districts have no way of collecting tax revenues on federally owned public lands, but are still expected to provide the same level or quality of services (“Who sponsors, who pays,” HCN, 6/12/17). Currently, the state and federal […]