by Karl Duff (3/5/2008)

Rep. Bill Eickmeyer's Feb. 26 "My Turn" letter regarding his Hood Canal nitrates bill (HB 3227) should have spared the calumny and falsehoods.

by Bob Benze (3/5/2008)

Rep. Bill Eickmeyer's (HB 3227) passed the House last Wednesday. It requires that any new or retrofitted septic system installed in the Hood Canal watershed after July 1, 2009 must remove nitrates to the Department of Ecology's water quality standards. This bill is just plain wrong...

In 2006, Rep. Bill Eickmeyer, D-Belfair, said a bill to reduce nitrogen from Hood Canal area septic systems "jumped the gun" by proposing legislative action without an adequate scientific basis. He said it should be set aside until more information was available. That was good advice — and this year, Eickmeyer should apply it to one of his own bills...

by Rep. Bill Eickmeyer (3/5/2008)

In his Feb. 22 letter to the editor, Mr. Bob Benze makes the following proclamations ... he's dead wrong on all counts.

by Karl Duff (7/1/2007)

Editor
The Kitsap Sun
Published July 1, 2007
Judge Coughenour's conclusion that hatchery fish aren't genetically relevant to fish species under ESA really encourages extremists. It has nothing to do with either science or law. It illustrates how politically captive liberal judges can't stick to interpreting law. Rather they feel obliged to legislate new law. (Washington's Supreme Court does the same thing for the WEA!)
(1) Regarding environmental influences on species, it argues that humans raised in ghettos with high crime rates, drugs, disease and threats to life are more fit as humans than those raised in stable homes, neighborhoods and schools. (Perhaps the latter should be excluded from the census?)
(2) Regarding genes, wild and hatchery species are identical in contrast to, say, differences between Orientals and Africans. Which of those two groups might we consider as real human beings in the human gene pool? Should we reintroduce racial restrictions on marriage?
(3) Regarding reproduction, is natural insemination superior to artificial insemination? That would imply "children born of artificial insemination aren't real humans."
(4) Regarding law, Coughenour directly contradicts an earlier federal court predecent by Judge Michael Hogan in 2001, based on real genetic science.
The eco-droolers have long since depleted logic. But who cares when they are "saving salmon"?!

by Vivian Henderson, Executive Director, KAPO (2/22/2006)

To: Elizabeth Babcock, National Marine Fisheries Service, Salmon Recovery Division
Re: Draft Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan--Shared Strategy for Puget Sound

by Vivian Henderson (12/1/2005)

This morning was the final deliberation of the Commissioners on the Critical Areas Ordinance. They have been deliberating all week. I have attended all but two hours of the deliberations. The commissioners finished up this morning and took a vote.
Commissioner Lent and Commissioner Endresen voted to adopt it. Commissioner Angel voted against it. She prefaced her vote by stating the development of the update was a flawed process. Further, the public was not adequately involved and the planning commission was not allowed to do a thorough review of the draft. Right on! Thank you, Commissioner Angel.
Draw your own conclusions about Commissioner Lent's vote. I am extremely disappointed but not surprised.
The next step is the CAO will be prepared by staff with the changes/additions/deletions that have been voted on during their deliberations and the commissioners are scheduled for a final vote at their public meeting December 19, 2005. 10am in their chambers. When adopted the ordinance will be effective retroactively to Dec. 1st.
You will be hearing more from me on this very soon. Right now I just wanted to get the word to you. Stand by!
A little "thank you" to Commission Angel will be a good thing. Thank her. Her Email is jangel@co.kitsap.wa.us. Her phone # is 360-337-7146 - Ask for Commissioner Angel or her voice mail. If she isn't there leave her a cheery little message. She deserves a big pat on the back.
This has dragged on for two years. Next year we'll have Shorelines issues to deal with, Comprehensive Plan update and update on the Countywide Planning Policies.
There's always something!
My best to each of you.